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 &…
Decoding Aldi and Lidl’s Success: A Logistics Perspective
I recently published an article in which I stated that high inventory levels are the most common problem in warehouses. Inventory levels are determined in part by SKU count, the…
Warehousing Woes: Navigating Capacity Challenges
What is the most common problem in warehouses? It is not poor picking performance. It’s not the labor shortage. It’s too much inventory. They are full. I have had the…
Striking the Balance: Investigating Diminishing Marginal Productivity in Warehouse Automation
Introduction In most projects where a warehouse operator is investigating the use of automation, there are a number of different routes that can be taken. I’m not just talking about…
Review of Volume Dive and Comparison with AutoStore
Introduction I have been following the cube storage market for some time. It is remarkable how many variations of the original AutoStore concept have emerged in recent years, some with…
The Warehouse Engineering Podcast #2: Yegor Anchyshkin (Instock)
I'm excited to share with you my conversation with industry expert and serial entrepreneur, Yegor Anchyshkin. Yegor is co-founder and CEO of Instock, a warehouse automation company that does things…
Fire Safety Systems in Warehouses
Reflections on Oxygen Reduction Systems This week I had the pleasure of attending a small conference on fire safety in warehouses. The conference was hosted by Wagner Group GmbH of Hannover, Germany…
Goods-to-Robot Picking: What’s the Catch?
Almost every time I talk to customers about large goods-to-person systems, the conversation eventually turns to robotic picking. So I thought I should summarize some of the key challenges of…
On Using Totes vs. Original Cartons in Zone Picking Systems with Flow Racks
When I talk to customers about zone picking systems, we often come to the question of whether they should fill their flow racks in the zone picking system with the…
