Avery Menegus @averysmallghost Tornadoes ripped through six states on Friday, killing dozens. Among the dead were six workers at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, IL, which collapsed while they sheltered inside. The incident is now the subject of an OSHA investigation. The mass casualty event is likely Kentucky’s “deadliest tornado system in state history,” … Continue reading US Senate is the latest to look into Amazon’s warehouse safety practices
Amazon once again broke labor laws during New York unionization drive, judge rules Steve Dent @stevetdent Last month, Amazon failed to overturn a Staten Island warehouse’s vote to unionize and now it has taken another loss. A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge has ruled that the the company broke federal labor laws … Continue reading Amazon again accused of breaking labor laws at unionized warehouse
By Clint Rainey April 14, 2023 In his annual letter to shareholders on Thursday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that he has taken “a deep look across the company,” for the last few months, going “business by business, invention by invention” to reassess everything in order to steady the e-commerce giant. Revenues are down … Continue reading The one thing Andy Jassy’s letter to Amazon shareholders didn’t mention: Warehouse safety
There’s a case for and against using your data warehouse as a customer data platform. Here are three ways to make it work. Apoorv Durga on April 10, 2023 The advent of cloud-based data warehouses (DWHs) has brought simpler deployment, greater scale and better performance to a growing set of data-driven use cases. DWHs have … Continue reading Should you use your data warehouse as your CDP?
Warehouse Automation Helps With Efficient Inventory Management Will Schneider / 19 Feb 2023 As we look into the crystal ball of warehouse inventory management, one thing is clear: the future lies in warehouse automation. Statistic says there will be around 50,000 robotic warehouses by 2025, with over four million robots. According to Gartner, machine … Continue reading Warehouse Automation Helps With Efficient Inventory Management
7 Rules of Building the Warehouse of Tomorrow Jake Rheude / 13 Feb 2023 Companies have long been looking to uncover the “Warehouse of Tomorrow” to solve all of today’s problems — from labor shortages and capacity crunches to new usage and reliable fulfillment. The approach of building a single location that can serve … Continue reading 7 Rules of Building the Warehouse of Tomorrow
Top Ten Warehouse Automation Companies Adeline Howell / 07 Nov 2022 What exactly is warehouse automation? Just as it sounds, companies use automated machines such as robots and sensors to complete important tasks throughout day-to-day operations. Warehouse automation companies optimize customer fulfillment and create more room for growth. Automation systems take time-consuming tasks and … Continue reading Top Ten Warehouse Automation Companies
Data Warehouse Automation System Meaning and Examples Adeline Howell / 27 Oct 2022 Data warehouse automation is more complex than robots zooming around your company warehouse, completing tasks. Processes including, but not limited to, design, development, operations, impact analysis, and testing are involved in data warehouse automation systems. What exactly is data warehouse automation? … Continue reading Data Warehouse Automation System Meaning and Examples
New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas It’s now up to Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the legislation. M. Moon @mariella_moon June 4th, 2022 Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images The New York State Assembly has passed a bill that aims to limit productivity quotas in warehouses shortly after it was approved by … Continue reading New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas
Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse will hold a union election in March The in-person election will take place over six days. K. Holt @krisholt February 16th, 2022 An Amazon truck exits the company’s JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid. Brendan McDermid / reuters Amazon workers at … Continue reading Amazon warehouse workers vote to unionize in Staten Island
