Coverage of issues relating to automation, labor management, material handling, inventory shrinkage, and labor issues for industrial facilities and the people who operate them.
October Insights: The “Robot Tax”, Worker Concerns with Automation
October 26, 2023
by Scott Stone
Tags: Inventory Management, Automation, Manufacturing, labor, Robotics
Posted in Industry Insights|
The Top Causes of Inventory Inaccuracy
October 31, 2017
by Scott Stone
Inventory issues cut to the core of any warehousing or order fulfillment operation. When your processes are set up right, you’ll have more accurate inventory. Experts estimate that every .5% of inventory inaccuracy costs the equivalent of a full time employee in these various types of waste. The time it takes to track down, repair, correct, and re-do may make this a low estimate, depending on the situation.
What are some of the root causes of inaccurate inventory?
Tags: Inventory Management
Posted in Order Picking & Fulfillment|