Day: April 19, 2016

New Technologies Shake Up Warehousing But Boost Employment Trends

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New technologies are a cornerstone of improving market share and innovation in all aspects of business. As businesses become more effective and creative, one of the least efficient aspects is logistics. In the past, every business that made a product needed a warehouse in which to store it. These warehouses needed to be maintained, stocked and manned. If a business made products, they always had to have space to store them. That was the bottom line.

Outsourcing

Today, if you are a small business with local demand for your product, and you don’t have the storage space, you can outsource a warehouse. If you’re a large business with a world-wide demand for your products, and you want to cut costs, you can outsource a warehouse. This is called third party logistics, or 3PL for short, and it takes away the warehouse management needed from both small and large business owners.

Warehouse Equipment

3PL’s are the new wave in warehouse problem solving. They can provide warehousing, transportation or even raw material provision. The key to this modern type of warehousing is called containerization, where products are stored in like sized containers that can be stacked and transported efficiently. This has opened up an entire new industry, with the needs for new and effective warehouse equipment to support it.

For more information on warehouse equipment for any job, contact DJ Products, makers of trailer movers, dumpster movers and even rail car movers. We have the mobile solution to your warehouse floor management.

Improvements by Railways Drive Increased Use

Cargo transportatio with Trains and Railways
Cargo transportatio with Trains and Railways

When people think about railroads, they typically do not think modern and high tech. Perhaps, railroads deserve that perception. As the internet began taking root in many businesses and the lives of most people in the mid-1990s, North American railroads were slow to adopt new ways of doing things.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags for packages, and eventually rail cars, were the extent of advancement for most rail companies. However, as mentioned in Progressive Railroading, increased use of technology for data collection and analysis by railways is improving efficiency and safety for both freight and passenger trains.

Railways should accelerate investment in new technology

Just this past year, the FAA allowed BNSF Railway Company to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect video of derailments and for bridge inspections in what would otherwise be unsafe environments. According to Progressive Railroading, major rail lines are investing in remote, real-time monitoring sensors that measure rail-car and locomotive health. This helps predict failures before they occur.

The Rail Cart Caddy from DJ Products is another way rail companies can protect their employees as they efficiently complete necessary work. It uses a 36 volt 3-battery power system, can push or pull up to 200,000 lbs, and is great for use indoors or outside. The Rail Cart Caddy is just one of the many industrial movers available to improve safety and efficiency on surfaces like asphalt, concrete and gravel.

Rails have always been one of the most cost-effective methods to move freight and people. To reduce injuries and improve efficiency, browse the full line of American made movers that are available from DJ Products.