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  • Manufacturing: Valpak's automated DC delivers
    Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor, 6/1/2009
    The materials handling system managing the movement of raw materials and finished products through Valpak's new St. Petersburg, Fla., facility is almost completely automated: For the most part, the role of materials handlers is limited to loading and unloading trucks. That level of automation will allow the company to accommodate future growth while remaining as lean as possible. More

  • Inventory management: Supply Chain Consultants co-sponsors Aberdeen study on inventory management
    Staff - 06/15/2009
    Inventory reduction is top action taken by companies in response to recession. More
  • Best Practices: Take control of the RFP
    By Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor - 06/10/2009
    When it comes to materials handling systems that don't work as promised, the problem often lies in the specifications. More
  • Best Practices: Warehouse 911
    By Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor - 06/10/2009
    Getting exceptions handling right was critical to bringing a new DC up to speed More
  • Special delivery: Automated manufacturing helps Valpak
    By Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor - 06/01/2009
    Each month, a familiar blue envelope stuffed full of money-saving coupons and promotions arrives at more than 45 million U.S. and Canadian households from Valpak, a Cox Target Media Company and North America's leading cooperative direct marketer. Do the math and that works out to more than 500 million envelopes, and more than 20 billion coupons, mailed annually by Valpak. More
  • AS/RS: Transform order assembly
    By Lorie King Rogers, Associate Editor - 06/01/2009
    Demand for reduced fulfillment time, improved labor productivity and better use of space is driving high-performance order fulfillment methods in many of today's DCs. A medical supplies wholesaler recently deployed a new order fulfillment system using a high-density, mini-load automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) with a new multiple shuttle technology (Dematic, 877-725-7500, www. More
  • The bar code turns 35 years old
    Staff - 06/01/2009
    1974: President Gerald Ford was in the White House; John Rutherford amid energy crisis protesters won the Indy 500; "The Godfather, Part II" received the Best Picture Oscar, the Oakland A's beat the Dodgers in the World Series, and on June 3, the Universal Product Code bar code symbol was born. The 35th anniversary of the Universal Product Code (UPC) was recently celebrated by GS1 US (www. More
  • Analysis: Intelligrated purchases FKI Logistex
    By Lorie King Rogers, Associate Editor - 06/01/2009
    After months of speculation, on May 28, Intelligrated (www.intelligrated.com), announced it would purchase St. Louis-based FKI Logistex' materials handling operations from Melrose plc, a manufacturing investment group headquartered in the UK. With this move, the new Intelligrated will become a leading materials handling systems provider to the warehouse, distribution, postal and consumer goods ... More
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