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As six sigma and lean manufacturing principles become widely accepted as standard practice, there has been increasing pressure to apply them in the warehouse, too.
It would be wonderful if warehousing operations were as stable and scheduled as their manufacturing counterparts. And, in some instances, they are. I have mentioned before the big benefit of being able to plan tomorrow’s work today. Then we have the opportunity to plan the staffing to match a steady workload spread evenly over the day.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James M. Apple, Jr. is a Director in The Progress Group. Prior to co-founding The Progress Group in 1991, he was a Partner with Coopers & Lybrand's SysteCon division. During 1992-1995 he served as a Senior Systems Advisor with Vanderlande Industries, a major conveyor and systems provider in Europe.
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