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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
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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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Takeaways Tom Andel, Columnist, Modern Materials Handling April 30, 2009 Night of the Living Forklifts
People in my private life wonder how I can keep a blog going about lift trucks. They ... More
Company Briefings Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor, Modern Materials Handling March 10, 2009 Yard management is in the PINC
Innovation, what I like to think of as the gee whiz factor, is one of the reasons I l... More
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