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In a recent project with a pool supply company, Mountain Leverage addressed the challenge of making sure WMS data remains accurate while keeping put away and replenishment processes as quick and efficient as possible.

Nobody wants to start their day with a call from IT, but not getting a call at all and finding out there’s a server problem impacting workflow is even worse. Having your server close to home is helpful for many reasons, but it can sometimes be a hassle as well. What should you do when you get that dreaded call from IT, or when something breaks?

Between rising inflation, labor shortages, and the inability of production to keep up with commodity demand, it can feel like a terrible time to be in an industry that relies heavily on the global supply chain. What can the pandemic and Russo-Ukrainian War tell us about where the supply chain is headed and more importantly, how can we be prepared to rise to the challenge?

Alexa, Siri, Cortana, and other personal voice assistants are mainstays of daily life. How can you indirectly leverage this to the benefit of your warehouse or distribution center?

If employee attrition is high, maybe the question to ask isn’t, “Why does no one want to work here?” A better question to ask in today’s challenged labor market is, “What can I do differently to attract and retain new workers?”

When a pool supply company had just eight weeks in a summer to make enough revenue to last the rest of the year, but they couldn’t find qualified employees to make it happen in their warehouses, they pushed their search for workers further and wider and came across an increasing population of willing workers who don’t speak English.

Every one of our frontline support engineers is a seasoned voice specialist who is genuinely dedicated to resolving your issues the first time and will continue checking in on you as needed. Meet some of the worlds top problem-solvers:

We’re extra grateful for the genius programmers who are part of the Mountain Leverage family and who help us develop world-class voice solutions at warehouses of all sizes, industries, and locations!

When picking errors are on the rise, customer satisfaction is dropping, and employee safety is in question, it may be time to reconsider your picking technology. 

Whether they realize it or not, many warehouses lose significant amounts of money each year through uncaptured services, misplacing invoices, receiving chargebacks from unhappy customers, and wasting administrative time with manual data entry.

Voice can be just as powerful in industries, such as maintenance and inspection, where technicians perform vehicle checks in hard-to-navigate locations and still need an efficient way to record data. Mountain Leverage helps M&I shops automate and streamline processes through voice solutions.

Warehouse picking key performance indicators can tell you what’s holding you back from peak performance, whether it’s a sluggish workflow that’s consuming time, employees who need more support, or a trouble spot where mistakes commonly occur.

Voice-picking warehouses have a unique feature that reduces picking errors called check digits. How could check digits reduce errors in your warehouse or distribution center?

As part of Mountain Leverage’s support offerings, we provide the industry’s easiest process to purchase new and official brand accessories for your voice system through our online store. When you’re in the market for new headbands, consider your options to provide the most comfortable and durable head pieces for your voice-picking team members.

Every second counts when you’re behind on orders, short on staff, and facing higher than ever expectations from management around accuracy and throughput. Do you know where your seconds are going?

Warehouses of all sizes and kinds rely on Mountain Leverage to help solve problems through voice picking solutions built around their unique needs. We’re with you every step of the way, from understanding your pain points, designing solutions just for you, implementing a combined hardware and software solution that meets your needs, and providing continual 24/7 support as a true partner.

When faced with increased demand, a shortage of labor, and unprecedented circumstances resulting from a pandemic, how does one of the world’s most powerful warehouses keep their customers happy by continuing to fulfill orders quickly and accurately? 

Mountain Leverage’s Listening Kit promotes faster training with our Hands-Free, Eyes-Free technology by allowing more people to listen to what the picker hears and says, so you can bring a whole team up to speed in less time.

Join Ilias Simpson, CEO at bpost and Radial, and Heads Up host Alex Reneman, CEO of Mountain Leverage, as they dive into why diverse talent truly results in the best talent, how supply chain companies can better prioritize inclusion in the workplace, and what it’s been like to lead an eCommerce operations company during a global pandemic.

Still using RF scanners? Have you considered the switch to voice-directed picking but don’t know where to start? Find out how using voice technology could make three tangible differences in your distribution center.

Our first list was so popular that many people asked for more, and we are happy to deliver! Check out this list of under-rated actions that can really “move the needle” in your warehousing operations!

There are lots of articles with ideas and strategies on how to create a more efficient and profitable warehouse. In most cases the advice is solid, albeit typically predictable and redundant. So we created our own list of 27 warehouse efficiency tips that may not always make it onto the standard lists.

We break down and tackle the three primary areas within the warehouse where leadership teams can benefit from the creation of workflow resiliency.

As companies seek to acquire quality warehouse space in non traditional locations, and have those buildings up and performing at a high level as quickly as possible, voice-enabled picking technology may be the best consideration.