On The Move Podcast Series

Many distribution centers are grappling with the challenges of aging equipment, labor and skill shortages, or limited visibility into business operations. Yet in practically every DC, there are hidden opportunities for improvement in all these categories — if you can extract them from the millions of data points you’re already generating every day. Armed with these insights, even small increases in productivity and cost savings can significantly impact your bottom line in less than twelve months.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

Every material handling operation has its own challenges, whether it’s the types of products or packaging you handle or an innovative process that’s unique to your organization. As a result, many warehouses, manufacturers and fulfillment businesses find themselves in a frustrating position: they have a problem that could be solved with automation but can’t find the exact equipment they need. But even though great ideas don’t always come pre-packaged, practical solutions may be closer than you realize.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

There’s a growing recognition that manual labor is no longer sufficient to keep up with the exploding pace of e-commerce. Demand for higher throughput and volume is simply multiplying too quickly. It’s also not enough to move faster; increases in throughput rates for omnichannel fulfillment also require more accuracy, not less. Automation offers an obvious solution to many of these challenges — increasing throughput rates, improving accuracy, and enabling scarce labor to be used more effectively to achieve omnichannel fulfillment requirements.Joining the podcast today are Laura Bickle, senior offering manager; and Mike Disney, senior account manager, both of Honeywell Intelligrated. We’ll explore the benefits and opportunities offered by advanced automation solutions for today’s distribution and fulfillment (D&F) operations.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

Distribution and fulfillment, or D&F, operations are facing more challenges than ever before. Most distribution centers, or DCs, already know that automation can help them solve many, if not all of these problems. But automation may not be feasible for you quite just yet. Your operation may not have the budget for it, or may not be able to get the equipment you need right now because of supply chain delays. You might also feel that your business needs to grow a little more before you’re ready to make that commitment.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

Robots designed specifically for the logistics industry have come a long way in just the last few years. A new generation of smart robotics is capable of functioning autonomously, responding to constant change, and scaling up or down as needed. But even this is only the beginning. Today’s robots have reached a new level of sophistication that allows them to benefit your operation not only by working independently, but also by working together in seamlessly integrated solutions.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

For distribution center (or DC) operators, finding, training and retaining workers are among the greatest impediments to productivity and profitability. Historically speaking, labor costs contribute up to 65% of total operating expenses. Today, labor scarcities and rising wages are driving these costs even higher. Onboarding workers to meet performance expectations is only half the battle. Once they’re integrated into your unique DC workflows and processes, keeping them engaged and motivated to stay is equally as important.On today’s show, we’ll examine how robust coaching and incentive tools within labor management software (or LMS) can address these escalating labor challenges.To view our webinar on this topic, click here. To subscribe to our podcast updates and receive exclusive communications from Honeywell Intelligrated, click here.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

When it comes to prioritizing performance metrics in a distribution center (DC), maintaining the highest possible customer service levels should arguably be at the top of the list. Fulfilling this promise requires seamless execution across a diverse range of DC systems, processes and contributing key performance indicators (KPIs). At the end of the day, the goals are relatively simple: deliver the right products to the right customers, on time, in the correct quantity and at a competitive price. Today on the show: we’ll be exploring how DC operators can measure performance to achieve these key customer service objectives. The guest today is Armadeep Singh, head of product management and technology at Honeywell Intelligrated.To subscribe to our podcast updates and receive exclusive communications from Honeywell Intelligrated, click here.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

If there’s one trend that will be hot in 2022, it’s a growing demand for automated solutions in the logistics industry. There are two big reasons why: unprecedented e-commerce demand, plus significant advances in the technologies that drive robotic solutions.Joining us today are Bob Carver, principal account manager for Honeywell Intelligrated; and Corinne Bertino, software solutions consultant for Honeywell Intelligrated. Today on the show: we’ll explore the power of warehouse management system (WMS) software, and why it’s an essential component to any distribution and fulfillment (D&F) operation that hopes to expand beyond a certain level in today’s omnichannel marketplace.To subscribe to our podcast updates and receive exclusive communications from Honeywell Intelligrated, click here.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

It’s safe to say that most organizations’ overarching business goals include improving efficiency and throughput, increasing overall equipment reliability and uptime, gaining better production numbers, and cutting costs. A key way to achieve all of these goals is by leveraging lifecycle support services (LSS) to optimize critical equipment and processes.Today on the show, we’ll explore two different service approaches that can help companies to meet their objectives: outcome-based services and critical path optimization. The guest today is Diane Blair, Director of Field Operations at Honeywell Intelligrated.Listen to the full podcast and discover Honeywell Intelligrated’s Lifecycle Support Services five-phase approach to ensure all key areas of the critical path are optimized.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

An estimated 50% of all maintenance and repair operations budgets is dedicated to spare parts. With that much of a financial commitment, ensuring those items are on hand and easy to find is crucial. This is especially because they’re so important for preserving continuous uptime and minimizing disruptions from equipment failures. Many operations could stand to brush up on their spare parts tracking, storage and handling processes — so today on the show we’re going to share seven best practices for doing just that. The guest today is Cindy Olmsted, Director of Parts Commercial Excellence at Honeywell Intelligrated.Listen to the full podcast and learn how your operation, big or small, can optimize overall maintenance and repair tasks.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

If there’s one trend that will be hot in 2022, it’s a growing need for automated solutions in the logistics industry. There are several reasons why: labor challenges, unprecedented e-commerce demand, plus significant advances in the technologies that drive robotic solutions.Distribution centers (DCs) have to deal with several growing challenges, all at the same time. There are hundreds of thousands of unfilled jobs within warehouses right now. The most current statistics indicate that the warehouse industry now employs over 50 percent more workers than it did five years ago. And 13.6 percent of that growth was in the last year alone. But it’s still not enough. The warehouse and transportation industries had a record 490,000 openings in July. Every automation technology that a DC utilizes helps to offset these challenges. The idea isn’t to replace workers. But if you can move an employee from an injury-prone job like unloading pallets to doing quality checks, picking orders, sorting inventory, delivering completed orders, and so on, you can use the workers you have more efficiently to increase fulfillment accuracy and get customers their orders faster.Listen to the full podcast to discover what other strategies and technologies can help DCs to combat the challenges they are currently facing.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

Maximizing material handling equipment (MHE) uptime is a key to success in the competitive e-commerce retail sector. Distribution and fulfillment (D&F) center operations teams have always relied on their maintenance crews to keep these critical assets running properly in all scenarios. But as retailers face consistently high order volumes, traditional preventative maintenance (PM) programs are proving costly and ineffective. E-commerce acceleration is also putting intense pressure on D&F operations. Maintenance teams are under even more pressure to ensure assets never unexpectedly go down, as the warehouse runs the risk of missing promised dates and attempting to make up the downtime with labor overtime hours. Listen to our podcast to discover how companies are making the shift from reactive maintenance strategies toward more predictive, data-driven approaches with enterprise performance management (EPM) tools designed specifically for maintenance and operations teams.If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)

If you'd like to speak to one of our representatives, please contact us here: Automation (honeywell.com)