Notes from docks, aisles, and Monday standups

Short articles on measuring warehouse work in southern Vietnam — written for supervisors and planners who live with the numbers.

Forklift moving pallets near a warehouse door

Reading dock dwell without the noise

How southern Vietnam warehouses separate true carrier delay from internal staging habits when tracking dock KPIs.

Rows of cardboard cartons on warehouse racks

Sample counts that keep inventory accuracy honest

A floor-friendly sampling pattern for SKU-heavy warehouses that cannot freeze the aisle for a full wall-to-wall count.

Workers coordinating cargo near stacked containers

Labour utilisation during Tet and peak export weeks

Why utilisation charts mislead when overtime, temporary crews, and shortened shifts collide around Vietnamese holiday calendars.

Industrial warehouse interior with high racking

Choosing five warehouse KPIs your team will open every Monday

A short method for cutting a long metrics catalogue down to measures that drive the morning standup.