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OnPoint Group provides single facility, regional, and full outsource services across all material handling equipment as well as a facility maintenance outsource for trades like dock/doors, security, plumbing, electrical, etc.

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Optimize Your Facility with Racking & Automation

August 17, 2022 / by OnPoint Group posted in Facilities & Infrastructure, Group Purchasing Organization

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While a few lucky businesses haven’t been affected by labor shortages, most have been hit hard. Skilled labor has become more difficult to find and the “Great Resignation” means that employees are job-hopping to make a dollar or two more an hour. In the past, many companies have ramped up material handling by hiring more people—and, increasingly, that’s not an option. 

So how can your facility keep up with the "Amazon effect" -- or pressure to compete with an Industry Goliath -- with limited resources and a smaller budget? 

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Creating a Safe and Connected Facility with Lift Truck Telematics

March 28, 2022 / by OnPoint Group posted in Facilities & Infrastructure, Material Handling

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Telematics has made its mark by turning lift trucks into connected assets. The core features of these solutions include impact monitoring and providing a digital record of safety incidents. The systems digitize safety checklists, rather than forcing operators and supervisors to fiddle with paper records.

According to telematics providers, these solution suites are getting more connected to other systems and providing deeper operational insights through the use of business intelligence (BI) and analytics tools, with the end goal of providing a safer, more productive fleet.

 

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10 Tips You Wish You Knew To Manage Material Handling Lead Times

November 10, 2021 / by OnPoint Group posted in Material Handling, Group Purchasing Organization, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, gpo

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Is your business struggling with long lead times? You’re not alone.

Operations across every sector are facing unheard of lead times for material handling equipment. That’s due to several reasons, but the short version is that the global pandemic has disrupted supply chains and extended manufacturing and delivery times for critical warehouse equipment.

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