| Warehouses today are depending more and more on | | | | contractors to handle all warehouse operations or |
| using 3rd party contractors for support to utilize their | | | | portions of warehouse operations. Benefits have |
| warehouse operations. Many distribution centers must | | | | gotten so expensive in this volatile economy that the |
| choose to use lumper services for on site support or | | | | benefits outweigh the cons. Also to increase |
| use temporary agencies. There are many benefits to | | | | productivity most of the lumper services pay by |
| using 3rd parties to optimize operations. Most | | | | case, pallet, or load so this almost guarantees that |
| warehouses these days are using lumper's service as | | | | the freight handlers will be productive. Labor is one of |
| they see the repetition of having the same | | | | the biggest costs of warehouse and distribution |
| employees in the workplace pays off with increased | | | | services expenses and anything that can cut that |
| productivity and also with increased through puts. | | | | down is a win-win situation for the warehouse or |
| Having 3rd party agencies or lumper services also | | | | distribution service. As we move towards the future |
| cuts down on overtime hours for the warehouse as | | | | almost many different types of business will go |
| they can cover their regular staff when they are | | | | performance based and by having your contractors |
| starting to reach overtime on the clock. | | | | on performance based you will surely reap the |
| Many large fortune 500 companies are using | | | | rewards. |