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What is Order Picking?

Logistics Bureau

Order Picking is the productive operation in a warehouse operation. Any warehouse design exercise that doesn’t include a rigorous approach to designing the processes and equipment layout for Order Picking, is suspect. When we Order Pick, we are essentially “manufacturing” what the client is going to pay us for.

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Forklift Safety Training: The Ultimate Guide

Conger

This is the ultimate guide to forklift safety training. By the end of this article, you’ll learn: Why forklift operator safety training is important. OSHA’s training requirements. Where to get forklift operator training. How to develop your own in-house forklift training program. Let’s dive in. Table of Contents.

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What is 3PL? A Full Explanation

Logistics Bureau

Let me explain why: Think about all the hidden costs of doing it yourself: warehouse space, packaging materials, staff time, training, benefits, equipment maintenance, and the opportunity cost of not focusing on growth. Making the Final Decision Let’s bring this all together with a practical exercise.

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3 Ways to Benchmark to Boost Supply Chain Performance

Logistics Bureau

If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. Well, imagine you are training for a 100 metre sprint in your district. They had a little issue with their picking productivity in the warehouse. This helped us realise that their picking productivity should be three times better than it was.

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Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach

Logistics Bureau

One of our consulting clients, a leading automotive parts distributor in Australia, recognised that the picking productivity in their warehouse was not good—somewhere around 15 lines per hour. They did a benchmarking exercise with us and we found that the industry standard was about 40 lines per hour. The Key to it all: Training.

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Energy and Labour Costs: 2 Top Warehousing Challenges in 2023

Logistics Bureau

A staff training program centred on energy-consciousness can help minimise costs. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities. This type of technology includes voice-picking and similar innovations powered by the latest in WMS sophistication.

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Reality check

Automotive Logistics

From enhanced design and manufacturing processes to novel staff training and apprenticeship programmes, the use of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in industrial applications is growing. Besides innovative pilot projects, some are even moving towards the establishment of AR systems in full operation. .