Between Picnic and Phone Orders: The Strange State of Online Grocery
Over the past ten years, online grocery has developed into my home turf. Ten years ago, online grocery was a relatively obscur industry. People knew, or assumed, it existed, but…
The End of Spare Parts Logistics as We Know It. And Nobody Talks About It.
Management Summary Additive Manufacturing (AM), often referred to as 3D printing, has long been hyped as a revolutionary technology in manufacturing. But I claim its transformative potential in spare parts…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
