Dealers Embrace Sustainability: Managing Resources & Environmental concerns
In the past few years, the material handling industry has seen a significant shift toward sustainability, driven by the need to better manage resources and address environmental concerns. The concept of the circular economy is driving this shift for dealerships. This mindset emphasizes maximizing the use of equipment and its parts, reducing waste, and establishing processes that ensure equipment and components stay in service for as...
Elevating your Business with AI
I’m thrilled to join Material Handling Wholesaler as their newest columnist. I jumped at the opportunity when Garry Bartecki suggested I help address readers’ AI-related questions. As a Partner at Connor Group, I’ve led many business transformations, technology strategies, and automation efforts, enabling companies of various sizes to grow, drive profitability, and improve cash flow. This experience has given me firsthand...
Developing behavioral principles to support your corporate strategy
When strategy development is complete, most executives start the rollout process. But communicating the strategy isn’t activating the strategy. Activation requires establishing guidance on how to shed old mindsets and embrace new ways of thinking. This necessitates shifting from telling to illustrating. Change always begins with identifying specific behaviors that impact outcomes. Yet things like company values are typically too...
Charting a sustainable path: How innovations in the material world are shaping packaging’s future
Jude Allan, Chair of IOM3 Packaging Society and interim Managing Director of OPRL, discusses how the evolving landscape of material science fosters a new era of sustainable packaging. The packaging industry is at a critical juncture, driven by significant strides in material science and an urgent need for sustainable solutions. With the impending implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) in April 2027, the...
Newcastle Systems Worker Satisfaction Survey just released
The 2024 Newcastle Systems Worker Satisfaction Survey provides a comprehensive look into warehouse workers’ daily experiences and satisfaction levels across the United States. Conducted by Newcastle Systems, a leader in ergonomic mobile-powered workstations, this first-of-its-kind survey draws insights from more than 200 warehouse workers, revealing their challenges, what makes them happy, and the steps employers can take to...
Summer slowdown hits in July 2024 with 138 new Industrial Manufacturing Planned Industrial Projects
SalesLeads has released the July 2024 results for the new planned capital project spending report for the Industrial Manufacturing industry. The Firm tracks North American planned industrial capital project activity, including facility expansions, new plant construction, and significant equipment modernization projects. Research confirms 138 new projects, compared to 164 in June. The following are selected highlights of the new...
The Warehouse Automation Journey: Moving from understanding to action
When writing our book The Warehouse Revolution – Automate or Terminate, we were committed to creating a comprehensive overview of the warehouse automation space. We knew a rapidly growing number of companies were soon to embark on a challenging journey, yet they had no way to get up to speed quickly. Since its publication, and after multiple conversations with readers and corporate leaders, they most commonly ask: “Ok, now I...
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