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Voxware completes transition to private company
Privatization enables investment for growth and reduces cost.

Storage supplier launches online quick ship program
Stanley Vidmar offers preconfigured cabinets, workcenters, and other items to ship in 24 to 48 hours

Growing optimism in manufacturing as 49% plan to increase hiring in next six months
Manufacturing leaders are optimistic about their own businesses, with 81% feeling optimistic about their companies’ growth over the next six months.

ALSCO and Coroplast join Reusable Packaging Association
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) is focused on promoting the expansion of reusables as the preferred packaging solution across supply chains in all industries.

Datria adds Cronin to board of directors
Cronin brings more than 40 years of supply chain experience and leadership.

Prest joins MHIA as chief operating officer
Industry veteran brings 30 years industry experience to the position

Sommer Automatic opens in North America
European manufacturer of precision quality, end of arm robotic components expands operations.

ISM manufacturing report shows strong growth in November for 16th straight month
The manufacturing sector remained on solid footing in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).

IBM study hones in on supply chain complexity and future methods to address related issues
While operating a global supply chain network has myriad advantages for shippers, it has its challenges as well. Some of these challenges include things like a lack of visibility into various information sources and varying sources of complexity that can influence daily operations and performance.

Colson expands caster line to serve lighter duty markets
Low-cost, high-quality light-duty and general-duty casters to be offered.

Sealed Air’s paper materials certified as responsible
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain of custody certification ensures the certified raw wood is accounted for throughout the supply chain.

Datalogic and Sick resolve patenting disputes
This agreement will allow Sick to continue using Datalogic’s technology, known as PackTrack, in its stationary scanners.

ABB to acquire Baldor Electric Company
Transaction would create global leader in industrial motion.

Han-Tek acquires PowerLab Control Technologies
Han-Tek bolsters its solutions portfolio with process controls and SCADA capabilities

Lift Truck Tips: Plug-in lift trucks
Fast-charge technology improves uptime in sluggish cold storage operations

Using automation, Cleveland Clinic’s healthcare reform
One of the nation’s premier medical centers transformed a manual, paper-based warehouse into a state of the art facility using automated materials handling technologies to optimize the delivery of food, supplies, medications and surgical tools to more than 14,000 locations.

Distribution doing good at Boston Food Bank
In its new 117,000 square foot distribution center, The Greater Boston Food Bank is applying materials and information handling best practices to feed more than 83,000 people from underserved communities each week.

Canadian Tire’s unconventional approach to automation
One of Canada’s largest retailers shares the lessons it learned from automating the manual materials handling processes with automatic guided vehicles in its pallet flow area.

Retail deployment pushes RFID 2011 revenue growth over 16%
According to ABI Research, the industry is seeing continued strong growth potential in RFID markets worldwide

Casebook 2011: Leapfrog increases orders and decreases space with new warehouse management system
New warehouse management system (WMS) allows growing company to increase productivity and cut square footage.


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