Warehouse optimization

Inventory reduction strategies can help you to reign in costs.  The objective of inventory management is to minimize the cost of holding inventory. Taking the right steps to reducing inventories can help you to more efficiently manage your inventory. Of course, many managers struggle with how to reduce inventory.  There are right ways to reduce […]

If you are not involved in the roofing industry, you likely do not have any idea what roofing battens or roof battening is. Most people think of roofs as being made of the materials that they can see. They look at a roof and see shingles and assume that is what a roof system is, […]

It has been a long time since something has come along that gets people excited in the building industry. Mass timber is getting people excited and creating quite the buzz. Designers are loving the idea of using mass timber in their projects. Builders love the strength and durability of timber wood; architects are on board […]

Are you using current best practices for warehousing in your organization? The keyword here is “current”. There has been a lot of changes, improvements and technology that has cropped up in the last decade or so and if you are not staying on the cutting edge of changes than you may be missing out on […]

LEED certification programs have gotten a slow start in Europe but have the idea has quickly caught on thanks to consumer pressure and new regulations regarding environmental preservation. The LEED certification system is still in its infancy in most of Europe but new construction activities are taking their cues from North America in making their […]

Any supply chain for any organization knows that risk is profound. Inventory is the number one asset for most organizations so protecting it always takes precedence but of course risk to inventory is not the only risk factor. When you look at the numbers concerning compensable injuries in the workplace, especially in warehouses, it is […]

Wood pallets have become so much more than a way to ship goods. Wood pallets have become the latest rage in everything from home design to deck materials for the yard. There are so many ways that wood pallets can be recycled and repurposed into something bigger and better than they were before.

There is much more to a pallet than just being a workhorse. Pallets are not given a lot of consideration they are often looked upon as just a necessity and their full potential is not quite realized. Most warehouses take their pallets for granted but do not consider exactly how much palletizing can really help […]

Finding room in the warehouse and reserving space on the road is an important endeavor for any supply chain. There are several reasons that your organization can be running out of usable space in the warehouse and on the road. An organization needs to be able to effectively store their products and ship them without […]