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Get Productiv Academy: Standardizing Work Across a Growing Footprint
Over a decade ago, Productiv was founded on using lean principles to maximize throughput and quality in packaging and fulfillment operations. Now, as...
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Introducing ‘The Productiv Way’: Our Secret Sauce for Client Success
Almost every successful company has a ‘way’ – an informal or formal set of cultural or operational principles that makes them unique. Toyota has one...
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Staffing Agency Disadvantages: Cost-plus vs Fixed-Cost Labor
Innovative Labor Solutions for Contract Manufacturing, Packaging and Fulfillment Operations Due to surge demand, contract manufacturers and contract...
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Walking the Talk on Operations Leadership and Continuous Improvement
Meet Productiv’s COO, Marius Ailenei. Marius has a passion for continuous improvement and walks the talk on leading teams using servant leadership....
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Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Using Time Studies to Price Handwork
There are many ways to price handwork, and the method you choose typically will depend on the amount of information available. Often, the information...
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The $15 Amazon Effect and Your Game-Changing Strategy
Amazon recently announced they are raising their minimum wage to $15 for its 350,000 permanent, temporary and contract workers. While there are...
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Reducing Packer and Temp Turnover in a Fulfillment Operation
Today’s workforce is highly competitive – and mobile! The prevalence of social media as a platform for job postings, and the fact that workers aren’t...
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How to Capture the Benefits from Working with a Contract Packager
Let’s face it: consumers are rocking the packaging world. Their rapidly changing tastes and preferences for “micro” targeted products have added...
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Four Critical Steps to Lean Execution in Hand Assembly and Kitting
Four Critical Steps to Lean Execution in Hand Assembly and Kitting Whether your organization is thinking about embarking on a lean journey, or has...