Labor Management

Bastian Solutions helps companies answer the question, “How much can we automate and how quickly can we make it happen?”

Yes, there are too few maintenance technicians. No, this doesn’t have the earmarks of an industry crisis. But it sure needs to be a priority of individual companies to hire and retain people capable of high performance levels.

It's labor crunch time in the distribution and fulfillment (D&F) sector. Although labor has always been among the largest expenditures for distribution center (DC) operators — up to 65% of total expenses — today’s labor scarcities and rising wages are driving these costs even higher.

Survey from Instawork on labor challenges for the warehousing and logistics industry also finds that 75% of respondents don’t feel fully prepared for business demands in 2022

The labor crunch is a serious issue, not just for front-line employees in DC and other supply chain sites, but when it comes to higher-level supply chain talent, too. We surveyed supply chain professionals and found less than one-third feel their companies are highly prepared to handle demand with current staff, while two-thirds have increased wages to try to retain more people.

Gartner’s annual Future of Supply Chain Survey highlights transformation towards a human-centric work model

Dotcom Distribution, with implementation services and project management from Open Sky, is deploying Blue Yonder's supply chain solutions and Optricity's slotting solution in a high velocity e-commerce and multi-channel distribution environment

Automating returns management can simplify processes and increase efficiencies throughout an operation.

Our annual salary survey for materials handling professionals asks about issues including pay, staffing trends, stress levels and job satisfaction. Even with pandemic disruption and robust e-commerce growth posing constant challenges, compensation and satisfaction stayed strong.

The tool enables the 3PL provider to self-configure WMS rules changes.

A common thread to technology such as telematics and fleet software, operator assist features, and motive power advancements is the positive impact these technologies have on getting more work done, in a safer manner, for the operator.

Download this paper to discover how innovative technology – such as voice and autonomous mobile robotics (AMRs) – can optimize the performance of your best workers.

New research highlights the labor strategies warehouse and DC operators can utilize to achieve fulfillment excellence.

The days of LMS being used as a narrow measuring stick are over. Today’s warehouse labor management software is highly mobile and provides metrics to change performance as work unfolds. The integration of LMS and WES is nascent and may vary by solution specifics, but it is a frontier to watch.

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have been used in manufacturing facilities and distribution centers for decades, however, rising labor costs, increasing SKU’s, delivery time expectations and safety requirements are further driving the need for automation.