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Big Picture: On-Demand Warehousing Prepares for Takeoff
It’s a simple concept. Warehouse space sized to a company’s immediate needs and located close to the final customer. That combination is making on-demand warehousing a powerful alternative to long-term warehouse arrangements for companies ranging from Fortune 100 to startups.

2018 Top 20 supply chain software suppliers
While the top of the list remains stable, up-and-comers are mixing up the software landscape with Cloud capabilities that traditional vendors are working to replicate.

60 Seconds with…Nick Vyas, University of Southern California
A former supply chain executive, Vyas is the executive director and co-founder of the University of Southern California’s Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management and assistant professor of clinical data sciences and operations. MMH sat down with Nick to discus on-demand warehousing.

Reducing risk in the battery room
Simple jobs done poorly are a recipe for disaster, and the battery room does not forgive sloppiness.

11th Annual Materials Handling Professional Salary Survey
Materials handling professionals are as committed as ever to advancing the industry— although there is still plenty of room for young faces in this lucrative and fulfilling career.

Lift Truck Tips: Don’t get left out in the cold
The right preventative measures can ensure safe, productive and efficient forklift operation in even the harshest freezers.

60 Seconds with… David Krebs, executive vice president at VDC Research
Modern Materials Handling's staff sat down for a short interview to discuss how technology is enabling a more moblity in the workplace.

2018 Top 20 Automatic Data Capture Suppliers
The lines are blurring in the automatic data capture market where, thanks to advancements in smart phone technology, opportunities are opening up to a larger swath of companies that need advanced technology to handle their single-item fulfillment and other e-commerce-related demands.

Labor crisis: Diversity is the answer
This month, editor at large Bridget McCrea uses The Big Picture platform to look at how far women have come in supply chain management. She explores the inroads women are making; re-acquaints us with several of the organizations and networks advocating for the advancement of women in leadership roles.

The Pallet Report: Users want more service & support
Amid the reshaping of manufacturing and distribution supply chains, Modern’s annual survey suggests that pallets remain critical to efficient and timely operations.

AGVs: Meet your autonomous mobile coworkers
Capable of learning, adapting and decision-making, autonomous industrial vehicles of all kinds could become fundamental fixtures of warehousing and distribution operations.

Five Pallet Design and Usage Trends
The latest pallet trends are focused on enhancing strength, durability and sustainability.

Smart Glasses: The latest weapon against downtime
Not every facility has experienced maintenance technicians at the ready. With a combination of video, augmented reality and more, smart glasses provide a direct link to remote technicians who know how to guide others to get equipment back up and running.

Learn how Goya Foods is putting lift trucks to work
Lift trucks, voice-enabled picking and WMS-directed task interleaving make for efficient order fulfillment.

Goya Foods’ secret ingredient: Lift trucks
The leader in Hispanic food and beverage products puts a variety of lift trucks and racks to work in its distribution centers, including a special Goya spec truck.

The brave new world of buying lift trucks
The old days of buying a lift truck as a commodity unrelated to other materials handling equipment purchases are going away. Rapidly. It’s all because of fundamental shifts in how distribution centers operate—and new technology, of course.

PMMI placed in the Top 10 Best Manufacturing Associations to Work For
NAM’s Council of Manufacturing Associations Includes PMMI in Inaugural List of Best Manufacturing Associations to Work For

Top 20 Lift Truck Suppliers: Global market reaches new heights
It’s full steam ahead for the lift truck industry, buoyed globally by technology advances and strong, emerging economies.

Manufacturing execution systems (MES) meet the warehouse
Manufacturing execution systems are all about production management. Now with e-commerce driving more fulfillment straight from factories, leaner order cycles and more manufacturing taking place in warehouses, a couple of key MES trends are at play. Find out how these trends are bringing the MES and WMS worlds closer together.

Lift Truck Acquisition & Usage Study: Fleet managers in the driver’s seat
As they get their arms around technology, fleet management solutions and disciplined practices, fleet managers plan to continue reaping the rewards of targeted investment.


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