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A warehouse manual on manual handling
Ken Ackerman
 For thousands of years, humans have handled cargo manually. Visitors who see ancient structures in places like Egypt and Peru are mystified by our ancestors' apparent ability to lift and move heavy materials with no mechanical aids.
In our current era of robotics and other high-tech solutions, it is easy to overlook the necessity and the importance of manual handling. Let's consider the when and the why of manual handling. Then we will look at how it is done, and finally we will look at some of the equipment options.
11 things ultraproductive people do differently
Forbes
When it comes to productivity, we all face the same challenge: there are only 24 hours in a day. Yet some people seem to have twice the time. They have an uncanny ability to get things done. Even when juggling multiple projects they reach their goals without fail.
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Create a customer-1st supply chain for true transformation
EBN
Supply chains can't wait for things to change. Rather, the organization must make change happen. Although change doesn't have to be immediate, but it must comprise every aspect of the supply chain to be effective. Change is constant, and the way that organizations respond to it shapes the future of the organization.
Global supply chain managers face a 'minefield of risks'
Supply Management
A minefield of risks could lead to potential supply chain disruptions, according to the latest global assessment by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.
The CIPS first 2015 Global Risk Index found that global risk is being driven by falling commodity prices, hitting government revenues in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and eastern Europe.
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7 ways to influence risky project decisions
Dr. David Hillson
Many project decisions are made by other people that affect you and your career, and often these decisions are about risk. Decisions about budgets, assignments, team allocations or priorities can significantly change the risk profile of a project. But even though these vital decisions are made by others, you can still influence the outcome. Project management professionals have to know how to influence decisions in a way that minimizes the risk to their projects and themselves.
Clamping down on machining accidents
EHS Today
Machine operators always seem to make it into the Top 10 of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
One cost-effective approach to fighting these numbers, especially where pneumatic controls are in place, is to use rod lock cylinders.
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Optimizing the pick area for shipping operations
IndustryWeek
Shipping and distribution are essential to any company's profitability. Efficiencies gained in these areas can reduce costs, speed products to market and increase customer satisfaction. Unfortunately, because shipping is often viewed as a nonvalue-added activity, the analysis of what happens (or doesn't happen) to select, pack and transport goods often gets short shrift during a company's lean improvement initiatives.
The tracking trend
Supply Chain Digital
More consumers are opting for tracked delivery when shopping online; the result of retailers being able to offer a greater variety of affordable options. Paul Galpin, managing director, P2P Mailing examines this trend and highlights the importance of meeting the delivery service needs and expectations of today’s customers.
Retail imports return to normal after surge to clear backlog
SupplyChainBrain
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is returning to normal levels as officials prepare to count votes on ratification of a new West Coast labor agreement that ended months of uncertainty, according to the monthly "Global Port Tracker" report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
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