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56Ep. 56

Wes Coleman

Industry Principal for Warehousing, Zebra Technologies

Wes Coleman has spent a good portion of his life in warehouses (36 years in and around the industry.) He knows a lot about what it takes to achieve real operational excellence and Zebra Technologies is right there with ops…

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Wes Coleman has spent a good portion of his life in warehouses (36 years in and around the industry.) He knows a lot about what it takes to achieve real operational excellence and Zebra Technologies is right there with ops leaders providing topflight solutions.

  • User acceptance now sits above traditional benefits like throughput, quality, efficiency. Retention need changed the math on this.
  • Your team has great tech in their pockets, car, and in their home. They expect it at work too!
  • Bolting good tech onto a bad process only makes things worse. Fix your processes first.
  • Bring legacy employees AND new hires into the decision process. Don't just include your "rock stars."
  • Warehouses don't always have to fully automate. They can augment one small piece of a process at a time.

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  1. 42Ep. 42 · Software & Tech

    Hilla Herzog Manor

    VP Strategy, Zimark

    Hilla Herzog Manor is the VP Strategy @ Zimark | Smart Pallet Tracking for Warehouses & 3PLs. And they have built and are building some amazingly valuable warehouse tools for operators.

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    Hilla Herzog Manor is the VP Strategy @ Zimark | Smart Pallet Tracking for Warehouses & 3PLs. And they have built and are building some amazingly valuable warehouse tools for operators.

    Cameras on forklifts tracking movement into bins and in the facility? Yes please. Shipping control cameras at the dock compiling proof of loads. Yup. Vision to one day rid all operations of manual scanning? YES PLEASE! This is just scratching the surface too. Great episode to listen to and find out more!

    These guys are inside the warehouses building their solutions from real feedback from real people working there. Because they know the truth: The best feature in the world is worthless if the forklift operator ignores it.

  2. 41Ep. 41 · Software & Tech

    Sarit Tamir

    Founder & CEO, Seeteria

    Sarit Tamir is Founder & CEO at Seeteria, which I must say, is a very cool start up with a great solution for a problem in large distribution centers: it's hard to see everything at once!

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    Sarit Tamir is Founder & CEO at Seeteria, which I must say, is a very cool start up with a great solution for a problem in large distribution centers: it's hard to see everything at once!

    But if your site has cameras already inside and Wi-Fi, they have all they need to start working the magic! They're eliminating the invisible middle in warehouse operations by providing real time visibility right to your phone with alerts and all the data you could want to your computer.

    The platform translates video into live operational signals such as dwell time, congestion, dock activity, and workflow delays without requiring WMS integration. Check them out today and see the whole flow clearly!

  3. 37Ep. 37 · Software & Tech

    Amrita Bhasin

    CEO, Sotira

    Do you see a problem here? Overfilled warehouses from excess and dead stock? So common! But Amrita Bhasin the CEO at Sotira has created a big time way out of this.

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    Do you see a problem here? Overfilled warehouses from excess and dead stock? So common! But Amrita Bhasin the CEO at Sotira has created a big time way out of this.

    At Sotira, they are helping companies discreetly monetize and donate surplus inventory. Awesome chat! How it works, how it came to be, and why it's the go-to tool for so many operations across the country.

    But I also loved her opinions on how supply chain as an industry is perceived by youth today and much more. Hear why Sotira is growing so fast, why she has become such a sought-after speaker, and why she is featured on so many different network broadcasts speaking on the subject!

  4. 26Ep. 26 · Software & Tech

    Mike Coers

    SVP Managed Logistics, Kinimatic

    Mike Coers, SVP Managed Logistics at Kinimatic, stopped by for a very cool chat. As operations grow and consider expanding their footprint to multiple sites across the country, the complexity begins to grow too.... and fast!

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    Mike Coers, SVP Managed Logistics at Kinimatic, stopped by for a very cool chat. As operations grow and consider expanding their footprint to multiple sites across the country, the complexity begins to grow too.... and fast! Where do you move to? What inventory should go? How do you know if you're getting savings or not on the logistics side? How do you track and have visibility on all of this? Enter Kinimatic. They have a "tech-driven approach combining advanced software, expansive integrations, an experienced service team, and a nationwide logistics network to deliver dynamic omnichannel visibility, control, and scalable growth." If you're a leader staring down an expansion like this reach out to them to be a BIG-TIME resource!

  5. 24Ep. 24 · Software & Tech

    Lee Rector

    CEO, LaborAI

    Great show with Lee Rector CEO of LaborAI! Lee has over 30 years working with businesses of all sizes across multiple countries, has been a featured speaker at countless industry-leading events across the globe, and is the author…

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    Great show with Lee Rector CEO of LaborAI! Lee has over 30 years working with businesses of all sizes across multiple countries, has been a featured speaker at countless industry-leading events across the globe, and is the author of a globally recognized warehousing resource book Warehousing 101: A Reference Guide. Now, with LaborAI he is transforming warehouse operations with tools geared to help solve the ever-evolving challenge of labor. LaborAI, a highly cost-effective labor planning tool, leverages order file data to accurately determine labor needs. No guesswork. No retro-active averages. No estimates. Just PRESCRIPTIVE analytics to arrive at the truth data much faster! Sign me up for this yesterday!

  6. 12Ep. 12 · Software & Tech

    Tomas David Ye & Dibyesh Giri

    Perseuss

    Tomas David Ye and Dibyesh Giri from Perseuss stopped by the Podcast for this episode. Up front, they have a fantastic solution that is helping operations reduce their shipping cost and optimize their packing process.

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    Tomas David Ye and Dibyesh Giri from Perseuss stopped by the Podcast for this episode. Up front, they have a fantastic solution that is helping operations reduce their shipping cost and optimize their packing process. In the warehousing world it's often picking which takes up a lot of the oxygen, resources, and labor. But they're here to tell you that you are possibly bleeding money out by not optimizing pack and you don't even realize it! Savvy operators realize that it's an ever-changing ballgame at pack to optimize it with literally thousands and thousands of variables. Don't leave this up to chance or expect packers to figure them all out. Utilize a well thought out solution like Perseuss to do it!

  7. 11Ep. 11 · Software & Tech

    Mike Meyers

    Founder, Lully

    Thanks to the real Mike Meyers the founder of Lully for coming on the show! Mike has been connected with the software and optimization side of warehouse and distribution for a long time.

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    Thanks to the real Mike Meyers the founder of Lully for coming on the show! Mike has been connected with the software and optimization side of warehouse and distribution for a long time. Now, he has taken all of that expertise and started his own company. Lully is here to "maximize warehouse efficiency with unparalleled flexibility and simplicity. Simplify achieving warehouse operational efficiency through our end-to-end orchestration platform." This is very GRITTY show, we challenge many warehousing "truths", and this sometimes gets people worked up! Decide for yourself where you come down on the arguments.

  8. 8Ep. 8 · Software & Tech

    Jerry Abiog

    CEO & Co-founder, Standard Insights

    I don't know much about machine learning or AI, but Jerry Abiog does! He's CEO & Co-founder @ Standard Insights & as he says has been "working in the AI space before it was cool." More specifically, he helps businesses leverage…

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    I don't know much about machine learning or AI, but Jerry Abiog does! He's CEO & Co-founder @ Standard Insights & as he says has been "working in the AI space before it was cool." More specifically, he helps businesses leverage their first-party data to predict and influence their customers' buying patterns. Don't think this applies to the world of distribution centers? Jerry and I feel you'd be mistaken. Operations are starting to dip their toes deeper into the AI waters, and Standard Insights is the perfect partner to guide your journey!

  9. 7Ep. 7 · Software & Tech

    Keivan Shahida

    Response

    Operations teams spend money on all types of things to keep things running on time. From materials to supplies and everything in between. Take it from me...it's a HUGE headache doing it, tracking it, and accounting for it.

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    Operations teams spend money on all types of things to keep things running on time. From materials to supplies and everything in between. Take it from me...it's a HUGE headache doing it, tracking it, and accounting for it. After all, operations leaders are trying to run operations first! But Keivan Shahida and Response have created a solution to massively help with this headache (even better than Tylenol!) It was super cool chatting with him and learning more about how Response came to be and the gap they are plugging in the market helping operations control indirect spend from end-to-end.

  10. 6Ep. 6 · Software & Tech

    Jody Phillips

    Tryon Solutions

    Don't feel like you're getting the most out of your WMS? IS YOUR WMS VENDOR BECOMING SLOW TO RESPOND TO YOUR CALLS? Make the "911 call for help" to Tryon Solutions!

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    Don't feel like you're getting the most out of your WMS? IS YOUR WMS VENDOR BECOMING SLOW TO RESPOND TO YOUR CALLS? Make the "911 call for help" to Tryon Solutions! I enjoyed the chat with Jody Phillips to learn the ins and outs of how Tryon can be a big-time advocate for operations utilizing well known Warehouse Management Systems. They have the team that you want in your corner when you're getting punched in the face during the early or growth phases of a new WMS install.

  11. 1Ep. 1 · Software & Tech

    Casey Winans

    CEO, Fullstride

    In this episode I chat with Casey Winans who is the CEO at Fullstride. He helps advise and guide operations through their first WMS installations from conception to end.

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    In this episode I chat with Casey Winans who is the CEO at Fullstride. He helps advise and guide operations through their first WMS installations from conception to end. If you are considering a WMS implementation for your organization, this is the podcast for you! I ask him many questions about what goes on "behind the scenes" in this industry and we discuss the wisdom we've gained from going through these impactful operational events. Take it from me, you don't know what you don't know and what you don't know can bring PAIN!

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