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Faster delivery of nearly everything is the next big thing
The Associated Press via Industrial Distribution
Shoppers increasingly want their orders to arrive at their doorsteps as soon as they click a button, whether it's a hot meal, groceries or a sofa. In response, retailers are betting big on delivery services to drop off packages faster. Here's a look at the shifting environment for deliveries.
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Reducing the high cost of returns in the omnichannel
Forbes
An omnichannel strategy offers several significant benefits to both retailers and wholesalers alike. In essence, omnichannel adoption can tear down silos and reduce operational overhead while bringing more opportunities to businesses looking to sell products and services. However, omnichannel solutions are still plagued by supply chain inefficiencies that can reduce value and hamper productivity.
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6 ways to uncover slip, trip and fall hazards
EHS Today
In the days of Vaudeville, pratfalls were a potential occupational hazard that actors were willing to embrace because elaborate falls brought laughs to thousands of people. Today slips, trips and fall to the same level are a much more serious matter. In fact, they are the second leading cause (after overexertion) of workplace injuries.
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Next-level productivity for voice-directed picking
Logistics Management
Suppliers of voice-directed systems are quick to point out how voice fits well with today’s e-commerce picking and fulfillment challenges because of the “hands-free” nature of voice directives versus using paper pick lists or wireless handhelds. By using Bluetooth headsets to hear verbal instructions and validate information back verbally to the system, voice keeps workers’ hands free for work tasks.
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3-D and the global supply chain
Supply Chain Management Review
Over the last five years, 3-D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has had a tremendous influence in our industry. It is considered the current and future of almost any conceivable form of fabrication. Though this technology has been embraced by enthusiasts from small-time makers to international aerospace ventures, questions about its cost effectiveness are paramount to widespread adoption.
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3 tips for empowering millennial warehouse workers
Multichannel Merchant
It's official: Millennials are the largest generation in the workforce. As of 2017, 56 million millennials were either employed or seeking work, according to the Pew Research Center. Chances are your warehouse already employs a few of these digital natives. As the e-commerce fulfillment industry experiences rapid change, millennials are both a blessing and a curse.
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Lansdale Warehouse is committed to excellence and customer satisfaction.
The Lansdale Warehouse Company provides premier warehouse and distribution services in a safe and secure environment for customers' goods at a reasonable cost.
Our "quality management" atmosphere engenders an entrepreneurial attitude that ultimately translates into "100% customer satisfaction through a 'zero defectives' process."
Continuous improvement attitudes ensure dependable customer service. Employee participation, honest communication and a clearly defined understanding of our customers' needs support our successful process.
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