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Supply Chain Trends for 2018: The Future of Logistics
It’s been a good year for business. In April 2018, the unemployment rate dipped below the four percent mark for the first time in over a decade, and those employees have started to spend their wages. The supply chain has sprung to life to provide consumers with the products they demand. It’s a heartening sign…
Using Lean Supply Chain Management to Eliminate Waste
It wasn’t very long ago that warehouses in every industry stored not only what was ordered, but also a generous surplus of products in order to meet unexpected demand. It was a method that complicated purchasing and forced warehouses to work around lots of unsold goods, leading to waste when out-of-date groceries and pharmaceuticals had…
GMA Pallet Grades: How and Why Are Pallets Graded?
ARTICLE UPDATED ON JUNE 28, 2023 CBA Pallet Grades: How and Why Are Pallets Graded? In the early 1920’s, shortly after the modern forklift was developed, the first pallets also emerged — transforming the way products were stored at that time. Years later, during World War II, pallets evolved even further. The wood pallet —…
Maximizing Warehouse Space to Make the Most of Your Building
A warehouse only operates at peak efficiency when the warehouse manager is able to play live-action Tetris in three dimensions in order to find space for inventory. This difficult job isn’t made easier by the warehouse manager’s distance from the company’s decision makers. Many at the executive level pay little attention to logistics systems. A…
How to Stack Empty Pallets Safely
When a pallet is emptied at your warehouse or distribution center, chances are good it’ll be used again. This means that pallets start to accumulate around the loading docks until enough pile up to make it worthwhile to ship them back up the supply chain. After all, a handful of pallets hardly justifies the fuel…
Warehouse Inventory Management Techniques That Trim Costs
Logistics coordinators are the great unsung heroes of the modern world. Without their work constantly managing the supply chain to ensure that products are delivered on time, we’d go without the necessities of daily life like fresh food, medicine, toiletries, and a million other things that keep us in good health. We quite literally owe…
Achieving Cost Reduction in Logistics Management
A business’ number one priority is the bottom line. After all, companies are in business to make money. Unfortunately, the old adage that you have to spend money to make money is true. Manufacturing, transportation, and distribution all cost money even before any sales are made. Naturally, executives and managers are under pressure from shareholders…
Pallet Safety Tips: How to Keep Your Employees Injury-Free
On April 08, 2020, an employee sustained fatal injuries when pinned between a large pallet and a positioning table. In May 2019, an employee was killed in a walk-in storage freezer when he was struck by a pallet. A similar incident occurred in February 2019 when a pallet fell off the rack onto an employee…
iGPS is dedicated to being the industry leader of innovative, world-class supply chain solutions leveraging sustainable, intelligent shipping platforms while achieving unmatched value for our customers, investors, and employees.
iGPS is dedicated to being the industry leader of innovative, world-class supply chain solutions leveraging sustainable, intelligent shipping platforms while achieving unmatched value for our customers, investors, and employees.