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Repurposing a Warehouse into Something a Amazing

There’s a reason why warehouses are designed the way they are.  High ceilings allow for tall pallet racking and shelving. Wide-open spaces with no dividers allow for maximum workflow and efficiency. And of course, there are the loading bays equipped with sliding doors, bumpers, and dock levelers. But as great as warehouses are for storing […]

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The Most Common Warehouse Injuries

As it important as it is to protect your inventory, it’s more important to protect your employees. Unfortunately, employee injuries are commonplace in the material handling industry.  Even when all safety procedures are followed, accidents can happen.  But with the right knowledge, those accidents can be reduced significantly. One way of avoiding accidents is simply […]

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Finding Warehouse Equipment

So you have a warehouse.  That’s great.   But do you have the right equipment? Finding warehouse equipment isn’t as simple as going down to Home Depot or Menards and loading some stuff in the back of your truck.  Material handling equipment is large, heavy, and you don’t want to buy it just anywhere. After all, […]

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Laying Out Your Warehouse

When you work in warehouse operations, it’s not just about what you have, but where you place it.  Just like all other parts of warehouse management, the physical layout has a big impact on storage efficiency. How easily can items be placed? How quickly can you retrieve them? Is everything safe?  You want to maximize […]

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Advantages of Proper Material Handling

When people unfamiliar with the industry see our name, they often say this: What is material handling? Truth be told, the explanation is in the name itself.  Material handling is the movement, storage, control and protection of goods and products (or materials) as they go through the process of manufacturing and distribution. It’s a process […]

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Warehouse Safety Part 4: Pallet Safety

Pallets are what make the storage world go round.  They hold all of our cargo together, making it much easier to maneuver, stack, etc. But by mishandling pallets, one runs the risk of damaging that cargo and perhaps even others.  And so, continuing with our series on Warehouse Safety, we bring you safety tips for […]

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Loading Dock Breakdown

Warehouses are in constant motion, designed to bring cargo in and sent it right back out.  In some ways, it could be classified as a hotel for inventory.  Everyone’s stay is temporary. And just the like front doors of a hotel, the loading bay is the busiest place of the warehouse.  It’s where everything is […]

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Warehouse Safet Part 3: Forklift Safety

Forklifts are a great and powerful tool that almost every warehouse and loading bay count on to get their work done. But with great power comes great responsibility. Used incorrectly, a forklift can cause damage to itself, to your product, and worse, to people.  In fact, over 100 people are killed every year by forklifts.  […]

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When Would I Use LIFO?

In our last post, we talked about the FIFO (first in, first out) system of warehouse storage and inventory management. The benefits of FIFO are fairly obvious.  By moving the oldest product first, you greatly reduce the chances of expiration and obsoletion.  For any business dealing with consumables or even tech products that are rapidly […]

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FIFO in Warehouse Storage

(photo credit: Rob Igo) Many people today live by the phrase “out with the old, in with the new”.  The stuff that they have, whether it’s a cell phone, a car, or a pair of pants, gets old and worn, so they buy something new to replace it.  For the most part, there’s nothing wrong with this.  […]

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