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Warehouse Report 2022

Warehouse report 2022

What do warehouse and logistics managers think is important in the workplace? How much do they really know about the physical work environment? And what developments can we expect to see in the future?  
 
Together with Kantar Sifo, we have interviewed 400 warehouse and logistics managers in Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. The survey covers the physical work environment and highlights a number of interesting statistics and important insights. Now you can

Discover the findings from our warehouse report! 
 
People having a meeting in warehouse
To summarise the results: 

  • The majority of warehouse managers do not know enough about the physical work environment. 
  • Over half of warehouse managers have had no training on the subject.  
  • There are significant opportunities for improvements in warehouse fittings and equipment to help employees with their physical work.
A positive work environment is important from several perspectives. It helps to prevent accidents and illness at work and also to ensure that employees' productivity levels remain high. Since we spend a large proportion of our lives at work, it is important for us to enjoy what we do and to have the right conditions to carry out our work as effectively as possible.  

During the process of creating a good work environment, it is essential to focus on what makes people feel happy in the workplace. That's why we at AJ Products decided to carry out a survey of how warehouse and logistics managers in the Nordic countries perceive the physical work environment and what measures they take in this area. Our aim was to gain a better understanding of the physical work environment and, at the same time, assess future requirements so that we could continue to deliver what our customers need.
David Bray, AJ Products
David Bray, Vice President of AJ Products
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93% of warehouse managers think that a good working environment leads to greater profitability.
How important is a good physical work environment for the company's profitability? 
The survey shows that the majority of warehouse managers think that a good physical work environment is very important for the profitability of their company, while 52% believe the work environment is extremely important and 41% say that it is very important.
KNOWLEDGE 

The majority of warehouse managers lack awareness in this area, although the majority of warehouse managers in the survey believe that the physical work environment is important for profitability, many believe that they do not know enough about how to create a good physical work environment.
Only 22% of managers believe they are knowledgeable about creating a good physical work environment. According to the report, the more employees a company has, the more knowledgeable the manager in question is. It is also clear that those who have taken physical work environment training courses have higher levels of knowledge, indicating that training on the subject produces results.
Four out of five warehouse managers believe that they do not know enough about how to create a good physical work environment
Over half of warehouse managers lack training  

Although the survey indicates that training on the subject of the physical work environment yields results, the report also shows that only 46% of warehouse and logistics managers have undergone some form of training or attended a course relating to the physical work environment.
This means that over half of them do not have enough training on the subject. More than half of the managers, 56%, have tried to find information about the physical work environment in the last 12 months. The main sources of information are internet searches, the relevant public authority and the company's environmental policy.  
COMMITMENT  
Companies with more employees talk more often about the physical work environment. According to our survery 52% of warehouse managers on industrial sites talk about the physical work environment with their colleagues or their managers every week. The companies with more employees discuss the subject more often, and theas do managers who have undergone some form of training on the subject talk more frequently about the physical work environment. New managers, in other words, those who have been working for up to five years in a supervisory role, talk to a greater extent about the work environment than those who have worked as managers for longer periods.  
How often do warehouse managers talk about the physical work environment? 
In the graph above, you can see how often companies with different numbers of employees talk about the topic. The majority of managers discuss the physical work environment every week. It is clear that managers who are responsible for a larger group of employees and those who have worked for a shorter time as managers talk about the subject more often. In addition, managers who have undergone training talk more about the physical work environment than those who have not.  
  • The work environment and profitability go hand in hand. 
  • Nevertheless, warehouse managers do not know nearly enough about creating a good work environment.  
  • More than half of managers discuss the physical work environment every week. 
  • The majority have had no training on the subject. 
  • The design of existing work environments is not always ideal. 
  • There is the greatest potential for improvement in areas such as noise reduction, mats and storage systems.  
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