As a tech entrepreneur, Dan Keto has a history of creating innovative companies in the logistics and labor management space. Today, he serves as president and chief technology officer of one of those companies, Easy Metrics, a provider of labor management software.Keto is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds an executive degree from the Harvard Business School. During his naval career, he served with the National Security Agency as a Russian linguist and cryptologic officer.After leaving the U.S. Navy, he co-founded Integrated Management Systems, a fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider with multistate operations, in 1996. Following that company’s acquisition in 2013, Keto co-founded Easy Metrics.Q: How would you describe the current market for labor management systems used in supply chains? A: The overall supply chain market has shifted from a top-line growth focus, largely due to the big CapEx [capital expenditures] spend during Covid and low interest rates, to one of bottom-line growth focus. The latter requires cost optimization, which plays in favor of labor management since it is a strong technology to drive efficiencies and bottom-line savings.We find our industry tends to perform better than the overall supply chain market during market consolidations. Even though there is a big push for automation, labor in the warehouse will still be instrumental, and optimizing warehouse performance is important. Labor management plays a critical part in making operations as efficient as possible.Q: You have a background working with the U.S. Navy on security issues. What experience did you gain…
