Just-in-time manufacturing revolutionized production by eliminating waste—excess inventory, unnecessary motion, overproduction. But there’s one resource that JIT principles often struggle to address: labor. You...
Walk through any warehouse or manufacturing floor in the Lehigh Valley, and you’ll hear more than one language being spoken. That’s not a challenge...
Every year, it’s the same story. Summer ends, the leaves start turning, and suddenly every warehouse and distribution center in the Lehigh Valley needs...
It’s 11 PM, and your third shift is supposed to have twelve people. Eight showed up. Sound familiar? For Philadelphia employers running logistics and...
It’s 5:30 AM, and your phone buzzes with a text: three of your warehouse workers won’t be in today. One has the flu, another...
You’ve grown your business to the point where you need more hands, but you’re not sure if you’re ready for permanent hires. Maybe you’re...
Finding a warm body to fill a warehouse position is easy. Finding someone who can operate a forklift safely, read technical specifications accurately, and...
When a temporary worker gets injured at your facility, who’s responsible? The short answer is: both you and the staffing agency. Under OSHA guidelines,...
Let’s talk about a problem that keeps business owners up at night: turnover. You find a good worker, invest in training them, and just...
Here’s something that might surprise you: When workers talk about wanting “flexibility,” they’re not always talking about working from home. For the millions of...