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Ep #56 Your DC's Biggest Problem Isn't Moving Pallets, It's Data | Zebra Technologies Wes Coleman
"If you gave a user a gold bar, they'd complain about how heavy it was." š
That's Wes Coleman, Industry Principal for Warehousing at Zebra Technologies, on change management. And he's earned the right to say it: 36...
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Ep #55 PPE Won't Save You. This Will. | Brian Fielkow, former CEO and author of Making Safety Happen
I sat down with Brian Fielkow, former CEO of Jetco Delivery, now EVP of Risk Resources at Acrisure, and author of the new book "Making Safety Happen".
A WEALTH of knowledge in many areas but certainly safety. We got...
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Ep #54 A Perfectly Blended Tool for The Future of Front-Line Leadership | Ben Green COO TrailPath Workplace Solutions
Technology and leadership are often treated as two separate things.Ā That's shifting some though.
TrailPath Workplace Solutions isnāt simply putting another technology tool in the hands of ops leaders. Itās making...
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Ep #53 Robots Don't Fear You So Don't Fear Them Either | Pete Allen | Robotics & Supply Chain Consulting With GTM Strategy & Execution
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Pete Allen is Managing Partner at Birch Advisors.Ā And he knows his way around the world of warehousing and distribution quite well!Ā
MANY companies seek him out for consultations, and particularly on strategies for...
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Ep #52 Why Warehouse Automation Projects Fail | Chief Legal & Safety Officer Mike Bearman
Robotics are everywhere in the distribution industry (and more every year).Ā You see them in shows and magazines.Ā BUT what do you really need to know about if they are right for your operation or not?
Mike Bearman,...
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Ep #51 What Toyota Is Betting on for the Future of Warehousing Equipment
š¦ŗI was honored to take The Warehouse Underground on the road when I was invited to the opening of Toyota Material Handling North America's new manufacturing facility in Columbus, Indiana!
šTo say that it is impressive...
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Ep #50 Why "Good Enough" Warehouse Operations Stay Broken | The Brecham Group (Precision Supply Chain Operations)
Shortfalls in operations are often very similar no matter where you go.Ā But NOBODY wants to just be crap, right!Ā Ā So where does the gap live and how do you bridge it?
Chris Hamley and The Brecham Group know how to do...
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Ep #49 Your Equipment is Telling You It's About to Fail. Are you Listening? | TinMan Systems
In massive FCs and DCs, everything moves at lightning speed. Yet, too many operations still just default to a "run until failure" mindset with some of their equipment.Ā Operations is always under some level of...
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Ep #48 Why Great Ops Managers Don't Get Hired! Search Firm Secrets w/ John Reinke: FPC Riverwood
John Reinke, owner / operator of executive search firm FPC Riverwood identifying top talent in Warehousing and Transportation for industry-leading companies.š¦ŗ John has a background in operations and understands well...
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Ep #47 Your Warehouse Has a Space Problem but Not What You Think | Rhino Racking
Warehouse racking is a foundation of almost all warehouse operations,Ā but how do you take a lifetime of industry experience and turn it into a thriving startup?
On the latest episode of the podcast, I sat down with...
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Ep #46 Would Your Warehouse Employees Actually Wear an Exosuit? Hell Yes! Verve Motion CEO Ignacio Galiana
Are your employee's backs taking a beating from all the lifting they're doing in the distribution center? Do you have the "Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds" BLUES?
Verve Motion is doing something about this and in...
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Ep #45 Nobody Tells You This Before You Become a Warehouse Ops Leader | Billy Malady: Head of Operations. Speaker. Author
Billy Malady has been a leader in distribution operations for over 15 years and at all levels; from the boardroom to the warehouse break room.Ā Always cool to chat with folks who have that full end to end...
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