Best practices for upgrading your materials handling and software systems
Designing your new system was the easy part. Now, you have to get it up and running while still getting orders out the door. This month’s Best Practices newsletter looks at the best approaches to upgrading a warehouse management or materials handling system.

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best practices articles of the month

• Upgrading your WMS: Little pain, lots of gain
  Here are two proven approaches you can take when upgrading your warehouse management system.
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• Upgrading your materials handling system: How to change a tire on a moving automobile
  When making an upgrade to your materials handling system, there are 10 points you should keep in mind.
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• Upgrades and retrofits: John Hill's perspective
  Instead of sticking our heads in the sand and hoping that someone or some event will magically reverse the current economic trend, we need to put our shoulders to the wheel and find ways to do more (or, at least, the same) with less.
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• Retrofit for manufacturing success
  When Rittal installed a new manufacturing line in a vacant warehouse, it discovered an unused AS/RS that is now the heart of the facility.
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other recommended items

• Robotics: HK Systems to sponsor Milwaukee FIRST robotics team
  Company Involvement Fosters Education, Team Spirit and Professionalism
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• Materials handling: RMI announces R-Mark certification process for welded wire rack decking
  New R-Mark certification from RMI includes welded wire rack deck manufacturers.
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• Supply chain software: HighJump Software purchases Insight Distribution Software
  Acquisition expands HighJump Software's leadership position in direct store delivery software.
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• RFID: Survey says 37% of RFID end users expect ROI within a year
  Quick, positive return on investment is especially important during recession, ABI research reports.
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blogs

• How good is your supply chain management system?
  Company Briefings by Bob Trebilcock, Editor at Large, Modern Materials Handling
  Back in December, I wrote a blog about a conversation I had with the former CEO of a data collection company. He made an interesting observation about today’s supply chains.
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