Lessons from Santa for Modern Logistics
Categories: Labor Management
When we think of Santa Claus, we often picture him laughing heartily, munching on cookies, or piloting his sleigh through a snowy night. But beyond the twinkling lights and jingling bells, Santa might just be the greatest logistics mastermind of all time.
Warehouse Workers and Robots: Tackling 3 Key Concerns
Categories: Robotics
As warehouse workers become more accustomed to working alongside robots, they may still have some fears about how automation will impact their job security.
4 Tactics to Enhance the Effectiveness of Each Associate on the Warehouse Floor
Categories: Labor Management
Explore how creating work process optimizations, using gamification as a motivational tool, deploying the latest technology, and improving training can significantly enhance associate performance and drive overall warehouse optimization.
From Aisle to Ale: How Voice Picking Speeds Up the Spirits and Sips Supply Chain
Categories: Voice Technology
The beverage industry faces ongoing challenges such as SKU proliferation, short product lifecycles, labor shortages, escalating costs, and the high expense of warehouse real estate. These factors compel the industry to constantly seek ways to enhance performance while controlling costs.
Making gamification even easier – get to know your employees
Categories: Labor Management
Gamification is more than just a concept designed to make your workplace fun. It vastly boosts productivity, engagement, and retention through the implementation of game mechanics to keep employees motivated.
One hundred billion picks – the latest milestone in a history of achievement!
Categories: Voice Technology
Last year, Lucas Systems celebrated 25 years of helping the on-floor worker work smarter. This year, we recently celebrated the milestone of one hundred BILLION picks using Jennifer, the brains, orchestration engine, and voice of our solution.
Agile processes and daily standups drive engagement for warehouse workers
Categories: Warehouse Management System
Daily Scrum, a crucial component of the Agile/Scrum process, occurs at least once a day at most warehouses. Standups serve as a short, daily synchronization meeting where team leaders and members discuss their progress and achievements, challenges, and plans.
Will Robotics and AI Replace Humans? Well…yes and no
Categories: Robotics| AI and Machine Learning
Make no mistake, robots have made significant strides over the decades in automation. After seeing endless aisles of robots at events I was still left thinking, “How practical is all of this stuff and are humans really justified in fearing this technology?”
Are you doing everything you can to attract and retain warehouse workers?
Categories: Labor Management
The retention of front-line warehouse workers is a critical challenge faced by operators. High turnover rates not only incur substantial costs for recruitment and training but also disrupt operational efficiency.
Four Ways Task Interleaving Can Improve Warehouse Processes
Categories: Order Picking| In Warehouse Travel Optimization
One strategy that can help improve productivity, that can be both simple and advanced, is task interleaving. Task interleaving is a process that involves combining different tasks or activities in a way that optimizes workflow and reduces waste.
Overall Benefits of Cloud-Based Solutions for Your DC Operations
Categories: Voice Technology| Warehouse Management System
With its ability to provide real-time access, scalability and reduced costs, cloud computing, no matter the platform, can offer a number of advantages over traditional onsite systems.
A guide for bringing cloud-based software to your warehouse
Categories: Warehouse Management System| In Warehouse Travel Optimization
Cloud-based software deployment is essentially the process of delivering software applications, services and infrastructure over the internet. Cloud computing has gained popularity recently due to its cost-efficiency and scalability, especially for small and medium-sized businesses.
