After President Trump’s recent announcement of a preliminary trade agreement between the United States and Mexico, North American manufacturing companies and third-party logistics companies (3PLs) are aggressively looking for long-term ways to reduce costs.
Read full post | Posted by Mark Vickers, Client Executive on 09.13.18
A year and a half ago I came to Sedlak as a 40+ year veteran of the healthcare supply chain. I thought my charge was to teach these Industrial Engineers about healthcare. Instead, I have learned that healthcare is missing opportunities for distribution and logistics cost savings and optimization.
Read full post | Posted by Fred Crans, Client Executive on 03.30.18
Labor is typically among the top operational costs in a distribution center, and the exploding ecommerce demand for warehouse workers is creating a shortage of laborers that is driving up the costs of recruiting, hiring and training for the companies who need them.
Read full post | Posted by Louis J. Cerny, Vice President on 09.20.17
Every company seeks maximum return on investment, and labor is one of the most expensive assets in a distribution center. A labor management system (LMS) is an integral part of realizing the maximum benefit of both the people and technologies in a distribution operation.
Read full post | Posted by Louis J. Cerny, Vice President on 06.26.17
In the following video, Sedlak's Lou Cerny describes the benefits, rates of adoption and important considerations in implementing a labor management program.
Read full post | Posted by Louis J. Cerny, Vice President on 01.09.15
