The future of picking and RFID
Every month, the Best Practices newsletter looks at how the best facilities are managing their processes. This month, we take a different tack. Instead of looking at how things are, we take a look at how things might be. First, two stories on picking followed by John Hill’s report on RFID in the supply chain from RFID Journal Live.

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best practices articles of the month

• The future of picking: Multi-modal picking comes of age
  End users don't have to be limited to one picking technology on a device.
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• The future of picking, part 2: The Holy Grail of piece picking
  Some forward-thinking end users have completely automated pallet and carton picking. Is piece picking next?
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• RFID: Flash in the pan?
  Want to know where RFID stands in today's supply chains? John Hill reports from RFID Journal Live.
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other recommended items

• Supply Chain: LXE and RedPrairie announce solution certification on the MX8 rugged handheld with Windows Mobile 6.1
  Retail productivity solution is first software to be certified on the mobile computer.
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• Supply chain: U.S. News & World Report announces best business schools of 2009
  Study says education starts with fitting the student to the school.
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• Information technology: RFID market growing; could reach $5.56 billion by end of 2009
  Researcher predicts rise mostly because of government projects.
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• Institute for Supply Management: ISM cautiously optimistic about economic recovery in 2009
  The overall picture of 2009 will not be pleasant, but the year may end on an upswing.
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blogs

• Supply chain software: How to run an ROI-based WMS selection process
  Company Briefings by Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor, Modern Materials Handling
  If you’re like me, you’re tired of talking about how bad business is. That’s why it was great to talk the other day with Harlan Mason, vice president of shared operations for PSS World Medical, a distributor of medical products and pharmaceuticals to medical offices with about $2 billion a year in revenue.
• Star Trek reinvented, but not lift trucks
  Takeaways by Tom Andel, Columnist, Modern Materials Handling
  Just saw the new old Star Trek movie. Kirk, Spock, “Bones,” and Scotty were all reinvented for a new generation of nerds—FANS! Pardon that slip, but I’ll admit to being a nerd when it comes to materials handling.
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