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Inventory management is one of the most important management disciplines in every company that holds inventory. Inventory can provide the capability to meet a customer need, repair a broken machine, assemble products for sale or just keep production going.

I've written recently about the need to travel outside of your normal area. Recently, thanks to this trip and some other life developments, I'm seeing that you have to be willing to do more things outside your comfort zone as well.

In this highly competitive environment, traditional strategies such as raising wages have been minimally effective, forcing meat and poultry processing companies to look for creative approaches to recruit and retain workers.

As consumers and participants in the supply chain demand greater transparency, blockchain has the potential to transform how information about a food product flows from farm to fork to ensure quality and safety by adding greater visibility and efficiency to the process.

Significant changes continue to address and improve the workplace environment. Organizations continue to address labor opportunities to not only match tasks with individuals but to educate all stakeholders to the value of ergonomics in the workplace.

Today's unemployment numbers are historically low, and companies across the country in every sector of the meat industry are facing employee shortages.

Andy Hanacek's October "From the Editor's Desk" video is the first in a special two-part series focusing on employers and employees in the meat and poultry industry.

Because there are different types of lubricants that a facility may use, it's key for plant and production managers to have an understanding of lubricant uses and the benefits of their implementation for product longevity and food safety.

In this video interview, Jorge Izquierdo of PMMI discusses the use of automation and robotics and in meat and poultry processing, including developments PMMI has seen in the last year and the transition to a digital setup.