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Modernizing Internal Processes for the New Normal in Retail

The retail industry is among those most impacted by the societal changes the pandemic has created. Retailers have been catapulted into an era that’s heavily reliant upon online shopping and curbside pickup. Under the current...1 Min Read

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What Is Lean Manufacturing? Top Tips for Cutting Costs

Lean manufacturing is a growing trend in the industrial world. As markets change and competition escalates, companies are looking for ways to cut costs, boost productivity, and run more efficiently. This concept and practice of lean...10 Min Read

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Shift Planning 101: What it Is, and How it Can Save You Money

For frontline majority organizations, shift planning can be a major pain point for supervisors. If you have a facility that operates 24/7, then ensuring ‘round the clock coverage can be a challenge. Fortunately, a proper shift planning...6 Min Read

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Leading The Frontline: Shift Manager Definition and Responsibilities

These days, most industries never sleep. And, the heroes of around-the-clock work are our shift leaders. Shift managers are essential team members that keep a company’s wheels turning at any given moment. But, their roles can quickly...4 Min Read

Beekeeper Releases New Forms and Tasks Features for Smoother Frontline Operations

Over the past year, we’ve seen our customers overcome tremendous challenges. Frontline workers and their companies have shown just how incredibly flexible, creative, and resilient they can be. As a company dedicated to empowering...6 Min Read

3 Key Ways Mobile Communication Reduces Manufacturing Overhead

For manufacturing companies, recovering from the pandemic and adjusting to a new normal involves making strategic decisions about how best to allocate resources. Manufacturing overhead is often the first place where companies look...5 Min Read

7 Key Trends in Operations Management in a Post-COVID World for 2021

Times, they are a-changin’ — and maybe more quickly than we can adapt. Fortunately, we humans are a clever species endowed with the ability to plan contingencies for a variety of scenarios and make the best of any circumstances....9 Min Read

FFOW Part 2 | Top-Down Internal Comms Is Not Enough Anymore: The Rise of Operational Communication

Welcome to part two of our Frontline Future of Work Series (FFOW) series! If you haven’t read FFOW Part 1 | The Reality of Being a Frontline Worker: Who Are They and What Do They Need? check it out now. For part two, let’s...14 Min Read

Industry 4.0 │How To Boost Productivity With Next-Gen Manufacturing Equipment

Industry 4.0, smart factories, and next-generation manufacturing technology are here. But, manufacturers are wondering how their manufacturing equipment will keep pace with the evolving landscape. Industry 4.0 is in full swing. Learn...6 Min Read

SOP 101: How to Write Standard Operating Procedures That Save Time and Money

At its core, a business is a series of processes. If there’s one document that should be the go-to for how to get things done, it’s an SOP. Companies create these internal guides to create lean, efficient, and uniform workflows....8 Min Read

Quality Over Quantity│Boost Customer Loyalty With Quality Assurance Training

Have you thought about why you buy from the same companies over and over again? Most likely, it has nothing to do with quality assurance training. But indirectly, it does. Build a quality-focused culture with a sound operational communication...8 Min Read