2018-07-06 13:50
As more and more end users are insisting upon a sustainable supply chain, distributors are increasingly looking for ways to make their facilities greener. And for many large end customers, s… Read More
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2018-07-03 15:13
by Kevin Hill Efficient warehouse management is becoming more and more critical as it optimizes warehouse processes as well as ensures overall inventory profitability. There are a number of… Read More
2018-07-03 00:00
LEED-certified warehouses are a significant link in the sustainable supply chain. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a certification system developed by… Read More
2018-06-28 18:00
Non-powered, or gravity conveyor systems have been a staple of materials handling and manufacturing since the early 19th century. But long before that, ancient Egyptians probably used gravit… Read More
2018-06-26 17:25
It’s not a myth that online shopping requires massive amounts of energy and resources, and reducing your packaging waste is just one of the things you can do to minimize your impact on… Read More
2018-06-22 14:38
While warehouse inventory management is about arranging inventory so it can be found quickly, it’s also about maximizing productivity for labor costs savings and increasing inventory a… Read More
2018-06-21 15:00
by Katherine A. Began When it comes to transport innovation, we often focus on tech and automation inside a vehicle, rarely giving much thought to something equally as noteworthy: engineerin… Read More
2018-06-13 19:25
Moving a storage operation is a massive undertaking that can be logistically challenging. And relocating while doing "business as usual" presents even more significant challenges to keep ope… Read More
2018-05-31 15:07
by Katherine A. Began Technology has always driven manufacturing trends and capabilities, and the outlook for industrial production in 2018 shows no sign of slowing down. Advances in customi… Read More
2018-05-29 19:19
Conveyors are a great help in transporting materials and supplies throughout a facility, but like any piece of equipment that moves materials, conveyors can present some safety concerns. Bot… Read More
2018-05-22 15:00
by Steven London Integrated Technology and Predictive Analysis In the next 10 years, the biggest challenge to fleet management will be the analysis of huge amounts of data (Big Data) and the… Read More
2018-05-16 19:27
How much do you know really know about the products you use everyday? You probably know the retailer you bought them from. You might know a product is sustainably sourced or the country of o… Read More
2018-05-08 17:40
A warehouse mezzanine is a secondary floor or platform installed above the main warehouse floor to take advantage of often unused or wasted vertical space. Installing a mezzanine in your war… Read More
2018-04-25 16:48
While you won't find a requirement for anchoring and securing your pallet racks specifically stated in the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, OSHA frequent… Read More
2018-04-04 00:00
Good warehouse lighting is key to optimum performance in addition to worker health, comfort, and safety. But lighting design in a warehouse can be a real challenge due to the variety of func… Read More
2018-03-28 17:00
Determining the proper frame capacity 1. Calculate the maximum load per bay by multiplying the number of levels by the load per level (supported levels only) 2. Determine the maximum d… Read More
2018-03-06 03:00
Ecommerce has improved the shopping experience for many consumers, and as a result, shoppers are now placing more orders with smaller quantities – and they want they want their orders… Read More
2018-02-20 21:05
Did you know that after the common cold, back injuries are the most common reason for non-attendance in the general workforce, accounting for one in every five injuries and illnesses in… Read More
2018-02-15 20:55
What exactly is project management? To answer that, let's first look at the definition of a project. A project a temporary endeavor undertaken to accomplish a singular goal. It's involves a… Read More
2018-02-06 23:00
What is a freight forwarder? Freight forwarding is an important aspect of global trade. In the simplest of terms, a freight forwarder is a company that arranges the importing and e… Read More
2018-01-30 19:49
If you are an e-commerce retailer, or "e-tailer", there's no doubt that customer returns are costing you. High return rates have long been a challenge for e-commerce companies. At least 30%… Read More
2018-01-18 19:56
In any warehouse or storage operation where inventory is stored high on racks, falling items are always a possibility. Entire pallets, cartons, or individual items can fall for many reasons:… Read More
2018-01-16 18:00
By Cory Levins We all know how important it is to reduce our impact on the environment. Many businesses are now improvising with new ways of designing and producing their products, attemptin… Read More
2018-01-10 15:49
Did you know that each year 1 in 10 forklifts will be involved in an accident? OSHA estimates that 35,000 serious injuries and 62,000 non-serious injuries involving forklifts occur annu… Read More
2018-01-03 17:00
Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, Baltimore, Maryland. By Jim Pickerell, 1936-, Photographer (NARA record: 4588217) - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain. There'… Read More
2017-12-15 15:18
If you own a business, whether large or small, and whether you deal with products or services, you most likely have a supply chain. In the most simple terms, all supply chains begin with the… Read More
2017-11-29 02:00
Quite simply, welding is a process that to joins two pieces of metal or plastic by heating and allowing the edges to flow together. As an industrial process, the cost of welding plays a cruc… Read More
2017-11-14 16:00
Is warehouse cleanliness and organization part of your strategic plan? Establishing standards for order and cleanliness in a warehouse play an important role in the profitability of a busine… Read More
2017-10-31 15:19
Do you store long and narrow, odd-shaped or bulky materials in your warehouse? If these types of items are eating up your floor space, you should consider cantilever rack. Sometimes cal… Read More
2017-10-23 16:27
Are you meeting your customers on the channels where they are buying and shopping? Omni-channel retail is just that: having your product wherever consumers are already spending their time. A… Read More
2017-10-13 00:00
And the winner is: the space above the loading dock doors! That's right, that area above the loading dock doors is a potential gold mine of storage space. Did you know that each dock door of… Read More
2017-10-05 01:00
The warehousing industry is known for having a high injury rate; in fact, musculoskeletal injuries occur twice as frequently in the warehousing and storage industry than other industries in… Read More
2017-10-03 18:00
Pallets, of course, are merely one cog in the global machine for moving things...yet pallets are arguably as integral to globalization as containers. For an invisible object, they are… Read More
2017-09-29 16:00
Very Narrow Aisle Pallet Rack can reduce aisle space by up to 40% Did you know that maximizing storage in your warehouse can be as much about the aisles as the rack itself? Aisles can take… Read More
2017-09-27 15:00
Cargo theft has been around as long as humans have been transporting goods for sale. But in recent years, fraud has played a role in much as 10% of all cargo theft. Known as the "fictitious… Read More
2017-09-21 15:00
The Atlantic hurricane season begins the first of June and runs through the end of November, with the peak season typically running for three months, from August through October. The peak se… Read More
2017-09-11 19:40
Protecting your warehouse inventory and equipment from theft can be a challenge. Because of their large sizes and complex layouts, there are many areas in a warehouse where vulnerabilities c… Read More
2017-08-31 02:00
Audit Stamp What’s limiting the effectiveness of your operation? If you would like to lower costs, increase profits, and see high customer satisfaction rates, it's important to analyz… Read More
2017-08-23 19:00
While your lighting may seem like just a necessary burden, making it tempting to spend as little as possible on it, it’s important to realize that cheap, substandard lighting will cost… Read More
2017-08-21 16:00
These pictures are real, sent to us by a customer. We are not naming names, but the pallet rack was made by a well-known rack manufacturer here in the U.S. and sold by a well-kn… Read More
2017-08-08 15:00
Warehouse managers wear many hats and must have a number of skill sets involving inventory control, budget development, data analysis, safety protocol implementation, facility and equipment… Read More
2017-08-04 17:32
The controversial border adjustment tax (BAT), which would have taxed imports to the U.S. while exempting exports, was shelved last week. "While we have debated the pro-growth benefits of bo… Read More
2017-07-31 15:00
In general terms, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the customer’s requirements. A successful… Read More
2017-07-24 15:00
What is Dimensional Weight? Dimensional weight, often abbreviated DIM (or called “volumetric weight, “cubed weight,” or even “Shape Based Postage Pricing”) is u… Read More
2017-07-20 17:21
If policy makers and businesses get it right, linking the physical and digital worlds could generate up to $11.1 trillion a year in economic value by 2025. ~ McKinsey Global Institute r… Read More
2017-07-13 20:14
Perhaps you have a great idea for a new business that requires a warehouse. Or maybe you already have a successful business and have been leasing a warehouse for several years. With e… Read More
2017-07-07 20:32
Could 2017 be a pivotal year for logistics? According to the 28th Annual Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) “State of Logistics Report®” titled Accelerating i… Read More
2017-06-23 16:00
Boltless Shelving is Big Bang for the Buck Boltless shelving, also called rivet shelving, can be an efficient and economical storage solution in many applications. Specially designed to stor… Read More
2017-06-21 01:00
Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) are inventory management systems made up of equipment and controls that handle, store and retrieve materials in manufacturing facilities… Read More
2017-06-19 15:00
What are Pallet Flow Racks? Pallet Flow Rack is just what it sounds like. Pallets actually flow (by gravity) down inclined tracks or rails of rollers or skate wheels to the front or pick fac… Read More
2017-06-12 21:25
Using environmentally focused procedures is not only socially responsible, it can save your company money as well. Not to mention that "going green" is no longer just a trend– the gree… Read More
2017-06-08 18:30
Next Level is a pallet rack manufacturer, but we are also a full service material handling solutions provider. And that's where our blog comes in– we post regularly with the goal of pr… Read More
2017-05-30 15:00
The purpose of pallet rack flue spaces is to reduce fire damage: flue spaces help flames to vent up rather an out, creating a vertical rise that helps slow down the horizontal spread, allowi… Read More
2017-05-24 15:00
There are many reasons you might need to move your warehouse operations to a new location: upsizing, downsizing, lease issues, better location for improved logistics, and natural disast… Read More
2017-05-22 16:00
LIFO and FIFO are well known inventory valuation methods in accounting. In the accounting world, FIFO (first in, first out) and LIFO (last in first out) are costing methods used to value the… Read More
2017-05-19 16:40
The fathers of Lean Thinking: Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Taiichi Ohno Lean Thinking in a Nutshell The Toyota Production System (TPS) is a production methodology that has become the top… Read More
2017-04-28 20:50
While there are many types of anchor bolts (consisting of designs that are mostly proprietary to the manufacturing companies), there are two main types of concrete anchor bolts: post-install… Read More
2017-04-24 16:00
We’ll handle the details, so you don't have to. Did you know Next Level is more than a manufacturer of pallet racks and material handling products? We are a true material handling solu… Read More
2017-04-20 16:00
Last summer, the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) released its LEED in Motion: Industrial Facilities report which showed how the industrial sector is now prioritizing sustainability in de… Read More
2017-04-19 15:00
You might be thinking, Why should I hire a warehouse designer when I can do it myself? And perhaps you do have some of the skills necessary to configure a warehouse. Maybe you hav… Read More
2017-04-18 15:00
Did you know that 25 percent of all warehouse accidents occur at the loading dock? It’s a busy and often dangerous work area, but there are precautions you can take to avoid and minimi… Read More
2017-04-14 14:09
How do you decide if a high density push back pallet rack system is right for your facility? To get started, here are some basic questions to ask yourself: Do you need to increase your wareh… Read More
2017-03-26 16:18
Pallet rack damage at some point in time is inevitable. Everyone will eventually face the question of whether to repair or replace a portion of their pallet racking. Hopefully, you have safe… Read More
2017-03-23 20:23
All pallet racks in all warehouses are subject to abuse; and pallet rack damage is no trivial matter. Repairing rack is costly, and replacing rack is even more so. Downtime is costly. Produc… Read More
2017-03-10 15:55
In follow up to our last post, Next Level Looks at ACI 318, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete”, we’re now going to dig a little deeper into this code and… Read More
2017-03-01 16:00
We’ve mentioned ACI 318 Appendix D a few times lately. First, in our article, Concrete Anchor Bolts: Why These Little Components Are A Big Deal, and then again in Engineering and Desig… Read More
2017-02-27 16:30
In our last post, Concrete Anchor Bolts: Why These Little Components Are A Big Deal, we discussed the importance of anchoring your racks for safety, the basic types of concrete anchor bolts… Read More
2017-02-24 15:40
“Rack columns not anchored to the floor” is a major racking issue that OSHA frequently cites under the General Duty Clause of the OSH ACT which states employers are requir… Read More
2017-02-10 21:09
While it may be tempting to save a few dollars by purchasing just what you need for the present, ignoring your future warehousing needs can cost more in the long run in the form of temporary… Read More
2017-02-08 13:01
When it comes to your warehouse layout and design, the ability to store more in less space is the key to creating efficiency. The challenge of providing the best available rack layout soluti… Read More
2017-02-05 15:37
When designing a pallet racking system for a warehouse, one decision to make is what kind of extra pallet support to use in your racks. While the beams in your system work hard t… Read More
2017-01-23 17:00
While pallet racks are not buildings, they are considered building-like, and therefore, just like a building, they need to be designed and engineered for safety in the event of seismic activ… Read More
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