Kenneth B. Ackerman is the president of The Ackerman Co. in Columbus, Ohio, and the founder of the Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC). He has been active in logistics and warehousing management for his entire career. Before entering the consulting field, he was chief executive of Distribution Centers Inc., a public warehousing company which is now part of Exel Logistics USA. He is an author and publisher.
Some business systems are “DRIP — data rich, information poor.” Like the dashboard on your car, the system’s design should provide the essential information that warehouse managers must have in order to know exactly how their operation is performing.
