• Overall RFID market to hit $5.35 billion this year

  Sara Pearson Specter, Editor at Large, March 15, 2010
  Materials handling segment forecasted to grow 19% in next five years  More

• Supply chain software: RedPrairie to be acquired by New Mountain Capital

  Bob Trebilcock, February 22, 2010
  Private equity firm sees opportunities to continue company's growth trajectory.  More

• MHPN Product of the Day: Visual modeling maximizes automated storage space

  Modern Materials Handling Staff, February 12, 2010
  To visually maximize space use, FastPic5 inventory management software creates a graphic representation of storage and retrieval system shelves and totes.  More

• MHPN Product of the Day: Wireless scanner reads 2D bar codes

  Modern Materials Handling Staff, February 5, 2010
  Offering wireless mobility, the cordless PowerScan PM8500 imager reads 2D bar codes in warehouse, manufacturing/work-in-progress and transportation applications.  More

• Modern announces Productivity Achievement Award winners

  Modern Materials Handling Staff, February 9, 2010
  Kroger, Fisher Nuts and The Greater Boston Food Bank receive honors.  More

• MHPN Product of the Day: Cloud computing ERP suite for iPhones

  Modern Materials Handling Staff, February 5, 2010
  Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices now sport the cloud computing mobile ERP suite.  More

• Warehousing & Distribution Centers: RFID revisited

  By Maida Napolitano, Contributing Editor, February 1, 2010
  It was understandable from the outset why the technology had quickly become a “media darling.” In its very basic form, an RFID system uses an inlay—consisting of a microchip and an antenna—along with a reader to communicate digital information about an object to which the inlay is attached.  More

• Productivity Award Winner: Fisher Nuts: WMS cracks into manufacturing success

  By Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor, February 1, 2010
  In addition to managing inventory and directing the activities of warehouse employees, the WMS (HighJump Software, 800-328-3271, www.highjump.com) performs two unconventional roles. The system synchronizes the delivery of a bill of materials to the manufacturing line. It includes the raw nuts, spices and oils, and packaging materials that go into a particular batch of product.  More

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