KSI WILL BE PRESENTING AT THE IN-PERSON PARCEL FORUM ’21 – SEPTEMBER 14-16, 2021

It’s Monumental! Keith Swiednicki International (KSI) is presenting at the in-person PARCEL Forum ’21, September 14-16 at the Gaylord National Resort, Maryland. Use promo code PAR21VIP to save up to $600 to attend the industry’s #1 educational event for eCommerce-centric (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) shippers.

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Designing an effective warehouse operation and distribution center (DC) is only as good as the data you use to build it. These days, the specific functionality of your DC must outperform your competitors and drive business growth. To gain an edge, companies must mine the data required to get a good picture of cost structure, facility layout and operating strategies for current and future item mix. Join your peers in this interactive workshop for the 12 steps to optimize your parcel operations, from detailed data gathering, cleansing and analysis to the development of alternative layout and operating concepts. 

Tue Sep 14, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT   200 An ABC Approach to Optimizing Your Operation Leveraging Data 

In this workshop, you’ll learn:  

• What data to collect, including facility information, operational data and anticipated changes to the existing business model, and how to effectively collect the required datasets 
• How to analyze data for optimizing your operations, such as existing business rules, item movement and order history  
• How to apply data to your current operation 
• How to use data to continually refine your design for improved productivity 

Thu Sep 16, 1:10 PM – 1:50 PM EDT  409 How Productive Are You? The Key Benchmark Metrics to Improve Operational & Workforce Productivity 

The recent global challenges in the supply chain have certainly highlighted the importance of the logistics function to many company CEOs. As a result, organizations are looking to reset, rethink and renew their logistics and supply chain management strategy for long-term benefits and efficiencies. But with so many changes on the horizon for the distribution center (DC), where do you start? In this session, attendees will learn the key productivity measures to improve overall operations and reduce the reliance on labor. Looking at real-world benchmarking survey  results conducted by Keith Swiednicki International (KSi), we will present Top 5 common key performance indicators (KPIs) and best practices you can implement, including those focused on labor optimization and order accuracy. This is your ultimate productivity cheat sheet!   

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

• Steps to minimize labor turnover   
• Productivity rates to benchmark your operation  
• Key metrics to drive operational improvements