In the old days, most warehouses were less than 10,000 square feet. These days? A good majority of warehouses in the U.S. are over 25,000 square feet. If you think about it, in the old days people lived in smaller homes and didn’t have nearly as much stuff as they do today. In the past… Read more »
Category: Warehousing Industry
Avoid These Warehousing Pitfalls
Are you managing your warehouse facility and want to ensure it runs smoothly? What are some warehousing pitfalls you can try to avoid? Overflow Inventory First up, there’s the issue of too much inventory taking up too much space. When this happens your budget is going to be “off” and you might even be wasting… Read more »
Keep These Types of Warehouse Workers
Not everyone is cut out for warehouse work. That said, many people have the kind of skills and qualities that fit the needs of warehouse work. What makes a good warehouse worker? Strong Communicators For starters, good warehouse workers are decent communicators. They can easily talk with others around them, communicating what needs to be… Read more »
Prepare Your Warehouse for the Upcoming Fall System
You’ve heard of “spring cleaning,” and as seasons change, people often think about the passage of time and what needs to be done to keep current. This is true for almost all industries, including the warehousing industry. As seasons change– from summer to fall– it’s time to prepare your warehouse for the fall season. The… Read more »
The Basics of Warehousing Management
Are you selling a physical product? If so, you might be familiar with warehousing, which is the way you store your products for whatever reason. Items end up in warehouses before they’re needed for assembly, or they’re stored there for online purchase. Sometimes warehouses are a stop on the way from the manufacturer to an… Read more »
Warehousing’s Status in the Logistics Hierarchy
Are you involved in a business that makes, imports, exports or transports goods? If so, you probably have to deal with warehousing which gives you some control over inventory and makes sure customers get their goods on time, as intended. Inventory Management Warehousing goods allows for inventory management, whereas a business knows what they have,… Read more »
Warehousing Versus Logistics
When people talk about warehousing and logistics they often use the terms interchangeably. That said, they are a bit different, though they do share functions within a supply chain of a business. If you were to define warehousing on its own, then you’d say it’s about the safe storage of goods within a building. Makes… Read more »
Tips for Making Sure Your Company Never Runs Out of Inventory
How can you ensure you never run out of inventory? Ideally, you want to be great at inventory management. For most companies, this involves modern inventory management software like Orderhive, Zoho or Quickbooks. These computer programs are like spreadsheets on steroids, able to handle a lot of data in a smart and efficient way. Categorize… Read more »
Will Warehouses Have to Pay More for Labor?
People do not like it when gas prices go up too high. It costs them more money to go to and from work. It means less money in their pockets for other things, like food and recreational pursuits. Inflation is rampant this year and that’s not a good thing. Labor Budgets Will warehouses have to… Read more »
Don’t Forget the Human Aspect of Warehousing
While warehouses have become more automated in recent times, there’s still the human aspect of warehousing and it’s important. Warehousing is Vital to Our Economy For a long time, warehouse jobs were viewed as just that: jobs. They weren’t “careers” for most people. Unfortunately, warehouse workers have been treated as a commodity that can be… Read more »
