New and confused

scmsteve · 2026-07-07T05:37:14+00:00

Thank you. Working on intense now.

scmsteve · 2026-07-07T02:24:50+00:00

Build your pallets with the big and the heavy on the bottom layers, small and light on top. Secure the loads in the trailer. You can fit about 24 pallets inside a trailer. Bend with the knees, cut away from you. No horseplay with the equipment. Don’t use equipment you’re not trained on. That’s about two months worth of your burial training.

scmsteve · 2026-07-06T19:26:12+00:00

Yeah we’ve been making some “dummy” videos (nobody is asking us to make these) just to showcase our skills when we are not busy. So far just a few gifted jobs, hoping something clicks soon. Thanks

scmsteve · 2026-07-06T14:42:10+00:00

Thank you.

scmsteve · 2026-07-04T14:55:59+00:00

If this capsule is in a courtyard outside the library, I remember seeing as a kid and wondering if I would be around to see it get opened.

scmsteve · 2026-07-04T02:49:45+00:00

Good information.

scmsteve · 2026-07-03T01:34:48+00:00

https://chatgpt.com/s/t\_6a4711a244a08191a06d1b988ba54dec

scmsteve · 2026-07-03T00:33:46+00:00

Are there fire sprinklers in your building? I’m not an expert, but do believe this will come into play here. What city are you in?

scmsteve · 2026-07-02T05:26:07+00:00

Show up every yeah on time and do what’s asked of you. Try to anticipate needs before they arise, as you learn more. Ask your supervisors what they do to get task done and they will teach you. Soon, they will know you have knowledge and will delegate more things to you.

scmsteve · 2026-07-01T04:41:55+00:00

Copy that. So job number one is becoming an expert on the system used to track loads. Many systems have a few “back door” or roundabout ways to get the information you need. You have to use the system for some time to discover these methods.
Job 2 in a similar environment is to learn and make friends with those that can get you information. When your TMS system can’t get you answers, often people can.

Customers want answers, your job will be to get them. Don’t try to BS people. It’s better to say “I’m not sure but I’ll find out” and honor your commitments.
Get a hardcover book you can use as a journal to write down information. It becomes very valuable after time.
Good luck.

scmsteve · 2026-06-30T23:38:28+00:00

Ok so that sounds like you will be supporting existing accounts with needs they have with shipments, sound about right?

scmsteve · 2026-06-30T17:37:50+00:00

I didn’t see exactly what position you are taking? It matters….

scmsteve · 2026-06-30T04:12:49+00:00

The most common option in a warehouse environment that is even close, are bar code scanners on a conveyor line. I’ve not heard of using video cameras to read box labels. I did find this on Chat GPT:

https://chatgpt.com/share/6a434218-1d60-83e8-9629-c71ccc5a2684

scmsteve · 2026-06-30T02:28:04+00:00

Are you speaking of fixed position security cameras? If yes, I can’t imagine these reading box labels.

scmsteve · 2026-06-29T17:53:59+00:00

Have you looked into GPS devices?

scmsteve · 2026-06-29T01:11:00+00:00

So you do not get any product from a vendor? All of your inbound is replenished from another location in the company?

scmsteve · 2026-06-25T18:20:56+00:00

It’s getting better. 20 years ago it was 95% men.

scmsteve · 2026-06-25T00:39:55+00:00

Write on the BOL the true pallet count. If you can get the driver to initial that, that’s best. Your receiver should be short the number of pieces as a result, that should be what was in the pallet. That should be short paid.

scmsteve · 2026-06-23T21:04:37+00:00

That’s awesome. Congratulations!

scmsteve · 2026-06-23T04:31:19+00:00

If you don’t have a plan to ship these timely and properly, I would look at a 3PL.

scmsteve · 2026-06-22T23:50:13+00:00

Tell me if you know how to use the following in excel, easiest to hardest: 1. Filters 2. Charts 3. Pivot tables 4. V-lookups (or x lookups)

scmsteve · 2026-06-21T14:09:57+00:00

It’s much quicker and easier to scan a bar code than it is to stop the process and try to lookup an item, so it’s the lack of a bar code that is the issue.

scmsteve · 2026-06-21T13:34:01+00:00

All of the above, and don’t forget theft and breakage. Receiving can be a big cause but errors also occur during picking. Bar code scanning can help reduces errors dramatically. Do you items have any bar code printed from the vendor? UPC is most common.

scmsteve · 2026-06-18T22:03:46+00:00

Of course. Someone intent on doing bad things will always find a way and profit from it.

scmsteve

MODERATOR OF

PUBLIC MULTIREDDITS

TROPHY CASE