Casey Winans’ Post

My next podcast interview is out! This one was an interview with Joe Sullivan of The Manufacturing Executive Podcast about when and how to implement a Warehouse Management System. For about 35 minutes, we discussed: - benefits of a WMS - misconceptions about WMS - where pursuits tend to go wrong - what to do before approaching vendors - my perspective on clarity first & client advocacy If this topic resonates, reach out, follow me, and repost. https://lnkd.in/e6KK64XH Fullstride #clarityfirst #clientadvocate #wms #management #strategy

Needing a system and being ready for one... Two very different things. #clarityfirst #clientadvocate #warehouse #management

Watch out for that first step... it's a doozy. ☠ Maybe don't even put yourself in that situation in the first place? Slow down and pursue Clarity First. You'll be happy you did.

Reducing a 12-week framework down to 2-weeks is H-A-R-D! But we did it. Clarity First now delivers quick-wins, a 90-day action plan, and long-term recommendations in under 2 weeks... How? By focusing on feedback and tailoring the results for the DIY-ers that just want to be pointed in the right direction. Need help executing that action plan? We still got you. And those "done-with-you" programs come in different sizes as well so you can work at your scale and pace too. Less prescriptive. More inquisitive. #clarityfirst #clientadvocate #warehouse #operationsmanagement

If you don't spend the time upfront to get your teams aligned and streamline processes based on that feedback, tech will just amplify your pain. #clarityfirst #clientadvocate #wms #operationsmanagement

My first podcast guest appearance is now live. 🎉 It starts with my unexpected journey to Warehouse Management Systems, then dives into where many WMS pursuits go sideways, and wraps up with my perspective on how to avoid the struggle bus. I want to thank Jason Bader for the opportunity to engage his Distribution Talk podcast audience and share my perspective. Hopefully it proves valuable. ===== Jason shared that a lot of listeners are in education (so we focused on the "how did you get started?" career question) and that quickly proved true last Friday when I received the following from my daughter, Abygail Dela Cruz. "I mentioned to my intern that you were interviewed by Jason Bader and he immediately knew who I was talking about. His professors reference Bader all the time in their lesson plans." 🔥🔥🔥 https://lnkd.in/ezwTBJCF Fullstride #clarityfirst #clientadvocate #wms #management

Still relevant… and even more so today for the Fullstride business model. 🙏

All my hourly billing peers need to listen to this... You want off that treadmill just as much as your clients do... so embrace this framework instead. It won't be easy but it is simple so get experimenting. Continuous improvement and iteration will set you apart and create something awesome for your future clients, if you just keep going.

OPTING-IN has its limits for growing warehouse operations. As the number of people involved grows, so does complexity around getting people to *consistently* do the right things, the right way, the first time. When this happens, yet another hire won't fix the productivity decline or the rampant growth of errors. Some of those errors will even kick your customers and they won't stick around if you don't change. This is when businesses get serious about pursuing their first warehouse management system... and where real positive change begins. What does change look like? - Getting everyone on the same page - Building processes that embody those needs - Embracing systems that enforce those processes Sounds easy in theory but incredibly hard in practice. Notice how tech comes last? That's because people define process and process defines the tech you need. You won't hear this from vendors because they will assume you've done that hard work already and they aren't equipped to help you get there anyway. And, if you're thinking "our teams are aligned and our processes are well-defined", odds are you're kidding yourself. In the past 20+ years, I can count on one-hand the businesses that I met who truly had their ducks in a row. This is where Metcalfe's Law demonstrates why... Without systems to enforce how the business should operate, communication breaks down incredibly fast and you get a ton of variance that stalls growth or makes it insanely expensive to work around. #clarityfirst #clientadvocate #wms #supplychain (h/t Corporate Rebels for visualizing Metcalfe's Law so well)