Friday, July 13, 2018
Anyone in the medical industry is surely aware of the difficulties involved in keeping everything organized. There’s mountains of paperwork (yes, paperwork—many federal and state regulations require medical records to be kept physically as well as digitally), there’s a seemingly endless array of supplies and pharmaceuticals to keep track of, and it can all start Read the full article…
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Let’s all be honest with ourselves: nobody actually enjoys doing inventory counts. Sure, knowing what you have on hand is important, and there’s always a sense of relief when it’s over/you have a better understanding of what products your inventory currently has in stock, but the idea of actually performing a top-to-bottom inventory check every Read the full article…
Friday, July 06, 2018
From food to pet supplies to many beauty products, bags are still a common solution for the packaging of many goods. They’re flexible, save space, and in a lot of cases they’re the easiest way to transport products of certain sizes (or a lot of them at once). The only problem with this approach, as Read the full article…
Wednesday, July 04, 2018
Summertime is here, and for most of the country that means it’s bound to rain. To prove our point, it’s raining here in Michigan while we write this. While a little rain isn’t enough to stop most warehouses (even if it does make some trucks run a little slow), you do have the safety of Read the full article…
Friday, June 29, 2018
Vitamins, supplements, controlled medicinal substances, even the equipment used to clean hospitals—there’s a lot of items that go into the healthcare industry, and each of them carries their own specific storage and manufacturing guidelines. Above and beyond being stored in the hospital or pharmacy itself, the way they’re stored inside your warehouse will be governed Read the full article…
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
When you really think about it, it’s almost surprising how much of the work done in warehouses takes place on pallet racks. It makes sense—warehouses aren’t typically in the business of storing individual items except in special cases, and pallet racks are an easy way to expand your storage capacity and safely store heavier goods Read the full article…
Friday, June 22, 2018
Out of all the standards and measurements warehouses should (or are required to) meet, CGMP is one of the newest—and potentially most perplexing for warehouse managers. CGMP stands for Current Good Manufacturing Practice. Similar to other manufacturing standards put in place by the FTC or ANSI, CGMP is a standard set forth by the Food Read the full article…
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
A lot of focus in the warehousing industry is paid to the idea of logistics—the moving of products into and out of your facility into the hands of retailers, consumers, and the like. But what if those products had to move back into your warehouse even after the sale? In these times of online Read the full article…
Friday, June 15, 2018
For most parts of the country, this is a question you’ve probably gotten a lot lately, and it gets more irritating every time: “Boy, sure is hot out today, huh?” Despite their well-intentioned efforts at small talk, they do have a point. Most parts of the U.S. (and many areas abroad, certainly) are experiencing Read the full article…
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Rightly so, food storage is a business that requires a lot of caution and regulation in order to keep your products—and customers—safe. If you work in food storage, you’re surely aware of the importance in preventing cross-contamination and cross-contact between food products, particularly involving common allergens such as peanuts and seafood, but you may Read the full article… |