U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses face an almost 12 percent chance that they will be hit with an employment claim, with their chances much higher in certain states.
A new study of employee charge trends by specialty insurer Hiscox found New Mexico, Washington, D.C., Nevada, Alabama and California as the top states for employee lawsuit risk in the U.S. Employers in these markets with at least 10 employees face a substantially higher risk of being sued by their employees when compared to the national average.
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Topics:
employees,
Human Logistics,
Labor Management,
Business,
employee retention,
Management Mistakes,
Employment Claims
nGROUP delivers a fixed cost per unit program for clients looking for performance improvements in cost, quality, and throughput in a world-class operation. The program is built on comprehensive engineering studies that evaluate current processes, performance, and design.
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Topics:
nGROUP,
performance partners,
Business,
Cost,
reduce labor costs,
labor costs,
Insourcing,
Improving Production Yields
The standards you maintain in your organization’s warehouse can determine productivity levels and the overall costs of operation. A streamlined, efficient, and productive warehouse can result in savings on a cost-per-unit basis. More warehouse efficiency = faster production = more production = more money out the door. Your approach to warehouse management can make all the difference in productivity. Use this article to revolutionize systems at your business, improve warehouse efficiency, and achieve long-term warehouse optimization.
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Topics:
nGROUP,
warehouse efficiency,
performance partners,
Human Logistics,
Labor Management,
Lean Manufacturing,
risk,
Business,
Cost
If warehouse labor productivity is a question mark at your corporation, you could be losing money. It is paramount to stay on top of your warehouse’s performance measurements at all times, continually searching for inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement. Otherwise, productivity could be slipping through the cracks…as could your profits. Learn how to make your warehouse operations leaner through data-backed strategies with help from nGROUP.
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Topics:
nGROUP,
warehouse efficiency,
performance partners,
employees,
Human Logistics,
Labor Management,
Lean Manufacturing,
risk,
training,
Business,
Cost
Last week we reviewed evidence that when companies invest in practices that increase employee engagement, they conversely produce higher levels of customer satisfaction and realize a significant increase in revenue growth. This is the reward of increasing employee engagement. Which leads us to a bigger question. What is the consequence if you do not address employee engagement?
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Topics:
labor shortage,
warehouse efficiency,
employees,
Labor Management,
Outsourcing,
Business,
reduce labor costs,
employee retention
We’ve all heard the saying, “attitude is everything.”
“There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow. It goes without saying that no company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it.” - Jack Welch
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Topics:
labor shortage,
nGROUP,
Human Logistics,
Labor Management,
training,
Business,
reduce labor costs,
employee retention,
Energize Employees
Like most operational executives, Bob Duron has faced THE CHALLENGE – How do you address worker retention, find enough good people, manage rising labor costs, implement productivity improvements AND reduce costs?
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Topics:
labor shortage,
nGROUP,
warehouse efficiency,
Labor Management,
Lean Manufacturing,
Business,
reduce labor costs,
labor costs,
employee retention,
Energize Employees,
Labor Cost Solution,
Labor Solutions
In the world of food processing and packing, we spend a great deal of effort focusing on production efficiencies and lowering labor cost per unit to improve profitability. However, fresh food processing presents a number of challenges that requires additional focus on improved product yield.
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Topics:
Fresh foods,
warehouse efficiency,
performance partners,
Outsourcing,
Business,
Cost,
reduce labor costs,
Labor Cost Solution,
Improving Production Yields
As Steve Jobs once said, “Design is not what it looks like. Design is how it works.” So when we ask, would your distribution center or warehouse win best in design, the real question becomes, is your facility designed to succeed in meeting your objectives?
Clearly the designing phase of establishing a production system is the most important since most of the strategic and tactical decisions take place during this phase. While several academic studies seek to find a one size fits all solution to warehouse design, each industry and facility offers unique opportunities and challenges.
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Topics:
warehouse efficiency,
Labor Management,
Business,
Cost,
Improve Efficiency,
Increase Productivity
Are you heading into the new year with new challenges and aggressive corporate objectives? If so, you have probably completed detailed research, developed strategies, and lead countless meetings in preparation to facilitate change in your labor-intensive operations. But have you given thought to how you are going to create the energy necessary for change to truly take place - not just on paper - but in the minds and habits of your workforce? In other words, positive and lasting change requires positive and lasting energy to be accepted and adopted at an
individual level.
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Topics:
performance partners,
Human Logistics,
Labor Management,
Outsourcing,
Business,
Energize Employees,
Analysis,
Process Analysis
