In einigen Bereichen der Logistik gibt es bestimmte Instrumente und Praktiken, die in anderen Bereichen praktisch unbekannt sind. Audits sind ein Beispiel dafür. Im Lieferantenmanagement ist die Durchführung von Lieferantenaudits…
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…
Let us start with the conclusion: One of the primary responsibilities of executives is to shape and maintain the organizational culture. If they do not recognize this responsibility and act…
Why Adoption is Slower Than you Might Expect Introduction We are moving more goods from warehouses to consumers than ever before. And the more e-com replaces brick-and-mortar, physical commerce, the…
Sometimes, we see companies with fantastic products – and they fail commercially. Sometimes, we see companies with fantastic products, and they can even solve real problems for real customers – and yet, they fail commercially. Now, there is certainly no shortage of reasons why companies can fail commercially in spite of having fantastic products, and I will not attempt to enumerate and discuss them here. Instead, I would like to highlight only one very specific reason which in my opinion often remains neglected, or even unnoticed altogether: competitors or substitutes that are good enough. Good enough is a very powerful concept. I claim that having a product that is good enough is often preferable to having a product that is superior. Let’s have a look at three examples of products or systems in the warehouse automation industry that are failing to meet commercial expectations through the lenses of “good enough”.
Es ist kein Geheimnis, dass man im Anlagenbau sehr von Wiederholkunden profitiert: Man kennt sich, die Kommunikation ist etabliert und man versteht einander. Aufwändige Referenzbesuche braucht es nicht mehr, man…
Eine Vielzahl von Studien hat sich damit beschäftigt, wie und wieviel Zeit Mitarbeiter in Unternehmen ihre tägliche Arbeitszeit verschwenden. Das private Surfen im Internet, Youtube, Online Shopping und Kaffeeküchen-Talk rangieren…
