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WERC
Hiring people with disabilities: An untapped labor source
With today’s challenging hiring environment, warehousing and manufacturing operations must consider every potential labor pool: including persons with disabilities. On Oct. 23, Deb Russell will detail how to find and recruit qualified candidates with disabilities; ways to prepare for these new associates; and how to partner with local staffing agencies for employee sourcing, training and support. Celebrate October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month by participating in this FREE 30-minute webinar. Click here to register.
WERC
Join us on October 23rd from 1-3 pm for a tour of Apex Supply Chain Technologies Customer Experience Center. Located in its World Headquarters in Mason, Ohio, the Center includes its Innovation Lab and customer training facilities. You’ll want to attend this hands-on, interactive tour.
In addition to technology demonstrations, the tour includes a presentation on Innovation in the Supply Chain/Logistics industries: Step by Step to Sustained Success.
We will look at how the key to success with Industry 4.0 involves small steps. Seemingly small changes to your operations can have a major impact and ensure you can have a sustainable impact on your organization — while showing a clear ROI.
Click here to register and for more information.
Oct. 25 – North Texas WC: 17th Annual Warehousing Resource Convention in Grapevine, TX. Click here to register.
Oct. 25 – Arizona WERCouncil: Beer Logic in Scottsdale – Click here to register.
Nov. 7 – Chicagoland WC: Volunteer at Greater Chicago Food Depository Click here to register.
Nov. 13 – Baltimore WC: Beer Logic in Baltimore – Click here to register.
Nov. 15 – Northern California WC: SpaceRAK, a Heartland Steel Products West Tour – Click here to register.
Supply Chain DIVE
As Hurricane Michael barreled toward the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm last week, activity in the Florida Panhandle came to a standstill. Ports closed, and last-mile deliveries were suspended as the southeastern U.S. faced heavy rains and winds of more than 150 mph. Now a week later, residents are just beginning to return home. Photos show devastated coastlines with only a few lone buildings left standing.
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ASG Services LLC
Warehouse space and locations are typically identified with some kind on name plate, be it a rack labels, aisle signs, barcode hanging signs or floor labels. Whichever are used, they generally have a unique numbering system for that building, area or storage type, which are unique.
In the hunt for continuous improvement, ASG Services strongly recommend you consider color as part of your identification system, because it's easily recognizable by the human eye.
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The Wall Street Journal
Alexa is going to work in the warehouse. E-commerce technology company ShippingEasy is integrating its shipping software with Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa devices, making it possible to manage orders, print labels, check postage rates and handle other order-fulfillment tasks hands-free. “It’s a huge innovation for people trapped today at a shipping station with a keyboard or bar code scanner,” said Katie May, chief executive of ShippingEasy.
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Lisa Mulcahy
As a manager, you understand the critical importance of each member of your team working harmoniously toward a common goal. Yet sometimes, an individual staff member's personal agenda can interfere with your group working together seamlessly — and your projects can suffer. Here’s what you need to do: identify foolproof ways to foster cooperation, and get your group dynamic in sync. Follow this clear, research-proven advice to ensure excellent team collaboration, day after day.
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Logistics Management
In many business circles, the phrase, “you get what you paid for,” can often speak volumes. Based on research recently published by global express delivery and logistics services provider DHL, that sentiment carries a lot of weight. DHL’s report, “The Logistics Transport Evolution: The Road Ahead,” revealed myriad findings about how shippers view ground transportation logistics. The research was based on feedback from more than 200 global transportation decision-makers across various sectors.
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With over 4 million square feet, States Logistics has become the premier 3PL provider in Southern California and the southwest.
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Supply Chain DIVE
It's frustrating to see an empty space on the shelf in the home improvement store where that last part to finish your project should be. It's another level of disappointment when the pharmacy doesn't have the drug a consumer needs to combat the flu or high cholesterol. In the world of pharmaceuticals, stocks outs can have much higher consequences than in retail.
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SupplyChainBrain
Many supply chain headaches can be alleviated with additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing. However, there are perils attached to these benefits that can keep top management — and even the CEO — up at night. Virtual or digital inventory can sometimes seem like a magical solution. It means holding digital assets in inventory and producing on demand, usually with additive manufacturing, when the item is ordered. This cuts many costs.
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Terri Williams
"Whistle while you work," the popular song from Disney’s "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," might be more than just a catchy tune. A new survey by Robert Half/Accountemps reveals that most professionals who work in an office like listening to music at work — and are more productive when they do.
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SupplyChainBrain
Our society has become more demanding than ever before. From two-day shipping to same-day delivery, it seems the end consumer wants its goods in the snap of a finger. As businesses push to keep up with growing expectations, they’re also faced with the responsibility and opportunity to do so in a more sustainable way.
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Mac Rak is the largest American made designer and manufacturer of engineered storage rack repair kits and protective guarding products. We provide turnkey nationwide repair service for All types of pallet rack. Repair kits are 100% industry compliant and exceed RMI/ANSI 16.1. Life time impact warrantee provided. Freezer/cooler specialists!
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DC Velocity
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said this week it has committed $1 billion to the study of computing and artificial intelligence, establishing a College of Computing that will bring the power of AI and related technologies to other fields of study. The initiative shines a light on the world-changing power of computing and AI, and marks the most significant structural change to MIT since the early 1950s, school spokespeople said.
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Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Thanks to e-commerce giants like Amazon, online ordering, delivering and tracking have become key facets of our modern shopping experience. With shoppers’ growing expectations for up-to-the-minute tracking and on-time deliveries, retailers need to balance customer-friendly shipping with automation and efficiency. So, how can retailers optimize their supply chain technology to guarantee consistency, even when things go awry?
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