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- GE Appliances: Pulling the digital thread
- Special Report: Top 20 ADC Suppliers
- Reader Survey: Annual Salary Survey
- Information Management: AMRs at Lockheed Martin
- Equipment Report: AGVs adapt
Modern Materials Handling Magazine Archives
December 2019 Modern Materials Handling
As the complexities of modern-day fulfillment continue to grow, software is playing an increasingly important role in how companies manage in this dynamic environment.
Norway’s largest cooperative is operating one of the most highly automated grocery distribution centers in the world. Coop’s journey to automation provides a roadmap for other organizations moving from conventional to automation.
Coop’s highly automated distribution center handles more than 480,000 cases a day with pallet and case handling AS/RS and robotic palletizing.
Last summer, we heard from supply chain executives from three small to mid-sized companies on the challenges faced by their organizations and how they’re addressing them.
Here’s what shippers are asking for and how suppliers are delivering on those requests to make totes, bins and containers that can meet the rigors of today’s warehousing and DC environments.
Forklift manufacturers are drawing inspiration from the tech sector’s rapid pace of innovation to create equipment with ever-evolving capabilities.
Whether inside the four walls or between locations, the pharma supply chain is becoming increasingly complicated. The reasons range from new Federal regulations to increasing demand for delivering more drugs faster than ever before. This is a game changer.
As the heavy hitters continue steady growth, robotics, automation and artificial intelligence are helping propel smaller players upward.
Modern staff sat down with Donna Varner to discuss MHEFI and any industry trends for this 60 second interview.
New future-proof lighting and wireless controls eliminate maintenance costs and improve working conditions.
Hybrid of light-directed technology and voice solution boosts productivity in picking, receiving and at the dock.
New carts designed for rapid reconfiguration support, flexible operations.
3PL installs new double-decker crossbelt sorter designed to handle e-tail’s unpredictable demands and high return rates.
Switch eliminates lead-acid batteries, daily maintenance and battery room.
Android-based mobile computers with WMS modernize warehouse operations with flexible and customizable interfaces.
As more pharma products require temperature control, here’s one solution that can do the job for up to a week—and its development was a matter of life and death for soldiers in Afghanistan.
Technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace, and a focus on safety is the best way to keep up.
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