Perhaps you may remember the Jetson cartoons and seeing them flying around and interacting with Rosie, their robot? Well, Rosie is turning into a \"Robert\" and he may soon be working in your warehouse. Competing profitably tomorrow will require considering different ways of doing business due to higher operating costs (labor, overhead costs, taxes and overall operating … [Read more...] about Is the Jetsons\’ Robot Coming to Your Warehouse?
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Is the Jetsons’ Robot Coming to Your Warehouse?
Perhaps you may remember the Jetson cartoons and seeing them flying around and interacting with Rosie, their robot? Well, Rosie is turning into a \"Robert\" and he may soon be working in your warehouse. Competing profitably tomorrow will require considering different ways of doing business due to higher operating costs (labor, overhead costs, taxes and overall operating … [Read more...] about Is the Jetsons’ Robot Coming to Your Warehouse?
Home Depot … Pros, Website, Analytical Tool Investments to Grow the Business
Earlier today Home Depot presented at the Raymond James 39th Annual Institutional Investors Conference. While, overall, Home Depot is not a significant competitor to electrical distributors, if you serve the residential electrical contractor / builder market or the small contractor market, they are a significant competitor (and our eCommerce Contractor Insights survey showed … [Read more...] about Home Depot … Pros, Website, Analytical Tool Investments to Grow the Business
Distributor’s Warehouse Guide: New Technologies and Avoiding Customer-hurting Problems
GBC announces \"The Distributor’s Warehouse Guide To New Technologies and Avoiding Customer-Hurting Problems.” The Guide helps distributors determine which new technologies to investigate, and how to increase warehouse accuracy/productivity -- by describing 9 new and enhanced warehouse technologies, and 14 ways for preventing warehouse mistakes and increasing efficiency right … [Read more...] about Distributor’s Warehouse Guide: New Technologies and Avoiding Customer-hurting Problems
Construction Process Disruption & 2017 Dodge Construction Forecast
Many at last week\'s Dodge Data & Analytics Construction Outlook conference, which coincided with the AD North American Meeting at the same hotel, over 170 manufacturers and retailers attended to gain insights into 2017. While many came for the outlook (and we\'ll dissect the report for a future posting, but here is a high level report from Electrical … [Read more...] about Construction Process Disruption & 2017 Dodge Construction Forecast
Ready for Growth?
As you sit around your corporate boardroom and and make decisions that impact growth either via acquisition or generating incremental sales, many don\'t give consideration to PRODUCTIVITY (in the back office). Why is that? Well, many assume, albeit incorrectly, that all the \".\"s are dotted and \"T\'s\" are crossed. Many feel their company operates optimally and is \"the best … [Read more...] about Ready for Growth?
