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…
New eBook on ABC Analysis in Warehouse Logistics
There are topics and tools that everyone knows. Everyone has used them or been confronted with them; they are familiar and considered important, but receive no special attention beyond that.…
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
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…
