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EP 594: A Skinny Pallet Jack, Big Savings, and the Power of Innovation

2025/5/28
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Dan Betz: 作为安德鲁斯配送公司的运营执行副总裁，我带领团队致力于通过创新来提高配送效率。我们是一家家族企业，在啤酒和烈酒配送领域拥有 50 年的经验，年销量达 4500 万箱。我们发现，25% 的配送时间浪费在门店的检查环节，这相当于 500 万美元的成本。为了解决这个问题，我们与 Big Joe 和 Peninsula Pallets 合作，开发了窄托盘和窄托盘车解决方案。这种方案可以让我们通过更窄的门，减少人工搬运，并通过重量进行检查，从而大大提高了配送效率，降低了成本，并改善了客户服务。我相信，这种创新不仅适用于啤酒行业，还可以应用于其他需要直接门店配送的行业，如水和苏打水。我们与 Big Joe 的合作非常成功，他们对客户的需求非常关注，并且行动迅速，这使得我们能够在短时间内将这个想法变成现实，并在市场上推广。

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This chapter explores the challenges of manual unloading in warehouses, highlighting its slow speed, risks, and physical strain on workers. It introduces Tawi's Container Unloader as an ergonomic solution to improve safety and efficiency.
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In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Dan Betz, Executive Vice President of Operations at Andrews Distributing, a family-owned beer and spirits distributor serving 13,000 customers with over 45 million cases delivered annually. Based in Dallas-Fort Worth and Corpus Christi, Andrews is known for its commitment to continuous improvement and operational innovation. 

Dan shares how a costly inefficiency in their direct-store-delivery model led them to co-develop a custom solution: the Skinny Pallet and Skinny Pallet Jack. This unique approach to delivery logistics, enabled through a partnership with Big Joe and Peninsula Pallets, not only slashes waste but also enhances service for both customers and drivers.

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