Worker ergonomics is a crucial part of many warehouses these days, and an oft-overlooked area of ergonomic improvement is the loading dock. The loading dock is one of the busiest areas in any given warehouse and may have the largest concentration of work being done in the entire area. Much like any other area where Read the full article…

Order picking is a big part of warehouse operations, and it’s something that can vary strongly from warehouse to warehouse depending on your priorities and the items you carry. But while there may not be a one-size-fits-all order picking strategy for every single warehouse, there are a number of things that will influence your order Read the full article…

The shipping department, no matter how vital it is to warehouse operations, tends to be thought of as a more ‘internal’ area. It makes sense—the shipping department tends to only deal in items on their way out of the warehouse without having to make contact with the customer or verify the order, as these steps Read the full article…

There’s a lot of different ways to handle inventory, and many of them can change depending on your chosen industry and how you distribute products to customers. Customers, however, can often serve as the best way to determine your best inventory priorities going forward. If your business deals in selling products directly to consumers without Read the full article…

We’re back with another edition of Q&A by the Coffee Machine, where we’re taking a quick break to chat with different staff members here at Shelving, Inc. Today, we talked to none other than: Molly Kage!   Before Shelving, Inc., Molly lived in California for five years. Attending The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Read the full article…

Order picking—as important as it is for many aspects of a warehouse, it can have a huge impact on how the needs of your customers are being met. Think about it like this: if the point of every customer interaction you have is to place an order and get them the items they need, then Read the full article…

Warehouses, like so many other aspects of the retail world, exist as part of a service industry. Whether you sell direct-to-consumer or you distribute products to retail outlets at various locations, your customers and recipients need to know they can rely on your warehouse to get them the goods they need, right when they need Read the full article…

While pallet racks are generally built to last and reliable for years so long as they’re properly taken care of, there’s always a little maintenance that goes into owning pallet racks. For example, a lot of pallet rack owners experience a strange ‘sliding’ on some older racks. Sometimes a pallet rack upright may seem a Read the full article…

Low temperature operations, whether in manufacturing or storage, can come with their own unique set of problems and challenges. There’s customer expectations that need to be managed, there’s product that needs to be handled more safely, and there’s the overall impact of having a low-temperature zone inside your warehouse. While we’ve provided tips for managing Read the full article…

Warehousing, for all of its history and tradition, is an industry perhaps more affected by the changes of other industries than most. Their existence is largely brought about by the service needs of other businesses—retail storage, food distribution, and the like. But knowing this, it’s strange to think how many warehouses aren’t as reflexive in Read the full article…

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