Temp agencies are a common resource for companies with seasonal, project-based, or manual labor-intensive operations. In our global economy, everyone is familiar with the advantages of outsourcing, and human resources are no exception. However, hiring a temp agency can quickly become a risky proposition if the legal frameworks surrounding the practice aren’t well-understood. What is
Anyone who’s spent time searching for a job knows how stressful it can be. Submitting applications, waiting to hear back from companies, and interviewing can really take their toll on a person. After all, one’s livelihood is at stake. Finding a job and keeping is one of the most important undertakings in life. We recognize
As a provider of unloading and support services for warehouses, we’ve seen the tunnel vision that can befall managers all too often. It’s easy to fall into the “business as usual” trap. When you’re busy working in the business, sometimes you need some outside perspective to be able to work on the business—to that end,
Warehouse labor is usually the biggest driver of cost in the inbound supply chain. Workers employed by a warehouse are most often paid an hourly rate that scales up based on the worker’s tenure at the company, level of experience at hire, or seniority. This is a straightforward approach that is easy to account for.
Warehouse and DC managers face a unique challenge in their roles: managing a variable cost that ebbs and flows on a daily basis. Of course we are talking about warehouse labor, i.e. the crucial folks in the inbound supply chain who receive product, organize it, and move it through to the storefront (this role is
Costa Solutions is more than just a warehouse temp agency. A quick search for this term will reveal a lot of companies doing business under this model. But what’s the danger of contracting with someone who bills themselves as a “temp agency?” If you’re having a sudden crisis with your internally managed warehouse labor force
Although many in warehouse labor pay workers a flat hourly rate, at Costa we've found that incentivized pay can be the most productive way to compensate workers. One of the biggest issues that DC’s find in warehouse contracting is that they choose labor outsourcing based on price, rather than on service quality. While it isn’t
Unloading trailers is an obvious source of frustration for carriers, drivers, and the businesses waiting for the delivery to complete. Receiving docks are often the place where productivity falls behind. Are your docks as efficient as they can be? Or are they a choke point for inbound and outbound freight handling? Here are five things
Warehouse and distribution centers (DCs) needing to outsource warehouse and shipping operations have a lot of options. Of course, they can hire, train and support an in-house labor force to do it all. But in an era of supply chain optimization where everyone’s feeling the pressure to keep labor costs low, a common option is
As a warehouse labor outsourcing firm, Costa Solutions has worked with many warehouse managers. If your warehouse or distribution center is like most, it’s a safe bet that approximately 65 percent of your operating budget is eaten up with labor costs. Here’s the part that really hurts: Far too many warehouse employees don’t feel motivated