Top 10 Best Practices that You Can Implement in Your Distribution Center Tomorrow with No System Changes and Very Little Process Changes

Implementing best practices in your warehouse is the key in increasing the throughput and productivity. Here are the best practices that you can implement in 2021. 1. Assign Ownership of Aisles to Operators So They Keep their Aisles Clean with Pride Managing the operator’s aisle pristine and in an orderly way is necessary to increase the picking in the warehouse. When operators are happy and proud of the work they do – they do even…

Without a Centralized Enterprise System of Record for your Photos, a Warehouse manager cannot show compelling proof that his team did their job right.

When there is a Change, there is Resistance, but it is worth it  A system of record is a very important information repository that not only stores a specific information in a well-organized manner that is easy to retrieve and share by any authorized personnel of the organization but also serves as an authoritative source of fact. Our actions and decisions are only as good as the data we use to act upon them. That…

When there is a Change, there is Resistance, but it is worth it

When there is a Change, there is Resistance, but it is worth it  Change management and innovation go hand in hand. It is comparatively easy to innovate, however getting the entire organization to adopt that change is trickier, even though we all know that change is the only thing that is constant. In an area like supply chain, where conformity is favored over individuality, changing things gets even more challenging. There are many reasons for…

Usability is a big deal, so pay very careful attention to it, it can make or break your Goal

Usability is a big deal, so pay very careful attention to it, it can make or break your Goal An Engaging UI UX is a Key ingredient for your Enterprise Supply Chain Apps. A very good UI (user Interface) and hence a very good UX (User Experience) is an important component in improving the warehouse and distribution center productivity. In this day and age where Apple and Android have completely changed the user experience that…

Photos & Videos are very important Data that need to be cared for like any other vital enterprise data such as Purchase Order, Sales Order, Item Master etc.

Photos & Videos are very important Data that need to be cared for like any other vital enterprise data such as Purchase Order, Sales Order, Item Master etc. Data is the new oil of the Digital economy. It has been said that data in the twenty-first century is like oil in the eighteenth century. I don’t agree with this 100%. Like oil, data has to be refined before it is used, and it’s only as…

SaaS in Cloud is much easier, faster and cost effective to implement and maintain than On-Premise Enterprise Applications

SAAS in Cloud is much easier, faster and cost effective to implement and maintain than On-Premise Enterprise Applications This is an important decision that needs to be made, while deciding between SAAS and On-Premise option. Even though it seems like everyone is embracing SAAS, but still there are enterprises that are looking at this as a big step. Traditionally the large enterprises have always harbored their data within their IT infrastructure with all kinds of…

LoadProof Implementation & Cost Savings for a Top HVAC Manufacturer – Case Study

1. Introduction LoadProof is a Centralized Enterprise Photo Documentation System (patent pending) for Supply Chain. Recently a HVAC Manufacturer implemented LoadProof in their seven facilities. This document describes the benefits that were accrued and the associated dollar savings. This HVAC Manufacturer is a global corporation that designs, manufactures and sells heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products, systems, parts and services for commercial buildings. Since 2006, McQuay has been a subsidiary of HVAC Manufacturer Industries,…