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What drives better productivity is mobile power.  The PowerPack on Newcastle Systems' mobile workstations has changed the game for companies such as Ross Stores, Amazon and others. You can read the case studies here.  Contrary to a recent April Fool's email we sent out, batteries don't last forever.  To extend the life of a battery, recycle and/or replace the battery, we offer the following information:

While the public will never see the inside of a warehouse, people are diligently working to ship products at a rapid pace.  It is estimated that online sales will be $280 billion dollars in 2015. Everything happens because of warehouse workers.  It is important to look more closely at this segment of the business and the people who work in the warehouses, receive products, do the ordering picking and ship.  

Today we share insights about the best new technologies for warehouses, especially those including a small piece picking operation. What technology changes or enhancements are working for other companies now.

The order picking process has become an important part of the supply chain process. It is the most labor-intensive activity for almost every warehouse.  The cost of order picking is estimated to be as much as 55% of the total warehouse operating expense.  Considering the time and expense invested, even small improvements in the order picking process has an immediate impact on the bottom line.

Though the Cinetic Landis Corporation has been doing business since 1897, there were still opportunities to improve productivity in operations.  More specifically, there was a bottleneck in the receiving department.  As components used in the manufacturing of the boring and grinding machines are received, they are individually identified, inspected, marked and tracked at the time of receipt.

The manufacturing sector has changed—bringing both opportunities and challenges. Neither business leaders nor policy makers can rely on old responses in the new manufacturing environment. 

The purpose of Lean is to deliver value to customers by removing all waste, overburden and variation from processes.   The first step is to create a Lean culture . . . and then continuously improve processes to exceed customer expectations. A true lean culture is when the first question is always why (purpose) and then what (action) so problems are solved by everyone (people).

Sure enough, even Mr. and Mrs. Claus has moved into the 21st century. There is a rumor that Santa and his elves use the Portable PowerPack as a means to give extra power to his sleigh.  "Having Portable PowerPacks at the North Pole has been the difference between happy vs. grumpy among the elves and reindeer.  They appreciate the convenience of having power handy in the most unusual places." says Mrs. Claus.