Automation: Grocery giant Kroger changes the distribution game
In the not so distant past, most grocery distribution centers made due with labor intensive, traditional materials handling technologies and processes. Pallets were moved by lift trucks and stored in racks. Mixed pallets were built the old fashioned way, with manual labor. For some leading grocers, like Kroger, those days are history.
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Distribution: Kroger's facility has automation in command
Kroger's new grocery facility uses very few workers to build store-ready mixed pallets.
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Supply chain software: Getting more from your WMS
Even if you're not ready to invest in a new warehouse management system, you can leverage your existing investment by adding new functionality. Here's how.
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AGVs: Reduced picker time for retailer
A Swedish retailer uses a mobile system solution to double order-picking productivity at its main distribution center outside Stockholm.
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Equipment Buying Guide: Mezzanine basics
When workspace is tight, a mezzanine can raise your facility's capacity and productivity to a new level.
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Best Practices: 7 sanity-preserving tips for successful system upgrades
Modern assembled this checklist of seven best practices to keep your modernization project on track and your sanity intact.
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Materials handling: Crossdocking evolves
It's not just about increasing speed to market anymore. Today, crossdocking is helping shippers make the most out of every mile - while cutting costs along the way.
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