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The Juggling Act

The Juggling Act

I know what you are thinking....that image is NOT me...You are probably right, it isn't. Remove the image of a woman and put yourself in her place. Does this feel like you? Are you wearing many hats and trying to juggle them all? For me I constantly am struggling with the endless to-do lists, appointments, projects, home, kids, marriage, life, and lastly myself. Today is all about "go-go-go." I recently read this article about the disease that is "being busy." As I read it

Selling For Safety

Selling For Safety

Too often, sacrifices in workplace safety and health are made in the name of cost-savings or misplaced assurance that “an incident will never happen here.” Safety professionals offer recommendations that fall on deaf ears, are met with blank stares, or are brushed off as unimportant, extraneous matters. So forget about best practices, employer responsibility, or even laws and regulations that stipulate safety requirements. Let’s talk money. Rather than categorize safety inves

Fire Strangers

Fire Strangers

Toddlers mispronounce many a word while first developing speech, and larger words like "feridgerator" or "breakfixt" are personal favorites of mine. As well is "fire stranger." This one may not jump out at you, but even though as an adult you can now pronounce "fire extinguisher" the statistics show you still can't use one. They're everywhere right?! As they should be, since international fire statistics show that 95% of all fires are found to be extinguishable if the correct

Stand for Something

Stand for Something

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill You might be thinking this is a little too deep for business....take a trip with me! What are we here for if not to find something we believe in and to fight for it? I challenge you to consider what you stand for; what you bring to the table that impacts other's lives. How this is formulated and shared as a business culture is often times in the way of a mission stat

Sustainable Synergies: Green Building Strategies for Warehouses and Distribution Centers

Sustainable Synergies: Green Building Strategies for Warehouses and Distribution Centers

The warehousing and distribution sector is intimately intertwined with sustainability concerns. Increasingly, consumers want products immediately, without delay, and without error. This has increased pressure on warehouses and distribution centers to enhance productivity, fine-tune performance, and become master facilitators in the continuous flow of goods, all while overcoming challenges associated with 24/7 operating costs and employee turnover. Sustainability, both in term

Time Management

Time Management

Time Management (or lack there of) is something that everyone struggles with. In our culture today people feel a sense of accomplishment when they list off all the tasks that they have to do in single day. Seemingly that the more stress you have the more successful you are. Being busy has become the new normal for everyday and everyone. What ends up happening is that no matter the task there is a reason: I couldn't get "this" done because I am so busy doing "that." The excuse

Computer Scientists vs Martha Stewart vs Yelp

Computer Scientists vs Martha Stewart vs Yelp

Often times to get ideas outside the bubble of distribution and supply chain that we mostly operate within, I read about innovations in other industries, watch TED talks, read books from professors and mad scientists, and so on. You know, the robot that allows cows to milk themselves when they would like - https://www.lely.com/us/solutions/milking/astronaut-a5/. Sometimes it's just an interesting read or fascinating concept that keeps me pursuing new ideas and challenging the

True Cost of Employee Turnover

True Cost of Employee Turnover

Our most valuable assets, or our biggest cost? How many times have you picked up a journal to read a CEO talking about why their company is as successful as it is. Nine out of ten times the CEO will state the secret to success as being the employees. We would love to ask those same CEOs about the companies employee turnover rate. It is surprising how many companies don’t know the answer to that question. If employees are the most valuable asset, why are you not tracking tur

What is the Perfect Order?

What is the Perfect Order?

In the world of big data we live in today, there is an overwhelming amount of “things” that can be measured which can drive continuous improvement throughout an organization. Sifting through the options of what should be measured can be a daunting task. Are you measuring just to measure or is there actionable data obtained? What if you could have a composite KPI that enables a performance measurement that spans across functional silos in your organization while producing act

Visual Management Boards

Visual Management Boards

Visual Management as a Warehouse Improvement Tool Most companies out there have Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). KPI’s are a great tool for displaying productivity, efficiencies, and quality. By displaying this information employees can see how they are doing, and strive to do better. Sounds like a win to me! Now what if we could take the information that is being captured for the KPI’s and make it work harder for us? What if we could have the KPI information improve

The Value of Safety Records

The Value of Safety Records

There are many responsibilities and initiatives that go in to developing a comprehensive and effective Environmental, Health, and Safety program. However, one area of focus that is often overlooked and underappreciated is record-keeping. Yet maintaining accurate, up-to-date, and accessible records is a foundational component in workplace safety. Not only are workplace injury and illness records required by federal law, these metrics play a valuable role in safety statistics,

Motivation, Determination, Intention

Motivation, Determination, Intention

We have a saying here at ASW Global Consulting. "Progress Demands Change." It is simple, direct and straight forward. Easy right? Maybe Everyone in business and in their personal lives set some sort of goal at the start of the new year. In January we are motivated to make big changes. The idea of a new process or a big policy is less daunting because it is that fresh new year and we have the mindset with motivation to make it happen. In reality by mid- January most people giv

Physical Inventory vs Cycle Count

Physical Inventory vs Cycle Count

Raise your hand if you enjoy spending a weekend counting during an annual physical inventory. I’m confident we would all prefer to spend time with our families. Conducting a physical inventory involves a great deal of planning to ensure the necessary resources are available. There is also the consideration of additional travel expenses, overtime, loss of business if closing for any period of time and of course the food. Which is by far the the highlight of the weekend! Then

It doesn't have to be "zero-sum."

It doesn't have to be "zero-sum."

I challenge you to review your business relationships, even your personal relationships, and see if they are zero-sum in nature. Of all change that needs to be made in this world, I believe at heart this is one way where we definitely went wrong. Somewhere along the way we ingrained a formula, in many a process, that relies on winners and losers. For me to make a buck, you must lose one. It is so impossibly profound in arenas that it should be the last concern, like hospita

Shorr Packaging- Excellent at Safety

Shorr Packaging- Excellent at Safety

In November of 2018 one of our clients received the "EDIC Risk Award of Excellence." Congratulations to Shorr Packaging- Based out of Aurora IL Shorr Packaging is an employee owned business that isn't just focused on business. They are focused on taking care of the family that is their business. Being one of the nations oldest and largest independent distributors or packaging materials; Shorr saw the need to focus on safety. In three short years they were awarded for the

Who am I? Featuring Lauren

Who am I? Featuring Lauren

I’m Lauren. Fort Worth, Texas native. Former competitive figure skater. Environmental philosopher. Travel enthusiast. Runner. Step-mom. I like being outdoors. I prefer experiences over material things and I like quality over quantity. A good portion of my life has been defined by academics. I went to college at 16 and eventually began the lengthy process of a PhD after receiving my Master’s Degree from the University of North Texas, all the while attending school part-time an

Who am I? Featuring Sara

Who am I? Featuring Sara

When posed with the question of "Who am I?" Many things come to mind. I could make a laundry list of all the titles I hold or have held in my life. The truth is, when everything boils down I am a person who believes in the good and betterment of people. Bold statement? Yes. True statement? I believe so. My career has always been focused in some sort of service. After college it has been mostly in emergent health care and critical care settings as a nurse. In these fields the

Who Am I? Featuring Tony

Who Am I? Featuring Tony

Hello 2019! I’m looking forward to another amazing year in this journey we call life. Creating experiences and relationships that generate happiness and fulfillment continues to be high on my priority list. I truly believe life is what YOU make it and have tried to impress this on my two teenage children as they face challenges in their young lives. If it’s not working or you are not happy, then change it! I’m always looking for opportunities in my travels to experience an

What (Why?) is ASW Global Consulting and WHO are we?

What (Why?) is ASW Global Consulting and WHO are we?

When faced with the question 'What does ASW do?' I often find myself stumbling over my words as the explanation, I feel, is either dull and verbose, or unimpressively succinct. Truth be told, the statement is simple - ASW is a catalyst for change. Our 'Why' is Progress Demands Change and we believe intensely that our ways must change. It serves as the driving force behind our approach to every challenge. The way we operate, the way we live, the way we take c

Is Your Business Intelligence Smarter Than You?

Is Your Business Intelligence Smarter Than You?

In a guest blog post for MITS, Andy examines what business intelligence really means. "What if the common definition of Business Intelligence, “a collection of information” ...about your business, instead meant “an ability to learn or understand things”...about your business?" http://mits.com/blog/your-business-intelligence-smarter-you #analytics #business #mits #integration #distributors #businessintegration #businessintelligence #software #consulting #aswgc

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