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Yesterday&#x26;rsquo&#x3b;s bi-weekly, Monday-evening grocery trip was superseded by holiday shopping, of course.&#xa;&#xa;Grocery shopping sucks and I hate it. I find few things as tedious as slow strolls thro]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16&#x3a;11&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27841&#x2f;You-May-Never-Go-Grocery-Shopping-Ever-Again]]></guid><dc:creator>HUSH</dc:creator><dc:subject>Material Handling &#x26; Supply Chain Technology</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making the Move to Material Handling Automation&#x3a; 5 Lessons]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27705&#x2f;Making-the-Move-to-Material-Handling-Automation-5-Lessons&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[As we finalize our transition to an automated material handling system in our NJ headquarters, here are some of the lessons we learned in the process&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;Use process optimization as a bridge to automation&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;Over a period of a few years we evaluated our processes to see where we could make improvements]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2016 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27705&#x2f;Making-the-Move-to-Material-Handling-Automation-5-Lessons]]></guid><dc:creator>ahorner_22</dc:creator><dc:subject>Material Handling &#x26; Supply Chain Technology</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ways to Maintain a Safe Warehouse Environment &#x2013; Part 2]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;27409&#x2f;Ways-to-Maintain-a-Safe-Warehouse-Environment-Part-2&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[EVERYONE HAS A ROLE IN MAINTAINING SAFE CONDITIONS&#x3a; Any employee witnessing a potentially unsafe condition or practice in the warehouse is expected to report the observed condition or practice to a warehouse manager. 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