D&H Distributing's 745,000-square-foot distribution center in Pennsylvania will allow the company to carry more inventory and expand professional services such as custom imaging and laser etching. Also, D&H expects to add close to 90 people to its headcount this quarter.
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Russia's war on Ukraine will delay supply chain and logistics companies' efforts to build resilience while creating fluctuations in terms of energy, products and capacity, writes Oleg Yanchyk, chief information officer at Sleek Technologies. "This is a nightmare for logistics and freight procurement professionals who rely on predictability and consistency to manage their fleets and budgets," Yanchyk writes.
Companies that want to use autonomous mobile robots in warehouses should first ask whether they are a good fit, what can be learned from a pilot test and how to adhere to safety standards, among other questions, writes Melonee Wise of Zebra Technologies. How your facility is laid out and organized can affect robots' ability to navigate, for example.
It may be time to revamp your sales process when performance is lagging in key areas or there's a lack of clarity in what each stage of the process is designed to do, writes Jim Hopes. Another good indicator occurs when more than one-third of the sales team is underperforming as measured by the company's top three sales metrics, Hopes writes.
The average email open rate increased by 3.5 percentage points to hit 21.5% in 2021 and the average click-to-open rate dropped 3.6 percentage points to reach 10.5%, according to analysis by Campaign Monitor of 100 billion emails sent on its platforms. The analysis, which attributes the changes to Apple's new Mail Privacy Protection feature, also reveals email marketing benchmarks by the day of week and by industry, with advertising and marketing averaging open rates of 20.5%.
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Happiness can be fleeting compared with pursuing a psychologically rich life full of strong relationships and a deep purpose, writes LaRae Quy. "A good life is not about some outstanding achievement; it's about how well we spend our limited time on earth," Quy writes.
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