Supply Chain & Warehouse Logistics Blog

Industrial maintenance in automated warehouses

Industrial maintenance: this is one of the most common concerns when automating an installation. We’ll show you the options you have with Interlake Mecalux.

Lean logistics: leaning into efficiency

''The Lean logistics methodology is a management and operations organization philosophy of Japanese origin The Lean method aims to eliminate waste that strains a company’s logistics profitability.

Industrial cleaning: keeping your warehouse nice and tidy

Warehouse cleaning is essential to protect the materials stored and workers operating in your installation. We’ll show you the corresponding good practices.

Safety stock: what is it and how can I optimize it?

Safety stock is extra inventory stored in the warehouse in order to cope with contingencies in the supply chain. How can you avoid having too much of it?

Supply chain: what is it? Definition and differences from logistics

The supply chain is the process generated from the time the customer places an order to the moment the product or service has been delivered and charged. How does it differ from logistics?

Warehouse layout: designing it from the ground up

Warehouse layout: when designing this, you have to strike a balance between flows of people and materials, goods accessibility, available space, and stock throughput. How can you do this?

Spare parts warehouse: how should you organize it?

Spare parts warehouse: organizing one optimally means being able to prepare a large volume of orders simultaneously and managing an immense inventory. We'll show you how to do this in our article.

Supply chain benchmarking: a key strategy for continuous process improvement

Supply chain benchmarking consists of gathering information on good practices and sector leaders to adapt it to your company. We’ll show you how to implement it successfully.