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  • The Paper Chase

    I am a baby boomer and like other generations, I have developed strong relationships with specific technologies that I was raised with, and have over the years cultivated my daily routines around.  Like my father, I enjoy having my morning cup of coffee while holding a crisp, fresh newspaper in… Listen ⇢

  • Walls are Great For Supporting Roofs, Lousy For Teamwork

    Walls are great for supporting roofs.  They also offer an excellent place to put windows and they can hold pictures, paintings, and holiday decorations with the greatest of ease.  They have been made of mud, twigs, stones, logs, plaster and lathe, drywall, stucco and wood.  They protect us from the… Listen ⇢

  • Vermin Time Of Year

    It’s all most winter.  It’s cold outside, there’s snow in some parts of the country and we’ve had some good rain in northern California.  It makes you just want to find a nice cozy part of the house to cuddle up, maybe even in front of a roaring fire.  Guess… Listen ⇢

  • Stop. Look. Listen.

    When I was young there was a campaign for reducing traffic accidents with children pedestrians called “Stop, Look and Listen”, before using the crosswalk.  That simple philosophy can work just as well in today’s warehouse or manufacturing floor.  With that in mind I think you’ll agree a great operator is… Listen ⇢

  • Safety Is Never Having To Say You’re Sorry.

    This blog is dedicated to the front line employees out there who work hard every day and follow the rules to make their bosses look good and sustain their company’s success. If someone in management tells you to do something that is unsafe, you should and can legally refuse to… Listen ⇢

  • So You Want A Quality Warehouse.

    We’ve covered how quality begins at the receiving dock with the aide of inspection of incoming deliveries which should ensure quality down stream to the customer.  Ah, but maintaining quality in a warehouse has many obstacles that can throw you off coarse. FIFO.  You’ve heard it before, First In, First… Listen ⇢

  • Your Drivers are Ads. Good or Bad.

    My inspiration for this blog came to me in the car while sitting at a red light.  Yes, it is true, the topic hit me the moment my car windows began to vibrate due to the loud music emanating from the van that had just pulled up along side of… Listen ⇢

  • Quality begins at Receiving.

    I’ve said it before in a previous blog, and I’ll say it again folks, the receiving dock is the gateway to your warehouse.  So isn’t that where quality should begin as well?   Goods damaged in the warehouse can cost you about $25,000 a year or more for a medium sized… Listen ⇢

  • I’m Sorry! I Was Wrong.

    As it turns out I owe you all an apology.  In a previous blog about the Chevron Refinery explosion in Richmond, California which is being covered so well by the SF Chronicle’s, Jaxon Van Derbeken,  I had mentioned that Cal-OSHA was on top of things and how proud I was… Listen ⇢

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