Cost to serve is the measurement of cost factors that go into the servicing of a customer, or the production of a product. When paired with revenue, cost to serve analysis enables you to accurately calculate profitability by customer, product types, production lines, facilities, processes. Cost to serve analysis enables you to accurately identify unprofitable […]
Most operations have some kind of continuous improvement initiative ongoing at any given time. There are a variety of continuous improvement methodologies: Kaizen, Six Sigma, Lean and Total Quality Management are all good examples. One of the most common improvement models is the PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act). Each step is distinct and intuitive: Plan: […]
Update: This program is full, and we had are no longer accepting applications for a free OpsFM Assessment. If you wish to talk to us about conducting an OpsFM Assessment for your operation, reach out at https://www.easymetrics.com/contact/ . Our customer team will be happy to discuss it with you. COVID-19 disruptions in distribution center workforce […]
One of the best instructional books for good leadership I have ever read is A Message to Garcia. It only takes a few minutes to read and I highly recommend it. Here it is: In all this Cuban business there is one man stands out on the horizon of my memory like Mars at perihelion. […]
Job coding is imperative for a successful labor management system; without it, you will be able to see only 50-70% of the work performed in your operation. In today’s hyper-competitive supply chain, that missing visibility can have a major impact on your operations. If your operation’s annual labor spend is $5 million, not using job […]
Before we review our predictions for 2019, let’s recap our predictions for 2018 and see how we did. 1. The Datafication of the Warehouse will accelerate. The explosion of data sources continues. Did it accelerate? That is debatable. It definitely increased but it is hard to say that it accelerated, so we will call this […]
Good labor management has become a necessity in today’s very competitive distribution environment. In our hundreds of implementations, we have learned that there are 7 key factors you must have for a successful labor management program (LMS). They are: 1. Track 100% of Time The goal of any labor management system should be to see […]
