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Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them

Logistics Viewpoints

Insufficient materials to meet customer demand. The ongoing chip crisis since last year affecting 100+ industries is the best example: supply couldn’t meet the increased demand, which led to rising prices and shortages in computers, cars, and pretty much any other electronics product with chips.

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Raising Productivity in Logistics Operations: The BHAG Approach

Logistics Bureau

As I explain in a YouTube video on this subject, I recently saw a good example of how a BHAG can galvanise a workforce and make a dramatic impact on productivity. They did a benchmarking exercise with us and we found that the industry standard was about 40 lines per hour. A Compelling Reason to set a BHAG. The Key to it all: Training.

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Freightera Employees’ Tips for Working from Home

Freightera

You don’t want to take a coffee break when you have a deadline, meeting, presentation or a client waiting for you no matter how short that break is. Simply moving every once in a while will by no means replace exercise, but it will stop you from getting stiff, cramped up and tired. . Stretch and move during work.

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Forklift Safety Training: The Ultimate Guide

Conger

lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace. These courses usually last anywhere from 8 hours to 2 full days.

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Door to Door Sales Tips: 10 Best Strategies for Your Delivery Business

WorkWave

Remember that most people now are accustomed to a world of fifteen-second videos and instant gratification, so hook your listener in right away for the best results. . Then, once you have a cultivated list, make some phone calls to gauge interest – even ask to schedule a time to meet! . Always Follow-up After the Meeting.

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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

In this post, I’d like to talk about the key factors that will impact on the optimum facility network and design required to meet your warehousing or storage requirements. High availability of accurate throughput data will be of great aid to the outcome of the design or layout exercise.

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How to Get Your Forklift License: The Ultimate Guide [New in 2020]

Conger

It can consist of a “l ecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video, and/or written material ” [OSHA standard 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) ]. This portion of training must consist of “demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee” [OSHA standard 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) ]. Formal instruction.

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