Our very own Norm Saenz and Don Derewecki’s webinar was featured in a recent Logistics Management roundup that discussed their webinar about the results of the 2023 Warehouse/DC Operations Survey. The webinar was part of the Logistics Management Supply Chain Outlook Virtual Summit. Use the link below to read the full article!
Saenz says that labor woes continue to top the list of challenges that warehouse operators are dealing with right now. He says both finding and retaining good employees – and in the numbers needed to handle all of the order volumes and operational growth companies are experiencing – is becoming more difficult than ever.
There’s also a big focus on using more automation for storage, fulfillment and shipping and receiving. Derewecki talks about the increased use of vertical modules and the significant uptick in the use of robotic articulating arms or “manipulators” and automated putwalls in the warehouse setting.
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