The annual DC Velocity/WERC (Warehousing Education and Research Council) DC Metrics Survey is out for 2018, and as with previous studies, offers us insight into what measurements are most critical according to DC managers. Last year’s study saw a shift in the top concerns, and this latest version keeps with that trend with labor metrics accounting for 5 of the top 12 .

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Gerardo Perez has been named Cisco-Eagle’s ESOP Employee-Owner of the Year for 2017-2018, an annual award presented by Cisco-Eagle’s ESOP (employee ownership) Advisory Committee. The employee-owner of the year award is awarded by a committee of peers based on a nomination process that includes all employees.

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On March 23, The ESOP Association’s Southwest Chapter awarded Cisco-Eagle’s ESOP Committee for being “Most Effective”. This award recognizes the most effective ESOP Committee of a Southwest Chapter Member Company. It considers the committee’s activities and programs for promoting the ESOP in their company. The award was granted at the 20th Annual Awards Luncheon, which was held in conjunction with The Southwest Chapter Spring Conference in Grapevine, Texas.

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Above: Cisco-Eagle’s Ryan Vissotzky and Stacy Corn of Western Pacific

Western Pacific, a major manufacturer of engineered shelving and high-density pick modules, has named Cisco-Eagle its Partner of the Year for 2017. The award was based on customers serviced, outstanding sales volume achievement and year-over-year sales volume percentage increases.

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If you plan to be among the thousands of warehousing, manufacturing and safety professionals headed to Atlanta in April for Modex, make sure you take some time to visit Cisco-Eagle. We’ll be there exhibiting the latest in material handling and safety innovations to help take your operation to the next level.

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The most comprehensive tax reform legislation package in more than 30 years is now law, poised to impact businesses of all shapes and sizes in nearly every industry. There are a number of provisions that will have a significant impact on manufacturers and distributors, making it imperative to assess them and understand their business impact.

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It’s demanding to manage a warehouse, distribution, plant floor, manufacturing or order processing facility.

There are time constraints, labor shortages, long hours, and demands from both customers and management. The phone rings a lot with all kinds of issues. For warehouse managers, today’s age of rapid e-commerce order fulfillment, rising customer expectations, new technologies and regulatory issues have made the job more complex than ever. What specific skill sets should you cultivate as a manager?

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced the 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2017. While none of the items on the list were especially surprising, all types of violations should give you cause to stop and think about how well you’ve done with safety in those areas.

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Check out the exclusive Cisco-Eagle Guide to Conveyors, which features helpful articles, tips and links to extensive conveyor resources. It’s a quick, free PDF download.

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Sospes is a web-based app based on two things: (1) a very simple mobile interface; and (2) a back end reporting system.  It allows workers to quickly and easily perform submit reports of close calls or safety incidents, and send observations and suggestions from anywhere. Its unique inspection module allows companies to digitize inspections (of equipment, conveyor for instance), processes or other issues.

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