Blog

Episode 244 - Ethics and Culture in the Warehouse On this episode I was joined by Emily Miner of LRN. Emily is a Senior Advisor on Ethics and Culture for LRN which is a company focused on helping other companies have better cultural and ethical environments. We discussed their recent Benchmark of Ethical Culture report, how the findings impact warehouse employees and how to help your operation have a better ethical culture. Key Takeaways The Benchmark of Ethical Culture report was recently put out about LRN and includes their findings from talking to over 8,000 employees about the

Episode 243 - Uncommon Keys from Softeon On this episode I was joined by Dan Gilmore who is the CMO at Softeon. Dan was previously on the podcast to talk about Softeon and their different capabilities. This time around we discuss a new white paper they released called "The 7 Uncommon Keys to WMS Success". Key Takeaways Dan is quick to admit even though he is in the WMS business with Softeon, implementing these systems as well as others is never an easy undertaking due to the complexity and the amount of change that is taking place. In

Episode 242 - Autoscheduler On this episode I was joined by Keith Moore of Autoscheduler. Keith is the Chief Product Officer at Autoscheduler where they focus on intelligent warehouse orchestration. We discuss how Autoscheduler got its start, what it does and how it will help companies grow into the future. Key Takeaways Autoscheduler is intelligent warehouse orchestration or as Keith says for now it is a warehouse optimization resource until they can come up with a better name or acronym. But the name or acronym doesn't matter as long as it can perform and provide value which it

Episode 241 - KINETIC Insurance On this episode I was joined by the Co-founder and CEO at KINETIC, Haytham Elhawary. KINETIC is focused on enhancing workplace safety and ergonomics by focusing on one of the most common injury areas, the back. We discuss the origins of KINETIC, how it has evolved and their new launch of the insurance arm of their business. Key Takeaways KINETIC was previously on the podcast discussing their wearable device but this time around Haytham joined so we could get the full story on why the company was founded. The device itself is somewhat

Episode 240 - Salute to Women in Material Handling 2021 On this episode I spoke with two women in the material handling industry, Shari Altergott and Amber Schenck, for Material Handling Wholesaler Magazine's annual salute to women in the material handling industry. Shari is from the CX Edge and Amber is with ProLift Toyota both bringing several years of experience in the material handling industry to the show. We discuss their experiences as women in the material handling industry, some of the issues we are still seeing and how to tackle those issues. Key Takeaways In the material

Episode 239 - A Supply Chain Christmas with Megan Preston Meyer For this very special supply chain holiday episode I was honored to have previous guest Megan Preston Meyer back to do a reading of her latest book 'Twas the Month Before Christmas. Have a very special holiday and enjoy the reading as well as the book below! Be sure to pick up the Supply Jane book series for the young logisticians in your life. For more information on Megan and her books head to her site here. To connect with Megan on LinkedIn