Gabe Grifoni
Gabe’s early days in logistics were spent working in his grandfather’s hardware store, loading, unloading and restocking inventory. He is a relentless innovator with decades of experience in the entertainment and marketing industry, creating new products and content and leading cross-functional teams at Sony, Warner Brothers and Disney for multi-million-dollar projects. Gabe blends his deep technical background and entertainment industry leadership at Rufus Labs as CEO building WorkHero, the most advanced connected operator platform on the planet.
Ask a millennial (the generation born between 1981 and 1997) or Gen Z (born between 1997-2015) to name his or her top 5 exciting and rewarding careers, and there is a strong chance that a supply chain professional isn’t going to be on that list. Here’s how to overcome this recruitment roadblock and attract the next generation of talent.
It’s often joked that robots will soon replace humans, down to the most menial, everyday tasks. But many robotics companies are in an actual arms race to replace human labor, particularly in the supply chain. Yet it’s often still too costly to implement, leaving humans as the most efficient, effective method for warehouse picking.
A little over 50 years ago, retail leaders came together and transformed the global economy forever by developing the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), a numerical code uniquely identifying every single product and the core of the barcode. Here’s a bit of the history of the barcode, and where the technology is going.