A warehouse’s process quality has large effects on its cost structure. Each defective unit in a process requires re-processing and rework. The effects on the overall labor requirements are additive. You may be surprised by how much! Process Quality Is Measured By First Pass Yield First Pass Yield (FPY) is a manufacturing term for the … Read more
Space, space, space. We need space. If only we had more space… Every warehouse manager has heard this at one time or another. It can be pretty frustrating to have too much product and nowhere to put it! So if it’s so important, why do facilities run out of it? A lot of times this issue is driven by … Read more
Just as a software program requires a design spec or user stories, and a building needs design drawings, a warehouse distribution or fulfillment operation needs a specification. It is documentation of the entire operation. Experience shows that it is critical to project success and operational continuity. We think of it as a combination of the … Read more
There’s a connection between company culture and its engineering output. That connection can be summed up in one word: design. The most obvious example of this may be Apple. Apple produces beautifully engineered products because of its design-centric culture, famously influenced by Steve Jobs’s calligraphic experiences and by Jony Ive’s genius with product. In this … Read more