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COLUMN | THE INNOVATION SIDE OF THINGS
Text: Suzanne Thomasson | Senior Business Consultant at ORTEC
"We are used to smart innovations that predict our behavior in our personal lives: when I get into my car after work, Google Maps sets the destination to my home, and when I settle into my couch, Netflix knows what series I would like to see. In B2B, these technological advancements haven’t yet reached their full potential. If you ask me, there is lots of potential for the B2B world to advance and catch up. As we embrace the potential of smart innovations in B2B, we embark on a journey where human ingenuity and machine intelligence converge to shape the future of planning!"
How can pallet and load space optimization add value to my company?
Companies we talk to about pallet and load optimization are usually looking to maximize utilization of pallets, trucks, to automate the planning process and improve warehouse efficiencies. Certainly, these are primary goals for optimization however, when considering pallet and load space optimization, look at all processes that can be affected. How and where optimization capabilities are implemented in the planning process can positively affect downstream processes. Think about the end-to-end process, including supply, sales, logistics planning, pallet picking (including warehouse layout and any automation that needs to be considered), staging, vehicle loading, safety considerations, ease of unloading, and customer specific restrictions or wishes.
ORTEC’s mathematical algorithms allow companies to consider complex variables to achieve the best results quickly to support decision making, operations and to meet business goals.
This article explains some ways companies are using ORTEC’s pallet and loading solutions and potential benefits that can be achieved.
By Jason Lafata, Director of Value Realization and Senior Account Manager at ORTEC.