Automation Won’t Solve Your Problems
This post explains why so many warehouse automation problems, and poor financial performance of automation projects, have little to do with the technology itself—and everything to do with poor process,…
The Warehouse Engineering Podcast #8: Innovation, Attabotics, and more
In this episode of The Warehouse Engineering Podcast, I discuss expensive conveyors, innovation and pseudo-innovation, the recent bankruptcy of Attabotics, and 6 River Systems—and why I’m not like your grandpa.…
The Warehouse Engineering Podcast #7: The Risk of Large Projects
One of the earliest texts I published here dates back to 2019 and is titled The Risk of Large Projects. In it, I argued that large-scale automation projects are inherently…
The Warehouse Engineering Podcast #6: Ole-Erik Endrerud (Shoreline Wind)
Welcome back to another episode of the Warehouse Engineering Podcast! I usually focus on warehouse engineering and automation, so this episode marks a departure from my usual topics. Ole-Erik is…
Neues eBook zur ABC-Analyse in der Lager-Logistik
Es gibt Themen und Tools, die kennt jeder. Jeder hat sie schon mal benutzt oder wurde damit konfrontiert; sie sind vertraut und werden als wichtig angesehen, erfahren jedoch darüber hinaus…
Robotic Piece Picking: Anatomy of a Broken Business Model
This article is about the broken business model of robotic piece picking companies. If you are looking for the broken business model of Q-commerce companies, please read this article or…
The Technological Plateau in Warehouse Automation: Where Real Change Happens
Warehouse automation has been around for many decades. It is a complex and expansive industry that has, in recent years (specifically the last five to ten), been characterized by a…
Organizational Culture Doesn’t Go Away, So We Better Take Care of It
Some time ago, I published a text entitled “Remote Work and the Underrated Concept of Organizational Culture”. The point of the article was what the title suggests: I wanted to…
Takeoff Technologies and the Predictable Demise of the MFC Model
A few weeks ago, Takeoff Technologies filed for bankruptcy (Douglas Moran 2024). Takeoff Technologies was one of the first, if not the first start-up to coin the term Microfulfillment Center.…
Mastering ABC Analysis in Power Query and Excel
In den letzten Jahren habe ich Seminare und Workshops zur Datenanalyse für eine Vielzahl von Unternehmen durchgeführt. Der Schwerpunkt dieser Seminare lag stets auf der Planung und Analyse von Lagern,…
