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Thursday, July 01, 2010

The Institute of Supply Management reported today that while manufacturing activity in June was not as strong as it was in May, the economic recovery is moving forward.

Intelligrated, a leading North American-owned automated materials handling solution provider, has been honored with several local and national growth awards.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

After a tough 2009, the market for mobile computing and wireless solutions is bouncing back, says VDC Research. Participate in a survey and have your voice heard.

The recently updated “Application Guidelines for Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors” is now available, thanks to the efforts of the Vertical Reciprocating Conveyer Subcommittee of the Conveyor & Sortation Systems (CSS) Industry Group, both of which are part of the Material Handling Industry of America.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Extending its best-in-class logistics and transportation management capabilities, Oracle has announced the integration of Oracle Transportation Management 6.1 with Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0.

Stanley Vidmar, a manufacturer of premium custom storage solutions, will be featured on the “World’s Greatest!” TV show airing June 28-30 on the ION Network. For more than 40 years, Stanley Vidmar has been manufacturing storage solutions that are used around the world—from getting the U.S. military ready for battle with deployment and weapons storage to storing insects at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Robotic materials handling is coming to the warehouse and distribution center.

Two leading supply chain consulting firms announced this week they have launched a multi-year marketing and co-branding partnership to provide third-party logistics (3PL) services providers with various benchmarking capabilities.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Kiva Systems, a developer mobile-robotic solutions that automate order fulfillment and warehouse operations, has appointed Amy Villeneuve president and chief operating officer. Villeneuve will be responsible for Kiva’s end-to-end customer engagement process, from sales and marketing through customer installation and support, and will report to Mick Mountz, CEO and founder.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

The National Safety Council has recognized Crown with an Occupational Excellence Achievement Award for its safety achievements and implementation of effective safety programs and initiatives.