Implementing best practices in your warehouse is the key in increasing the throughput and productivity. Here are the best practices that you can implement in 2021. 1. Assign Ownership of...
Digital Camera Based Picture Capture Vs LoadProof – Comparison INTRODUCTION This document describes the following, 1. Provides a thorough comparison between the current Digital camera-based picture capturing many distribution centers...
LoadProof – Enterprise wide Rollout White Paper – Part 3 INTRODUCTION This document describes the following, Provides high level guidelines to deploy LoadProof enterprise-wide involving 2 or more distribution centers...
How an Effective Enterprise Photo Documentation System will help address Chargebacks resulting in Cost Savings? – Part 2 INTRODUCTION This document describes the capabilities and implementation of an effective Enterprise...
Enterprise Photo Documentation System – White Paper – Part I Enterprise Photo Documentation System – White Paper – Part II Enterprise Photo Documentation System – White Paper – Part III...
How an Effective Photo Documentation System will help address Chargebacks resulting in Cost Savings? INTRODUCTION This document describes the benefits of an effective Enterprise Photo Documentation System. An effective Enterprise...
Disruption in supply chain changed even the brightest supply chain practitioners in 2020. We are proud to share that Puga Sankara, Principal of Smart Gladiator have been recognized for his...
When there is a Change, there is Resistance, but it is worth it A system of record is a very important information repository that not only stores a specific information...
When there is a Change, there is Resistance, but it is worth it Change management and innovation go hand in hand. It is comparatively easy to innovate, however getting the...
Usability is a big deal, so pay very careful attention to it, it can make or break your Goal An Engaging UI UX is a Key ingredient for your Enterprise...
Photos & Videos are very important Data that need to be cared for like any other vital enterprise data such as Purchase Order, Sales Order, Item Master etc. Data is...
SAAS in Cloud is much easier, faster and cost effective to implement and maintain than On-Premise Enterprise Applications This is an important decision that needs to be made, while deciding...
1. Introduction LoadProof is a Centralized Enterprise Photo Documentation System for Supply Chain (patent pending). Recently a FMCG Food Manufacturer implemented LoadProof in their seven facilities. This document describes the...
1. Introduction LoadProof is a Centralized Enterprise Photo Documentation System (patent pending) for Supply Chain. Recently a HVAC Manufacturer implemented LoadProof in their seven facilities. This document describes the benefits...
Digital Camera Based Picture Capture Vs LoadProof INTRODUCTION This document describes the following, Provides a thorough comparison between the current Digital camera-based picture capturing many distribution centers do versus the...
LoadProof – Enterprise wide Rollout INTRODUCTION This document describes the following, Provides high level guidelines to deploy Loadproof enterprise-wide involving 2 or more distribution centers producing the most dollar savings...
Beginning as a start-up, Smart Gladiator found an ecosystem in Georgia that helped these companies expand. Sometimes having an idea isn’t enough. Sometimes a small company needs a boost to...
How an Effective Picture Documentation System will help you get more of your Freight Claims and Faster? INTRODUCTION This document describes the capabilities and implementation of an effective Picture Documentation...
How Picture Documentation will help with quicker Freight Claims resolution resulting in Cost Savings? INTRODUCTION This document describes the benefits of an effective Picture Documentation System(PDS) that helps with getting...
Your Role Warehouse Manager Warehouse Director Vice President – Operations Director of Logistics Industrial Engineer Continuous Improvement Engineer All of these people ship Parts, some customer examples are Track Loader...
Your Role Warehouse Manager Warehouse Director Vice President Operations Network Manager Industrial Engineer Continuous Improvement Engineer Customer Examples Post Cereal – Breakfast Cereal Ancerre Design – Fancy Bathroom Vanities Georgia...
Your Role High Value SKU Warehouse Manager High Value SKU Warehouse Director High Value SKU Vice President Operations High Value SKU Network Manager High Value SKU Industrial Engineer High Value...
Your Role Warehouse Manager Warehouse Director Vice President – Operations Director of Logistics Industrial Engineer Continuous Improvement Engineer All of these folks ship Heavy Industrial Expensive Products, some customer examples...
Your Role Food Distributor Warehouse Manager Food Distributor Warehouse Director Food Distributor Vice President Operations Food Distributor Network Manager Food Distributor Industrial Engineer Food Distributor Continuous Improvement Engineer Customer Examples...
Your Role Distributor Warehouse Manager Distributor Warehouse Director Distributor Vice President Operations Distributor Network Manager Distributor Industrial Engineer Distributor Continuous Improvement Engineer Customer Examples Global Industrial DSW Distribution Titan Distributors...
Your Role 3PL Warehouse Manager 3PL Warehouse Director 3PL Vice President Operations 3PL Network Manager 3PL Industrial Engineer 3PL Continuous Improvement Engineer Customer Examples Kenco Group NFI Suddath Logistics Saddle...
Digital Camera Based Picture Capture Vs LoadProof INTRODUCTION This document describes the following, Provides a thorough comparison between the current Digital camera-based picture capturing many distribution centers do versus the...
LoadProof – Enterprise wide Rollout White Paper INTRODUCTION This document describes the following, Provides high level guidelines to deploy LoadProof enterprise-wide involving 2 or more distribution centers producing the most...
How an Effective Chargeback Management System will help address chargebacks and save a lot of $$$? – Part 2 INTRODUCTION This document describes the capabilities and implementation of an effective...
How an Effective Chargeback Management System will help address chargebacks and save a lot of $$$? INTRODUCTION This document describes the benefits of an effective chargeback management system. An effective...
Executive Summary Manufacturers and Wholesalers distribute their products to their customers who in turn sell them to end consumers. Manufacturers and Wholesalers (will address them as Shippers in this document...
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What are chargebacks? Chargebacks are fines that retailers impose on suppliers because the Retailers are doing extra work to process the Supplier’s product through the Retailer’s Supply Chain. Why are...
Number of Sites – 1 Quote “The customer’s customer claimed there were a couple of damage units, so our customer went ahead and asked us. As we had photos of...
Number of Sites – 3 Synopsis from the Transcript Very simple to use, use it in Smartphone/Tablet/Desktop. Retrieval of Pics is very very easy. Eliminated 10 to 15 load rejections...
Number of Sites – 51 Quote “LoadProof has helped our customer to gain confidence in we doing the right things and we doing what we supposed to do. We are...
Number of Sites – 51 Synopsis from the Transcript LoadProof is so easy to use. It is easy to store the pictures with the correct context. It is so easy...
Number of Sites – 51 Synopsis from the Transcript The workflow inside LoadProof is so easy, the steps are so simple for us to retrieve the data. I can even...
Number of Sites – 51 Quote “Saving about $5K to $10K per month, considering the number of claims that are rejected now, because we are able to show pics that...
Number of Sites – 2 Quote “LoadProof has helped us capture everything from a BOL picture to a container seal, best of all it’s an easy access tool for both...
Number of Sites – 2 Quote “LoadProof has helped our team keep the facility looking good and in line with the NFI standards!”. – Warehouse Operations Manager
Number of Sites – 2 Quote “When we have a claim against us, we can go back to the pictures and show that when the product left here it was...
Here is the list of top 9 Best Practices to consider when shipping products to retailer/ customer. It is also to be mentioned that most of these best practices can...
Number of Sites – 11 Transcript Quote LoadProof Helps to Quickly & Accurately figure out: incorrect shipments, what is wrong with the shipment, and how to streamline processes in the...
Number of Sites – 4 Quote “When you add a video that was an entire another process that saves time. It was a big game changer, that was a big...
Number of Sites – 1 Quote “LoadProof lets us be able to do it more efficiently, quickly and keep it organized and stored. We saved approximately $30,000 per year on...
Number of Sites – 1 Quote “Before the way our system is set up I’d never really know which one of my warehouse associates pulled the order, who acted and...
Number of Sites – 4 Quote “With LoadProof we can take different sample audits out there and use that as a training tool or a process improvement tool to really...
Number of Sites – 6 Transcript Quote “We captured more than 500 pictures in its first two months of deployment. For Sealed Air, the results were dramatic. Our site saw...
Number of Sites – 7 Quote “When I found LoadProof, It is a giant relief, I did not have to reinvent the wheel, we save 80 labor man hours per...
Number of Sites – 1 Quote “The amount of rejected loads have decreased significantly. WE WILL HAVE 4 to 6 TRAILERS REJECTED PER WEEK, NOW THAT HAS GONE DOWN TO...
A Whitepaper on Freight Claims Management Systems Freight Claims Management Systems – White Paper – Part I Freight Claims Management Systems – White Paper – Part II Freight Claims Management...
A Whitepaper on Chargeback Management Systems Chargeback Management Systems – White Paper – Part I Chargeback Management Systems – White Paper – Part II Chargeback Management Systems – White Paper...
This is another best practice on shipping temperature sensitive products. If you’re shipping temperature sensitive products, like if you’re doing some kind of a food distribution or shipping some kind...
This is another best practice to keep in mind while you’re doing LTL or FTL. We all know that LTL is less than truckload and FTL is full truck load,...
Number of Sites – 51 Quote “With LoadProof it is so easy to show we did our job right, by retrieving photos, even though we did our job weeks or...
Number of Sites – 7 Synopsis from the Transcript LoadProof helps us with the following: Capture damage from incoming loads to DC’s from Manufacturing plants or DC to DC transfers,...
Number of Sites – 2 Quote “We export a lot of our products through the containers. LoadProof is easy to document such loads that are being exported because I can...
Number of Sites – 1 Quote “It is a vital program to our operation and prevents us from being responsible for damages to product after it leaves our warehouse because...
Number of Sites – 1 Quote “LoadProof – Taking pictures has instilled a very good discipline among our loaders in house, hence we are able to ensure our loads are...
This best practice should be followed while loading. Loading is an important function when you’re shipping something to a customer or a retailer. You could have done a great job...
This is another video on the best practices that you could follow while loading the product in your distribution center. One important thing that you could do is applying the...
This is another best practice that you can use in your warehouse. I think this is more for a LTL (less than truckload) like a within a town delivery. You...
This best practice is about applying the seal especially when it is a FTL’s shipment. FTL a full truck load container shipment trailer that’s going from point A to point...
This is another best practice that you could use to make sure that nobody stacks anything on top of your pallet. If you are shipping anything on top of your...
This is another best practice that you can follow while you’re loading your products in the trailer container. It’s always important to do a great job loading and obviously your...
Transcript This is another interesting question that came from one of our customers and this was like “hey we have this problem where we are shipping these pallets and somehow...
This is another interesting dynamic on LoadProof. The managers that we talked to, they hear about our product and “they’re like wow this is great, want to take advantage of...
This is another interesting dynamic that we run into when we talk about LoadProof. We work with a lot of these small organizations like they have fifty people, hundred people...
Here is another interesting dynamic about LoadProof. Apparently somebody in their organization is interested and somebody saw the value of the product – LoadProof provides. We get to talk to...
Here is another tip from our supply chain expert on chargebacks. We have this conversation with warehouse shippers and we run into some really interesting dynamics. Obviously organizations are paying...
If you are looking at little automation in your warehouse this is the best practice to lookout. If you are automating your warehouse in terms of conveyors or sorters or...
The warehouse zone picking best practice helps in improving picking efficiency and productivity of operators. Learn this best practice from the expert. This next best practice is about the warehouse...
During one of my implementations, I was talking to this DC Director, this was a lady that had this amazing knack to formulate processes completely on the fly, that worked...
This is a best practice that will be very useful if you have a lot of trucks, trailers, and containers coming into your facility. This is called yard management, so...
This best practice is on warehouse voice picking. Instead of looking at the screen and looking at the device and typing in the characters and picking you would talk hands-free...
This next best practice that you can implement in your distribution center is something called vendor performance. So vendor performance is basically you as a retailer or a distributor or...
This next best practice is about optimizing your slotting process. It’s all about picking and especially it’s even more important in the e-commerce world, because you are picking one unit...
This best practice is about Returns ASN (Advance Shipment Notice). We discussed about the ASN before and we articulated on how useful was the ASN in deployment scheduling and your...
This best practice is about making replenishments inside the warehouse. It is important to stay on the top off replenishments always in your warehouse. If you have just one shift...
This best practice we are going to discuss is called as rate shopping. The rate shopping can be done for both parcel and the (Less than Load) LTL. I mean...
This is a best practice that you can refer to if you have a lot of quality issues in your distribution center. Let us assume that for some reason you...
This best practice is about running the warehouse meetings effectively. It’s basic and I learnt a great deal from consultants and doing consulting myself, the consultants gets billed at a...
Back in the good old days (read the summer of 1999), I was introduced to a music and movie club from Columbia House or the BMG Music Service. You may remember...
This best practice is known as location sequencing. It means that when you are configuring your locations for picking purposes, replenishment, and for put-away purposes in the reserve area in...
This best practice is about measuring and improving warehouse productivity through LMS, which stands for labor management system. There are typically two segments of customers that will benefit significantly from...
Sad to say, the e-commerce sea is besieged by porch pirates…that are trying to make sure that the electronic gadgets, tools, and equipment that consumers order never make it to...
This best practice is about the importance of UI (User Interface) in improving the distribution center productivity. In this day and age where Apple and Android have completely changed the...
This best practice is called “implementing global design in the distribution center”. Let us say when you go to Walmart in Atlanta it looks one way and then let’s say...
In April, I had a very busy week at the ProMat tradeshow in Chicago. The show, which originally billed itself as a materials handling equipment event, now has something for everyone...
This best practices that you implement in your supply chain is to Keep Track of Stock Movements through LPN (License Plate Number). You can make it a rule in your...
This warehouse best practice is called the directed putaway. Putaway is a process of moving the product after receiving at the receiving dock. The product gets received and either cases...
This best practice is about something called dimensioning of SKU’s in warehouse. Dimensioning of products is done by capturing the length width and height of the products. Boxes in which...
This distribution center best practice is called the cross docking. Cross-docking is basically sending a product you are sending from one dock to another dock i.e. from the receiving dock...
If you are looking to upgrade your WMS or if you’re getting a new WMS or switching to another WMS or if this is your first time WMS, here’s the...
We’re going to discuss another best practice that you can implement in your distribution center (DC). These practices need some more work to implement, like you have to design your...
Another best practice that you can implement in your distributions center is something called appointment scheduling. So basically what this means is when the truck drivers are arriving to your...
This post is about the best practices to track the velocity of your SKUs which is important to know as a DC manager and as a director of DC. As...
The third-party logistics (3PL) business is tough, because it covers a wide gamut of service offerings, that include some combination of: Just move my boxes and/or pallets. Move my boxes...
I would think that electronics OEMs or distributors would be leading the charge toward quality, and I’m sure many of them are. However, the first time I encountered a quality...
The smart phone market has historically been a huge battlefield and nothing about that is changing. In fact, if anything, it’s getting more competitive. It would be fair to say...
That’s the fear, isn’t it? I think that this prediction is half right. The robots are coming, so brace yourself. Whether we like it or not, the robots are coming....
Canada has declared Cannabis or Marijuana a legal medicine. United States is following suit, however here in the US, it is being done state by state, Colorado has done that...
Technology changes quickly. Other fields, such as legal and finance, are comparatively slow to evolve. (A friend’s daughter recently told me she chose the finance discipline for that reason: to...
This past summer was fabulous. My brother-in-law got married and so my family got to go to India and participate in a typical South Indian wedding ceremony end to end,...
We were featured as an Outstanding company that is driving new trends in the supply chains. Kenco and Smart Gladiator Transparency Retailers can make up to 10 per cent of...
Our actions and decisions are only as good as the data we use to rule them. That being true, when designing complicated systems, ensure the integrity of the data set...
It’s one thing to rave about the benefits that IoT will deliver to a distribution center, but it’s another to get a look at how it really adds value and...
A truly great supply chain partner is one who knows precisely which ingredients we need to make our operations successful — and those we can skip. Some partners can tell...
Prove that you did your job right with LoadProof and avoid chargebacks. The industry first advanced supply chain tracking technology.
https://youtu.be/1nKZGk_htQo When it comes to settling disputes over damaged or inaccurate loads. Sealed Air Corp. was experiencing a serious problem with chargebacks. Ostensible reasons for the customer-imposed fines included missed...
It’s true that necessity is the mother of invention. Creativity, though, is the father, and knowledge is the midwife. As people, we are wired for survival. When we are in...
You cannot manage what you cannot measure—so if you want to manage something you need to be able to measure it. The average distributor, then, can improve productivity by 7%...
A picture is worth a thousand words and a story is worth a thousand pictures. It’s little wonder, then, that people often long to describe a problem with a picture....
CSCMP Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Award – Finalist – Kenco Logistics, Sealed Air & Smart Gladiator Loadproof – Presentation Part 1 at the 2017 CSCMP Edge Conference in...
DULUTH, Ga. – Sept. 24, 2018 — Smart Gladiator, a leading Wearable and Mobile technology provider, is proud to announce that it has been named to the 2018 list of 100 Great Supply...
Blockchain has great potential to solve problems and address supply chain problems. Personally, the area that excites me most is track and trace—especially when you consider the possibility of taking...
I ran into a bot for the very first time back in the year 2000. These computer programs ideally automate tasks normally handled by humans. For me, the bot streamlined...
It is very easy to look at the adversity, see only doom and gloom and give up quickly. However, real winners see the opportunities behind the challenge. It may be...
A technical person would argue that 2+2 is always 4, never less or never more. This person would point to mathematics or physics. Perhaps, it would be an argument of...
At a recent Next-Gen Executives: Trans-formative Leadership in the Smart Machine Age Summit, I learned that the leadership component was as much or more important than the smart machine part....
I was excited to see an email from my alma mater, Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology, inviting me for a thought leadership summit. I knew I...
It was nice a Sunday evening at Orlando Florida. Our company, Smart Gladiator, was one of the Start-Up Technology companies that was selected to represent the Georgia team in the...
The Internet will disappear. There will be so many IP addresses, so many devices, sensors, things that you are wearing, things that you are interacting with, that you won’t even...
In 1997, I had a half-day training with the leader of the multinational company I had just joined in Bangalore. He started with a story from Steven Covey’s book, The Seven...
The first time I was confronted with the idea of voice picking, I was intrigued. This was quite a long time ago, but when I saw the design spec I...
In the warehouse, excellent data collection processes are critical to accurate inventory counts in real time. By knowing what’s in the warehouse, organizations can fulfil orders quickly, avoid shortages, reduce...
If brick and mortar retail is to survive, retailers can’t just sell technology, but they must use technology in new and smart ways. Plus, it can’t be gadgets for the...
Amazon is the elephant in the room where any supply chain conversation is happening. Everyone is chasing that Amazon effect. Everyone is trying to figure out how to deliver on the...
Is retail dead? This became the crux of the matter when I found myself invited to pitch in front of a leading retailer at the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia...
Think about all our familiar, modern superheroes: Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Ironman, and Wonder Woman. What differentiates them from others is, at least in part, a heroic attitude, let’s call it...
Delivering an omnichannel experience to customers has become newest Holy Grail for retailers. At the same time, trying to use old tools and processes to meet these new service level...
It is time to call out the elephant in the room: in the technology space in the U.S., there is a serious lack of multicultural leadership. When I say leadership,...
Buying from a Vendor that specializes in this domain is better than building it yourself Today, IT technology is one of the biggest enablers of supply chain efficiency. Organizations, then,...
I recently visited a major speaker manufacturer with cutting edge technology. The layout of the facility demonstrated clearly how much the company cares about its products. The main reception area...
Today, businesses large and small are blogging to get their ideas out there. My company is no different. We know it makes a difference since potential customers mention them. At...
It’s been said that hindsight is 20/20… and it’s certainly true that taking a moment to ponder the outcomes of the projects and activities of the year is useful. I’ve...
Getting products into hands of the customer quickly and efficiently is quickly moving from a differentiation to table stakes. As expectation of buyers increase, distribution centers must look for new ways...
Sometimes, a regular day sticks in your memory. I still remember one typical Monday. I woke up at 3:00 AM, packed a week’s worth of clothes, kissed my wife and...
Google announced its Pixel phone bragging that it could last up to seven hours after a 15-minute charge. How cool is that? You don’t need to go through a miserable day if...
Business people all had real assistants, people who helped them. Now, on our mobile devices, we all have digital assistants (i.e. Siri, Alexa, S-Voice etc.) on our mobile devices. They’ve...
Last month, Chennai, the coastal capital of Southern State Tamil Nadu often called the Detroit of South India, was battered by record-breaking rains that exceeded normal levels by three times and broke...
If as the saying goes, a picture is worth 1,000 words, then I believe that a story is worth 1,000 pictures. Why is Akbar called Akbar the Great? Why is...
Every organization has a variety of systems aimed at streamlining processes and getting things done. Unfortunately, the plethora of technologies and software can confuse the average employee, especially if it’s...
You might call it ambition. You might call it determination. You might even call it passion. I call it fire in the belly. Whatever name it goes by, though, this...
I learned a few things when I spent one winter in a distribution center in Canada. I learned what it was like to arrive for work in the dark and...
In the distribution center (DC), technology has taken over many manually intensive, paper-based processes. That progression is fascinating. Technology is being leveraged to create superior processes and connect workers seamlessly...
“I think if you’re looking at a PC, why would you buy a PC anymore? No really, why would you buy one?” Apple CEO Tim Cook recent queried a Telegraph reporter. It’s...
This month puts us well past the holiday season, with its tradition of frenzied holiday shopping. For those, the shopping tradition and the weeks after provide an opportunity for bragging...
Recently, I was invited to take a place on a Tech for Distribution Center (DC) panel during the annual Georgia Logistics Summit. We tackled some intriguing questions: During this time of...
Managers matter. Management style matters. For many workers, autonomy means trust. When I look back on my career, my best managers avoided micromanaging their employees. However, I’ve also seen it...
We live in a digital world…and it’s only going to get more digital. With that reality in mind, I’ve wanted to dig deeper into the topic, particularly as it relates...
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If Anne Hathaway (or fill in the blank with your favorite star) were hosting a party, I can imagine that she’s want to create a magical evening for the guests,...
When we talk about leadership in the technology sector, it’s critical to start with a shared understanding of what leadership really is. There are plenty of misconceptions about what leadership...
It’s surprising but huge warehouses with several sophisticated systems are not immune from sending their warehouse operators home in the middle of the day due of lack of work. Planning...
“Culture will eat strategy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, anytime.” This was the first sentence that the professor of marketing and strategy uttered during our first MBA class at Georgia...
Back in 1995, when I went to see a movie called Disclosure, the story line about sexual harassment in corporate America was OK, but what really fascinated us was this thing...
When Apple introduced the iPad Pro, I was intrigued by the technology, and I could clearly see opportunity for the device in the supply chain. Unfortunately, a handful of limitations remain...
To be effective globally, organizations need to foster cultural intelligence, especially in senior management. A couple of weeks ago, I met with the chief operating officer of a leading contract...
While there are many companies working on drone deliveries, it might be relatively easier to deploy drones in the distribution centers and get some real return on investment (ROI). Although...
Recently, I travelled to china to meet with one of our vendors. As soon as I set foot in the country, I was impressed with a variety of things that...
Fifteen years ago, after I had joined a supply chain vendor as a developer, I encountered a product called J walk (a unit-testing tool for the Java programming language). After...
I recently visited NASA’s Cape Canaveral Kennedy Space Center. It was a fun and educational trip, especially for my daughter. We spent a lot of time looking at the Space Shuttle...
Recently, I was telling a colleague about how we helped a retailer with a week-long pilot project with our distribution center technology. The results were exciting. Day one, productivity shot...
We can all imagine drones moving boxes in the distribution center. However, there are a couple of reasons that make it difficult to move boxes today. That being said, another...
During a couple of recent trade shows and conferences, I heard some intriguing presentations on how robots taking over warehouse worker jobs. By many accounts, venture capitalists are flocking to...
When email works, it’s effective, but when it fails it can be a big problem. At times, emerging social media capabilities may provide a more effective way of sharing information...
As a participant in the recent Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Supply Chain & Mobility Panel, we talked about the benefits of deploying mobile capabilities in the supply chain. The audience...
When I first saw Google glass, it took me back to 1995 and the release of the action film Terminator 2 – Judgment Day. A bunch of us sophomores got all...
In the summer months, the employment market is flooded with newly minted graduates. In an environment where there are more supply chain, logistics, and related jobs than there are qualified...
During my technology consulting career over a period of 20 years, I can say, I have been part of a few crazy projects. One of the project was this WMS...
The Apple Watch, one of the most anticipated and supposedly game-changing wearable’s in the tech industry, has arrived and, obviously, it has not met Apple’s sales expectations. In fact, that...
I still remember the very first time I saw this thing called the Internet. It was July 1997 and I got an after-hours glimpse at the German multinational company where...
For some supply chain and logistics functions, rugged wearable computers can be a real boon. At the same time, the cost of managing these devices can be daunting. Too often,...
I was talking to a distribution center manager recently and he shared a recent story of a strange and unique event in his 25-year career. He got a call from...
Back in the good old days, when I had just arrived in the working world, supply chain management was still a new field. I was working at a new company...
When I came to the U.S. back in 1999, I got some ribbing about the “green screen” technology I was working on from others who, like me, had envisioned coming...
LoadProof your SupplyChain. Reduce your chargebacks and claims.
At Smart Gladiator, we work continuously to improve our product. As part of that exercise, we recently decided to install a sensor in our product. Having finalized a product choice...
In the summer between high school and college, I got to tour with my Dad in the mountains of Western Ghats in South India. His job was to ensure the...
I still remember a conversation I had with a science teacher at a science exhibition when I was in the 11th grade. This man talked with excitement and passion about electricity....
In recent years, many prominent universities have developed graduate level programs in supply chain, procurement, and logistics. Many go after an Masters of Business Administration (MBA) or other masters level...
My grandmother made my favorite Indian sweets, especially fresh and hot mysorepaks, filled with ghee, and sugar, and love. Nothing was better. If you ask most people about love, they’ll...
Some people think that the supply chain is behind in terms of technology. The technology, though, is available. As an industry, we should start looking at the best ways of...
Replenishment involves moving inventory from reserve location to active location so that it may be picked, packed and shipped. In the case of the item can’t be located quickly, or...
Smart Gladiator, an innovative mobile-enabling supply chain solution provider and developer of the next generation Wearable, Tablet and Mobile technologies for supply chain execution is proud to announce, its product...
Sealed Air Corp. is among the big shippers to partner with Kenco Logistics Services and Smart Gladiator on an app that can manage the huge volume of photos taken to...
Smart Gladiator, an innovative mobile-enabling supply chain solution provider and developer of the next generation Wearable, Tablet and Mobile technologies for supply chain execution is proud to announce, its product...
Approximately 1,200 people attended the 9th Georgia Logistics Summit, which was held May 16-17 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Arnall Golden Gregory has been a summit sponsor since 2013....
Data Collection in Warehouses Data collection is a very important business function that needs to be performed in a Distribution Center in order to maintain accurate inventory count real time...
I still remember, it is so fresh in my mind, I was a developer that was part of the professional services team supporting the Warehouse Management iSeries deployment for our...
Picking is one of the most important functions that is performed in the warehouse for the reasons below, 1. Often picking process is the most time-consuming process, hence could become...
DULUTH, Ga. – May 21, 2018 — LoadProof app has gained tremendous traction among the Supply Chain community since it was launched last year. LoadProof is being used by 300+ associates across 45+...
The concept of LoadProof came from our customers. Specifically, our Idea Challenge where we have quarterly competitions to gather the best ideas and solutions to a given theme or topic....
Smart Gladiator helps Retailers, Distributors and Logistics Service Providers mobile enable their Supply Chain & Operations processes. By mobile enabling these processes, companies can not only realize tremendous cost savings,...
Training warehouse labor is costly and time consuming. We spoke with supply chain technology expert Puga Sankara to learn strategies and innovations that reduce the burden of training. Our conversation...
Smart Gladiator helps Retailers, Distributors and Logistics Service Providers mobile enable their Supply Chain & Operations processes. By mobile enabling these processes, companies can not only realize tremendous cost savings,...
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—February 22, 2017 — Kenco has teamed up with Smart Gladiator to roll out a new mobile app that increases supply chain visibility by photo-documenting shipments to improve compliance and reduce costs....
ATLANTA – Nov. 10, 2016 — Smart Gladiator, an innovative mobile-enabling supply chain solution provider and developer of the next generation Wearable, Tablet and Mobile app technologies for supply chain execution is proud...
Some of my best childhood memories are of the time right after exams when I went to visit my grandparents. My sister and I were royally treated and completely spoiled:...
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Recently saw a video about the newest robotics capabilities and it gave me an eerie feeling. It showed robots from Boston Dynamics trudging through the snow and lifting and carrying,...
Technology is not a silver bullet to bring down every business problem. Instead, process drives cost savings and technology enables better processes. The two cannot be separated. Process and procedure...
During arms-control summit meetings with Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s, President Reagan often used a favorite Russian “doveryai, no proveryai,” that is “trust, but verify.” Reagan had...
Historically, I’ve been a huge fan of Apple. They have a track record of making quality products and articulating a clear corporate philosophy. After being inspired by all the things...
It has been said that data in the twenty-first century is like oil in the eighteenth century. I don’t agree with this 100%. Like oil, data has to be refined...
Change management and innovation go hand in hand. It is comparatively easy to innovate, but getting the entire organization to adopt that change is trickier, even though we all know...
We live in a world that is bathed in data…and yet too often that data yields little in terms of information. Today, data proliferates business, but the worth of that...
ATLANTA (February 22, 2016) –The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state’s leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia’s technology industry, today announced Smart Gladiator LLC...
Join more than the 800 technology entrepreneurs, investors and senior technology executives from across the country at the 2015 Venture Atlanta Conference. The 2015 Venture Atlanta Conference, the Southeast’s premier...
