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
Over the past few years, I have conducted data analysis seminars and workshops for a wide range of companies. The primary focus of these seminars has been on warehouse planning…
BionicHIVE & SqUID: Is This Going to be a Revolution?
Making a Dent It is rare for new entrants in an established industry to do something completely novel and different from all the incumbents. In a way, that may be…
The Warehouse Engineering Podcast #5: Gili Ovadia of BionicHIVE
It is not that long ago that friends and colleagues sent me the same video several times a day: A robot drives through the warehouse, then climbs up a seemingly…
LogiMAT 2024 Recap & Gebhardt Instapick
https://youtu.be/-9zXG_7k-YQ?si=55fLjFlsfpgGDiK7 LogiMAT 2024 is over – and it was great! In this video I summarize some impressions and also say a few words about Instapick, the Gebhardt Group's new storage…
There is no Such Thing as “Sustainable Logistics”
I would like to say a few words on the subject of "sustainable logistics". The combination of "sustainability" and "logistics" is quite widespread. Google delivers almost 62,000 hits for the…
MODEX and LogiMAT 2024: What’s there to see?
MODEX has just ended, LogiMAT begins next week. As always, the exhibitors – the industry is represented almost in its entirety – are busy advertising and vying for the attention…
Warehouse Audits as a Regular Exercise
In some areas of logistics, there are certain tools and practices that are practically unknown in other areas. Audits are an example of this. In purchasing and supplier management, conducting…
Logistikkpodden Episode 43 (Image Credit: Lager & Industrisystemer, Vinterbro, Norway)
Another guest appearance on the LIS podcast
After being invited to the Logistikkpodden as a guest for the first time last year, I recently had the pleasure of meeting Sue Kristiansen and Børge Østnes from Lager &…
