Dan M The German-based package delivery service DHL has launched a pilot project in which customer’s Amazon orders are delivered directly to the trunks of their cars. The partnership between DHL-Parcel, Amazon, and the German car manufacturer Audi is being rolled out this summer on a trial basis throughout Germany. If it’s successful, it could be used … Read more
(Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we travel deep underground to a subterranean cold storage facility where operators have been struggling with lighting costs for decades.) Deep below the surface of Johnson, Arkansas, is a former limestone mine and Cold War fallout shelter called “The Cave”. For nearly 50 years, it has served as a … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: The US Postal Service is on track to lose $5 billion this year. So why are taxpayers willing to tolerate the kind of steep losses that would cause private investors to go ballistic? We’ll take a … Read more
During the fiscal third quarter of 2015, which ended June 30, the US Postal service lost an estimated $586 million. If it were a publicly-held company, shareholders might start clamoring for the CEO’s head. Yet it’s business as usual for the USPS. In fact, a half a billion dollar loss in a single quarter could … Read more
If it seems like there are more robotics being used in manufacturing and industry today, that’s because there are. According to new statistics released by the Robotics Industries Association, the North American robotics market is off to its fastest start ever in 2015. A record 14, 232 robots valued at more than $840 million were … Read more
(Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we look at the age old question that comes with the use of heavy equipment: Should you rent or buy?) When it comes to improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of big jobs in warehousing and manufacturing, there’s no substitute for heavy equipment such as forklifts, front end loaders, power … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: Memphis is known for many things .. the home of Elvis Presley, Beale Street blues, and world-class barbecue. But it’s now known as the home of Nike’s gigantic new distribution center. How big is it? … Read more
The city of Memphis is known for the authentic blues, great barbecue … and basketball shoes? Nike — the Portland, Oregon, based maker of sports footwear — recently expanded its distribution center in Memphis to a sprawling 2.8 million square feet, making it the biggest Nike DC on the planet. The interior of the updated facility … Read more
(Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thursday Feature, we take an in-depth look at the most efficient way to do something most companies do every day … loading and unloading truck beds and cargo containers) Not every heavy load requires you to use specialized equipment such as a forklift, power jack, or manual jack to move … Read more
You don’t have to be a rock star or work underneath jetliners to have your hearing affected by loud noises. Even factory workers and warehouse employees can suffer from noise-induced hearing loss or NIHL. Loud industrial noises can affect your hearing over time or a single incident can cause immediate damage. Sometimes the hearing loss … Read more
