by Christine Corkran | Jan 24, 2023 | Blog, Industry Application, Supply Chain
Warehouse picking errors can not only lead to operational inefficiencies, they can also cost businesses; the average cost per error is between $50 to $300 dollars or an 11-13% drain on profitability. Looking beyond the cost perspective, picking errors can also...
by Christine Corkran | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog, Industry Application, Supply Chain, Technology
2022 was overshadowed by macrotrends like unrelentingly high inflation and interest rates, slowing GDP growth and distorted energy costs, which are likely to continue in 2023 causing continued uncertainty for supply chains this year. With COVID, economic and...
by Christine Corkran | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog, Engineering/Production, Industry Application
When translated from the Japanese term, gemba means ‘the real place.’ In the workplace it can also be referred to as “the place where value is created.” When looking at this term through the lens of Lean or Six Sigma, a Gemba Walk is a practice that allows...
by Christine Corkran | Jan 3, 2023 | Blog, Engineering/Production, Industry Application, Industry News
The official press release from Nucor Corporation on December 8, 2022, announced that it had made an equity investment in Electra, a Colorado-based startup developing a process to create carbon-free iron that can be used to make steel. You can read the full...
