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Mike Krabbe
SENIOR MANAGER
Mike Krabbe is a Senior Manager in CIBER’s Supply Chain practice. He has 12 years experience implementing supply chain improvement projects. His areas of focus include best practice benchmarking in supply chain operations, ROI analysis for improvement projects, executing warehouse performance audits, warehouse management and traffic management system selections, and overseeing WMS/TMS implementations. Mike has assisted several clients in improving their performance of their warehouse by optimizing slotting strategies, designing the warehouse layouts, and developing scalable warehouse processes. Mike has also written several articles in a variety of industry publications.
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Posts by this author
Is a SaaS WMS Solution Right for Your warehouse?
Mike Krabbe, Senior Manager : 25 August 2010 / 10:25 AM : 0 
We’ve all heard and read the buzz over the past year about SaaS WMS software solutions. There are several vendors in the marketplace touting a lower cost of ownership as compared to a Best of Breed or traditional WMS software installs. Is this true? Well I’ll get to that, but first what other factors should be considered besides costs when choosing the right WMS solution for you? I’ve spoken to many SaaS providers and seen demos of their products. After reviewing these solutions first hand, I thought it would be good help our readers differentiate between SaaS and traditional WMS solutions and review some factors to consider when determining if a SaaS solution is ...
Posted in Supply Chain on 25 August 2010
Tagged: CIO IT Strategy Supply Chain WMS
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Improve Slotting to Improve Productivity
Mike Krabbe, Senior Manager : 12 May 2010 / 9:12 AM : 0
As Supply Chain consultants, we often preach to Directors of Operations and Warehouse Managers about maintaining slotting in forward pick areas because it improves productivity. The reality is management often overlooks or struggles to re-slot their warehouse effectively. However, regular management of slotting is one of the most effective ways to improve productivity within your warehouse because it reduces travel time. And, let’s face it folks, warehouse workers spend a lot more time traveling from one location to another than they do performing a picking task at a location. Reducing travel time not only improves productivity, but it reduces wear and t...
Posted in Supply Chain on 12 May 2010
Tagged: ERP Supply Chain WMS
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