Lift & Tilt Podcast – “Short Pour” Bonus Episode : Marijuana Legalization Ruins Floral Supply ChainSubscribe on iTunes or Google Play Date: 3/16/20 Host: Robert Dennard & Kurt Guntner Overview: Robert and Kurt share the story of Christina Stembel of Farmgirl Flowers, and how California’s legalization of recreational cannabis destroyed her supply chain. Produced by LTS Studios, […]
Category Archives: Case Study
Effects of the E-com Era on Supply Chains
Lift & Tilt Podcast – Episode 004 : Effects of the E-com Era on Supply ChainsSubscribe on iTunes or Google Play Date: 3/16/20 Host: Robert Dennard & Kurt Guntner Overview: Robert and Kurt sample a citrus wheat beer from Community Beer Co. in Dallas, while discussing how the digital revolution is changing warehouses, distribution centers, and logistics. […]
Ethical Supply Chains
Lift & Tilt Podcast – Episode 003 : Ethical Supply ChainsSubscribe on iTunes or Google Play Date: 2/18/20 Host: Robert Dennard & Kurt Guntner Overview: Robert and Kurt sip a chocolate milk stout from a local brewer while discussing ethical supply chains and their value to businesses. Does your company have a corporate responsibility to the communities […]
Six Sigma & GE – A Cautionary Tale
Lift & Tilt Podcast – Episode 002 : Six Sigma & GE – A Cautionary TaleSubscribe on iTunes or Google Play Date: 1/27/20 Host: Robert Dennard & Kurt Guntner Overview: Robert and Kurt enjoy a Mexican style lager while discussing the history of Six Sigma, and how it shaped GE from the late ’90’s to current day. […]
Automation & The Human Element
Lift & Tilt Podcast – Episode 001 : Automation & The Human ElementSubscribe on iTunes or Google Play Date: 1/1/20 Host: Robert Dennard & Kurt Guntner Overview: Robert and Kurt discuss the ethical concerns regarding automation raised in the Vox article – Robots Aren’t Taking Warehouse Employees’ Jobs, They’re MakingTheir Work Harder. With input from automation experts […]
Full Layer Robotic Palletizing from Bastian Solutions
00:28 Speaker 1: This is a dual, full layer robotic palletizer in which it takes two product lines, moves ’em both, then creates full layers on each product, and then the robot will actually take full layers and drop ’em off onto the pallets. 00:46 Speaker 2: The customer came to us. The issue is […]
Toyota T-Matics Case Study: Thyssen-Krupp Aerospace
00:01 Speaker 1: We’re in Park City just outside Wichita, which is considered the air capital of the world. We’ve had a lot of airplane manufacturers here: Boeing, Spirit. A lot of airplane history in the Wichita area. 00:13 Speaker 2: We warehouse aluminium, we do cut it all down to size, and we send […]
Bastian Robotics Automation Case Study: Newell Rubbermaid Facility
00:05 Speaker 1: So Newell Brands is a consumer goods powerhouse. It’s mostly consumer goods, such as Rubbermaid, Rubbermaid Commercial, Sharpie markers, PaperMate pens, Calphalon cookware, and the Mr. Coffee. 00:16 Speaker 2: Here at the Rubbermaid facility in Ohio, we were assembling all the kits on a box line. Basically, the box line was […]
Toyota Forklift Video Case Study: Mt. Olive Pickle Company
00:08 Speaker 1: As the number one selling brand of pickles, relishes, and peppers, having reliable distribution processes is a really big deal to Mt. Olive Pickle Company. Helping to keep 170 million jars of product on the move each year at the Mt. Olive, North Carolina facilities is the work of Toyota forklifts. About […]