The New Warehouse Weekly Vol 42

It's been quite the conference season for me and I'm finally back home for awhile until the next one. I love to get out and meet people in the industry and learn from those presenting but it's also good to be home for a bit.

One thing that I have been asked probably a hundred times in the past 6 weeks while meeting new people at conferences and connecting virtually is, how the heck did I start a podcast about warehousing and why. Haha

I have to admit it is a little crazy to have a podcast about warehousing, even more so when I started it back in 2019 but I love it. So for those that have not heard the story, I thought I might give a little refresher here this week.

My career background has been in warehousing for 13 years now but it definitely was not my career plan or even what I went to school for. When I was young I wanted to be a chef and at school I went for a major in Entrepreneurial Studies with minors in Event Planning and Arts Administration so pretty far off from supply chain.

However, I found myself in a temporary position as an Inventory Control Specialist after college and quickly took on a full time role as the Inventory Control Analyst. While not necessarily what I thought I would do, I started to enjoy it and thought it could be a good career. As I started to embrace it more mentally, I wanted to learn more which lead me to looking for online materials to learn from on warehousing which were few and far between. Nothing I found really grabbed my attention as a younger person at the time to learn from in short bursts.

Meanwhile, I had done some real estate work which lead me to doing some blogging on real estate and also a radio show at my alma mater's radio station on the side. With this experience I thought I would start a warehouse blog. However, it was much too time consuming while I was in the process of a large scale project opening a new warehouse (coincidentally) for the company I was working for at the time. That idea got put on the back burner for a bit and then someone suggested I do a podcast instead.

Before I recorded my first podcast, I had never listened to a podcast before but it sounded similar to the radio show I did previously so I thought I would give it a shot. I got my microphone and figured out how to record which brought to life The New Warehouse and the first episode releasing in March of 2019.

Now with 5 years of podcasting in the books and almost 500 episode out, I can say that I definitely got the education I was looking for and I am most proud that I've been able to share that education with so many others along the way.

So that's the story and I am very thankful for everyone that has helped to keep this going for the last 5 years.

Hope you have a great week!

-Kevin

Monday's Episode:

“We start with what we call ‘seed to shelf.’ We own the seed, we grow the potatoes, and we use our own trucks to ship them.” - Anna Farberov

In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast features Anna Farberov , the General Manager at PepsiCo Labs. Anna is at the forefront of technological innovation at PepsiCo, exploring and implementing cutting-edge solutions to enhance efficiency across their supply chain. In this episode, Anna delves into the inner workings of PepsiCo Labs, their approach to innovation, and world-changing technologies that are revolutionizing their operations from seed to shelf.

Wednesday's Episode:

This year there was a presence of robotics and most notably the presence of Digit from Agility Robotics, a humanoid robot. - Adam Kline

In this engaging session from Momentum 2024, Kevin was joined by a panel consisting of Adam Kline and Matt Dermody from Manhattan Associates and Pete Allen from Agility Robotics to discuss the current state of automation and mobility in the warehouse industry. The discussion highlights advancements in robot technology, particularly focused on humanoid robots, their practical applications, user experience considerations in warehousing, and the future landscape of automation.

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