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Articles by Howard Coleman

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Performance Management

Robotics Will Reshape DCs and Warehouses

It’s only the beginning, so take the time to learn about this technology and implement it at your facilities.
March 6, 2023
Howard Coleman
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This past summer, while visiting a wholesale distributor’s distribution center (DC), I watched receiving personnel spend an afternoon unloading boxes from a tractor-trailer in nearly 100 F heat.


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Don’t Call It Innovation: Burst That Bulb, Part 2

Why not reinvent your company?
November 4, 2022
Howard Coleman
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In Part 1, I posited that innovation is something completely new or different being introduced that changes the marketplace — it’s one and done. 


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Don’t Call It Innovation: Burst That Bulb, Part 1

You may mean improvement, but your employees will hear alarm bells. It’s time to stop using the word.
October 3, 2022
Howard Coleman
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Research suggests that people react negatively to the word innovation. Some companies seem to be finding that using other terms helps employees engage more with the process.


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Four Key Success Factors for Human-Robot Collaboration

Distribution-focused operations are seeking to automate workflow operations and reduce the transaction costs of labor and time.
July 4, 2022
Howard Coleman
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The use of robots is quickly evolving, especially in distribution-focused operations. 


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Supply Chain Troubles: What Have We Learned So Far? Part 2

With some creative thinking, our future supply chains can be more efficient and resilient while becoming more collaborative.
April 1, 2022
Howard Coleman
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In Part 1 of this column we examined the concept of just-in-time inventory management amid major supply-chain disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the devasting effects of last year’s Winter Storm Uri


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Supply Chain Troubles: What Have We Learned So Far? Part 1

If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that supply chains need to change.
March 1, 2022
Howard Coleman
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We’ll explore a series of questions in this month’s column. 


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10 Commandments of Today’s Sustainable Company

What separates companies that survive from the others is the ability to proactively reinvent to stay relevant in the marketplace.
December 6, 2021
Howard Coleman
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Being sustainable is not just about being “green” — or only about sustainable supply chains. 


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Business Reinvention: Distribution on the Cusp of Metamorphosis

We all need healthy cycles of planned renewal because consistency ultimately builds a culture of reinvention.
October 5, 2021
Howard Coleman
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You know, for me, the last 18-plus months have felt like a science fiction movie. Hasn’t it? 


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Tactical Vs. Strategic: Which Drives Your Metamorphosis Best?

Whether execution and firefighting will serve tomorrow’s distribution managers is still very much up in the air.
July 2, 2021
Howard Coleman
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Execution and firefighting historically were highly valued skills. Whether those same skills will serve tomorrow’s distribution managers is still very much up in the air.
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Distribution Is on the Cusp of Metamorphosis

Adopt and employ these tips to create opportunities from disruption.
May 7, 2021
Howard Coleman
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For as long as the term “metamorphosis” has been in use, distribution management has been characterized by tacticians, focused on ensuring that orders rolled and were filled. Execution and firefighting were highly valued skills.


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