(A Two-Day Seminar For Warehouse Managers and Others Involved
In Working With Warehouses)
7:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 a.m.
Benchmarking |
The process is
frequently misunderstood and therefore
mis-applied. This presentation will clear
the air about what benchmarking is, and
is not. Furthermore, it will help you implement
a benchmarking process in your own organization. |
| Team Selection
& Introduction |
Worldwide Wholesale
Distributors Case |
| Coffee Break
and Case Discussion |
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| Team Reports
on Management Case |
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| Improving
Productivity (Part 1) |
Your operation
cannot be successful without improving
on productivity in every aspect of the
warehouse operation. In a competitive environment,
productivity is high on the list of best
practices. |
| Introduction |
Waltham Warehouses
Inc. Case |
| Lunch and
Case Discussion |
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| Team Reports |
Waltham Warehouses
Inc. Case |
| Mentoring
the Transition From Worker to Manager |
A significant
percentage of warehouse managers begin
their careers as hourly workers. The transition
is not easy. Many companies provide little
or no guidance to those who are moving
from worker to manager. The process of
supporting that change will be developed. |
| Introduction |
Federated Fulfillment
Case |
| Coffee Break |
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| Team Reports |
Federated Fulfillment
Case |
Order Picking,
Cross Docking, & Shipping |
The picking and
shipping functions are the most intricate
and costly elements of many warehouse operations.
We will outline these, including the slightly
different function of cross docking. |
| Introduction |
Diligent Distribution
Centers Case |
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn |
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7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast |
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| Team Reports |
Management Case |
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8:30 a.m.
Gainsharing:
The Miracle Adhesive
|
Two adhesives
are involved - one that encourages employees
to stick with your warehouse, and another
that helps customers stick with you. Every
warehouse employer is concerned about attracting
and retaining qualified people. This presentation
will look at some case examples as well
as providing an overview of the gainsharing
process. |
| Coffee Break |
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| Improving
Productivity (Part 2) |
An analysis of
the various types of labor productivity
standards, how to select the best one for
your company, and how to implement a scheduling
system. |
| Introduction |
Acme Foods Case |
| Lunch, Hotel
Checkout, and Case Discussion |
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| Innovation
and Automation in Materials Handling |
The driving stimulus
toward warehouse automation has always
been either an effort to save space or
labor. Today, much of the emphasis has
turned to the saving of time rather than
space, because the shortage of qualified
workers is a pervasive problem. We will
focus on three steps involved in a commonsense
approach to warehouse mechanization. |
| Justifying
Warehouse Improvements |
When you leave
this seminar, you should have more than
one creative new idea to improve your warehouse
operation. But when you get home, how will
you convince your boss and your colleagues
of the value of making a change? This presentation
will suggest some of the ways to keep score
on current performance and ways to use
practical tools to implement change in
your organization. |
3:30 p.m.
Adjournment |
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