I attended Oracle OpenWorld 2010 last week (Oracle is an ARC client). I always enjoy going to this conference; it provides a great opportunity to speak with very smart supply chain professionals and hear case studies of cutting-edge SCM processes.
Here are my high-level key takeaways from the conference.
I recently attended the Sales & Operations Planning Innovation Summit organized by the IE Group. One of the first speakers and moderator for the first day’s sessions was Rich Sherman, Director North America of the Supply Chain Council. Rich’s presentation made me realize that it’s been a long time since I last wrote about the Supply Chain Council and that I was not up to date on some of the… Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: This is Part 4 of a series on warehouse labor standards. Click here to read Parts 1-3).
Time studies and predetermined time systems are the two most accurate ways to develop labor standards.
Time studies are easy to understand. These “stopwatch standards” involve consultants timing how long it takes workers to perform different types of tasks. Actually, we’ve gone beyond stopwatches. Today, automated software programs… Continue reading
I recently had a conversation with Motorola’s Mark Wheeler—his colleagues call him the “warehouse guy,” an appellation of high honor in my opinion—and the topic of “wearables” came up. Wearables are light mobile computers with a ring scanner that are worn on the forearm.
Motorola RS409 Wearable Ring Scanner (Source: Motorola; click to enlarge)
My 2 ½ year old woke up this morning and started singing a Lady Gaga song in her crib. Should I be troubled? I have the rest of the day to ponder this question.
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