In the 1952 “I Love Lucy” episode “Job Switching,” popularly known as the Chocolate Factory episode, Lucy and Ethel try to prove to their husbands that a job outside of home is easier than housework, so the couples “switch.” As the guys stay at home and end up burning clothes and dinner, Lucy and Ethel, while working at a chocolate manufacturing facility, end up stuffing their faces and clothes with chocolates in order to keep pace with the conveyor belt.
In today’s real world beverage operations, where warehouses are facing issues of keeping pace with distribution, experts note that integrating warehouse software solutions can improve efficiencies.