By, Ray Scott – Senior Partner Do you have an operation, office, or storage area that resembles a lost-and-found? Do you need to dig through a pile of “stuff” to find what you need? If you’re a client of Experience on Demand, you can apply the five S’s to organize the...
By, Ray Scott – Senior Partner Your inventory is a lot like Audrey II, the man-eating plant in Little Shop of Horrors – it can get out of control pretty quickly, and can consume your cash if you are not careful. There are some “big company” tactics that smaller...
By, Pat Murphy – Partner Use Lean to Eliminate Waste and Continuously Improve "The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize." Shigeo Shingo This is the third of three articles on improving warehousing and distribution profitability. The first...
By, Pat Murphy – Partner Develop a Warehouse Design that Supports Your Business Objectives "No. I don't think the Empire had Wookies in mind when they designed it, Chewie." Han Solo to Chewbacca, regarding the Imperial Shuttle they are flying in. Last month's article...
By, Pat Murphy – Partner Develop a Sound Warehouse and Distribution Strategy "There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all." - Peter Drucker Often, particularly in manufacturing, a warehouse is seen purely as a cost center. ...
By, Ray Scott – Senior Partner and Pat Murphy – Partner Do You Know Where Your Orders Are? Where they really are, not just where your supplier or shipper says they are? The Value of Supply Chain Visibility With increasing customer demand for fast response, smaller...