It\u2019s always nice to see the weather changing isn\u2019t it! I welcome Summer, it gets a bit warm here in Texas but I\u2019ve always been a Summer person. 2 Weeks ago, I was in Arizona and it was 118, I flew out of Nevada where it was 112, I have to admit that\u2019s a bit warm even for me! Last week I was in Denver Colorado and it was actually in the 90\u2019s while I was there, they said that\u2019s unseasonably warm for them this early in the year. Summer brings with it a host of concerns for us in the Warehousing and Transportation Industries. With us working in the Distribution and Production arenas we need to make sure and stay Hydrated, watch for signs of heat stress ourselves and in the other associates working around us. Sometimes we find ourselves having to step up a bit as we cover for vacations and those seasonal spikes that may occur in our business. It seems to be a popular time of the year to change jobs too, maybe because we are wanting to take off and go somewhere or spend time with the family while the kids are on their summer break and I guess it\u2019s a good time to move as well, I have a lot of friends moving this month. Oh and don\u2019t forget to send in those emails to get entered into our drawing by next week! If you missed last weeks episode be sure to check it out, at the end of the show we talked about a drawing for a $50 gift card, don\u2019t forget to send a Safety Practice from your facility or one that you\u2019d like to see there.
\nWell I kind of got off track right off the bat today so Let\u2019s get back to today\u2019s show, I\u2019m Marty with Warehouse and Operations as a Career.
\nLet\u2019s see, let me get a couple of questions out of the way real quick, one that I\u2019m asked on a regular basis is \u201cDo you know of any one hiring in my area\u201d. We do actually forward or retweet several job posting\u2019s each week. Be sure to follow us @whseandops on Twitter, pretty much every day you\u2019ll find a position posted from some part of the country or the United Kingdom, and from Canada as well. If we run across a job posting we try and spread the word best we can.
\nSpeaking of social media, we had a conversation this week on Facebook, John had commented on order accuracy & posed a question to us about accuracy & errors within the Industry, check out our feed sometime, and join in or post a question, we\u2019re @whseandops there as well and we\u2019d love you sharing any thoughts or questions with the group!
\nI thought we\u2019d kind of piggy back off Johns thoughts and discuss a few of the different types of pay seen today, many of which can have an error component to them in some form or fashion.
\nActivity Based Compensation, Incentive Pay, Productivity Pay are a few of the many program names you may hear about but really your company may have another name or some acronym they may apply to a pay plan or program when offering something other than a straight hourly wage or salary. I hear more about these types of programs in tasks that involve Productivity and productivity driven environments. Things like Order Selection, Loading and Unloading even delivery in transportation are jobs that may offer some kind of either additional incentive pay on top of an hourly wage or even straight piece pay based on strictly how many pieces of product of cases you move throughout the shift or how many you\u2019ve delivered. James shared his thoughts on productivity pay in episode 33 A Few Thoughts on Order Selecting with James, he felt like it was a great improvement in his field and I believe Tony broached the subject in episode 19 Warehouse training Techniques and advice from a professional. I believe we may of mentioned it in episode 12 as well as we discussed Order Selection. If you missed these episodes, check them out at warehouseandoperationsasacareer.com, we had a lot of fun with them.
\nI kind of strayed from the subject again. Anyway, whatever you call the program it\u2019s usually a positive thing.