Everything from planning to inventory storage & management Let’s look at the items that make up the majority of your warehouse operations. It’s more than the building that houses your inventory.Any building can be used as a warehouse for storage […]

Project Assurance What Is It? Project Assurance is the process of critically assessing the health and viability of a project (at the risk of over-simplifying it, think of it as an audit function). The independent assessment involves steps that confirm […]

There has been a lot of noise made by the media around the subject of Climate Change, and policy makers are taking on a more serious and mandatory approach as the looming Australian Federal Government commitment to achieving a renewables […]

Project Management What it is As defined by PMBOK Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques for project activities to meet project requirements. It involves planning, organizing, monitoring and controlling the project activities to accomplish the project requirements. […]

How do I Calculate Earned Value Management? In this article we will cover worked examples of how to calculate what the earned value of your project is, but before jumping into examples the following outlines some key terms and formulas […]

What is Earned Value Management? Earned Value Management (EVM) was originally developed by the industrial manufacturing industry as a financial analysis tool. The US Department of Defence applied it to large defence contracts in the 1960’s but it wasn’t until […]

Over recent years, supply chain resilience has emerged as a leading go to topic for supply chain professionals. But in reality, is the discussion matched with action? And consequently, is it getting the attention it deserves when it comes to […]

Warehouse automation can help to extend the life of a facility, reduce touches and handling or improve efficiency. Done correctly it can provide a step change in productivity enhancements and justify the substantial upfront investment. Like any capital project however, […]

As the pace to develop larger and more complex distribution centres picks up it is worthwhile considering the application of simulation models to stress test your concept design and as an outcome re-risk the project. The days of 2D layouts […]