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Recycling coastline plastic into premium reusable packaging
Plastic waste on the beach is now being used in packaging from totes to bulk containers. And if one pioneer has her way, this is only a start.

Lift Truck Tips: Multiple valid power choices call for objective thinking
Decisions on which type of lift truck power to go with should not be about what’s the latest technology: It’s about assessing operational factors against cost considerations.

Packaging Corner: Streamline your pack and ship process
Double-sided printing of labels and lists for e-commerce and other shipments increases accuracy while reducing labor needed to get orders out the door in the least amount of time.

It’s still all about the software – MHLC Day 2
We may be on the cusp of the next generation of warehouse software

It’s time once again for the MHLC
To kick off its 35th conference, Dematic America’s CEO discusses the state of the industry, and where we go from here

The Rebound Podcast: What it takes to be a supply chain leader
Listen in as Mike Griswold discusses what the winning characteristics and trends from this year’s Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain list

JSCM Video: Managing outsource reverse supply chain operations
While reverse logistics is more important than ever, little is known about how companies define their approach to managing outsourced operations. This bridges that gap

The Rebound Podcast: The future of retail fulfillment
Retail fulfillment may never be the same, and that’s not a bad thing! Listen in as Craig Jones discusses how Under Armour is re-inventing its fulfillment capabilities

Li-ion vs. Thin Plate Pure Lead Batteries (TTPL) Batteries for Lift Trucks
As lithium-ion batteries continue to grow in popularity, lead-acid battery manufacturers are now offering thin plate pure lead batteries (TTPL) in response, an offspring of the absorbed glass mat (AGM) technology, as an alternative.

Will 2020 Be Forever Known as the Summer of Piece-Picking?
With the increase in e-commerce orders, now be the time piece-picking robotics come into their own.

Supply Chain Startup: Plus One Robotics’ software vision
Perception and vision are key to making piece-picking robotics a reality in the DC

Reskilling: Tapping the talent pool
COVID-19 has resulted in massive unemployment. It may be an opportunity for warehouse operators

Supply Chain Startup: What to do with all that excess inventory
INTURN helps brands optimize excess inventory

Cycles of pan(dem)ic and neglect
There’s much to be learned about COVID from supply chain tsunami. Hint: It’s probably not a one- time event

WTO’s ruling on Trump’s trade tariffs underscores need for fresh approach, say trade experts
Even though this development is unlikely to have a material impact on the current state of global trade, specifically as it relates to tariffs and the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, it was very interesting to hear thoughts about it from two of the foremost U.S.-based trade experts on a call hosted last week by the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), POLA Executive Director Gene Seroka and National Retail Federation Vice President of Supply Chain and Customs...

Supply Chain Startup: Nearly 20 years of startup investing
Dave Anderson shares lessons from long-term investing in supply chain

JSCM Video: Informal exchanges, formal sourcing
Whether supply managers accept or reject the advice they receive from colleagues during information exchanges can have a significant impact on the cohesion of sourcing teams.

2020: The Year of the Logistician Part 5 of 5
Modern-day superheroes, logisticians have been working tirelessly through the global pandemic to keep the orders fulfilled and the delivery machines running

The Rebound Podcast: What’s ahead for small package delivery
E-commerce is heating up! Listen in as Alan Amling discusses the future of small package delivery

Keeping the fabric flowing at JOANN Stores
One of the country’s best-known fabric and craft stores turned to order management and its brick-and-mortar assets to fill orders of essential supplies during COVID


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