Topic: News

Although the numbers are not quite as strong as the previous month, the economic recovery appears to be on solid footing, according the May manufacturing report from the Institute of Supply Management.

According to our 2010 Software User survey, nearly half of all logistics operations using a WMS are looking to upgrade over the next 12 months. Our technology correspondent explains why and then introduces us to a shipper that’s on the brink of revolutionizing its warehouse operations.

In another sign that the United States economy is gradually recovering, the Commerce Department reported last week that new orders for manufactured durable goods in April were up 2.9 percent from March to $193.9 billion and were up 16.8 percent year-over-year. This marks the fourth time in the last five months new orders were up.

Supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates this week released updated figures for 2009 U.S. third-party logistics market revenues.

Following a 3 percent gain in the number of global manufacturers shipping to the United States from February to March, there was another 3 percent gain from March to April, according to data from Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers.

Keeping in line with retail sales growth from February to March, the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation recently reported retail sales were up again from March to April.

The economic recovery took what could be viewed as a strong step forward based on the Institute of Supply Management’s (ISM) most recent monthly manufacturing report

The Power Moller is used in motor driven roller (MDR) conveyors around the world. How did it come about?

Two keynote presenters considered the similarities between business sustainability in the profit and not for profit sectors as well as the role materials handling can play in ushering in a greener business.

The materials handling industry in the United States is growing, meaning there will be a greater demand for skilled workers.

The Material Handling Industry of America is forecasting 6% to 8.5% growth in material handling equipment new orders in 2010, according to the latest Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing Forecast.

You may have already heard that Peerless Media, LLC has completed the acquisition of Modern Materials Handling from Reed Elsevier. What does that mean for loyal readers of this newsletter?

Ten years after the purchase of BT Industries, restructuring brings Toyota and Raymond even closer together.

Here are the latest developments, innovations, and breakthroughs that are making crossdocking easier and faster than ever.

Pregis, a supplier of protective packaging solutions, has acquired IntelliPack

Logility has acquired certain assets of privately held Optiant provider of multi-echelon supply chain optimization systems

Intelligrated has announced the addition of tilt-tray and cross-belt sortation solutions to its product portfolio.

A new market data report released by ABI Research ([url=http://www.abiresearch.com]http://www.abiresearch.com[/url])) predicts the overall RFID market to reach $5.35 billion

A full economic recovery is not yet underway, but data released recently by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) data indicate that consumers are slowly coming out of their bunkers, with both organizations reporting increases in February retail sales.

Don Benson, one of the originators of the WMS industry and the founder of Warehouse Management Systems Support, will host a six-hour interactive workshop for WMS users.