Patagonia takes LEED in sustainability
Patagonia incorporated energy-efficient materials handling and recycled building materials into the design of a 171,000-square-foot, gold-certified addition to its Reno distribution center.
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Patagonia: Flexible and sustainable materials handling
Green was an important consideration in the design of Patagonia's new distribution space in Reno. But so was flexible and efficient materials handling. The automated materials handling systems are designed to sort mailing bags separately from cartons, and to sort product by the method of shipment.
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Modern's Productivity Achievement Awards
Modern's annual Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made outstanding strides in improving operations through materials handling and related information systems.
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• Productivity Award winner: IKEA thinks global acts local
  A new DC employs a global warehouse design and best practices to serve a growing regional market.
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• Productivity Award winner: Chrysler, Automation acceleration
  Materials handling played a critical role when the automaker created a new manufacturing environment.
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• Productivity Award winner: Detroit Diesel reinvents heavy duty
  To support its manufacturing line, Detroit Diesel designed materials handling processes as innovative as its new engine.
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• Productivity Award winner: Leo Plonsky, Fuel cell R&D
  The Modern Thinker award honors an individual whose work for the Defense Logistics Agency will benefit private industry.
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Warehouse control systems (WCS) upgrade logistics logic
Once limited to running equipment, warehouse control systems are emerging as an engine for order fulfillment—and are bringing more order to DCs.
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Conveyors: Luxottica expands facility
Almost doubling its Atlanta facility, prescription eyeglass and sunglass retailer Luxottica needed an expanded conveyor system.
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Dynamic storage
If you can't beat the laws of gravity in a distribution center, use them to your advantage with dynamic storage.
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