Lift Truck Tips: Narrow aisles require broad thinking
July 6, 2018
Increasing density, storage locations and efficiency requires harmony between racking, processes and forklift equipment.
Cold storage: Planning for unpredictability
July 2, 2018
Amid demands for innovation and customer service, public refrigerated warehouses are challenged to provide flexibility and efficiency for a fickle customer base.
S.narendrakumar & Co. Automates Its Operations
June 11, 2018
With two automated storage and retrieval systems, the manufacturer of India’s best-selling brand of spices has made the leap from manual to automated processes.
Health Care Embraces E-commerce Trends
June 8, 2018
Health care supply chains are looking to direct-to-consumer, tracking and goods-to-person to solve their toughest distribution challenges.
Next-Level Productivity for Voice
June 8, 2018
Voice-directed picking and other types of voice solutions are proven in warehouse environments. But suppliers are now out to make voice-directed work even more productive with analytics and optimization, as well as improvements to the voice recognition engines.
Big Picture: A Peek at the Future
June 8, 2018
Five views on how materials handling and other activities within the four walls are changing right in front of us.
Lift Truck Tips: Feeling the impact of ergonomic improvements
June 6, 2018
The science of ergonomics has changed the way forklift manufacturers and users evaluate productivity.
60 Seconds with Kent Savage, Apex Supply Chain Technologies
June 6, 2018
Modern spends 60 seconds talking with Kent Savage, founder and CEO at Apex Supply Chain Technologies, about the evolution of the materials handling industry and birth of Apex.
Materials Handling Innovation Matters More Than Ever
May 15, 2018
This is no longer your father’s materials handling industry. Leading suppliers are developing a culture of innovation, leading to new solutions for new challenges.
Top 20 Material Handling System Suppliers in 2017
May 14, 2018
Across the globe, the industry achieved record-smashing growth. Top Warehouse Systems Suppliers, Warehouse Software Suppliers, Best Warehouse Execution Systems 2017, Top 20 Warehouse Management Systems 2017
Best Practices: How to survive warehouse re-labeling
May 14, 2018
Who wants to re-label the warehouse or distribution center? No one, most likely. But it’s got to be done, and now more frequently than ever. Here’s a best practices guide to get you through the process.
The Path Forward for ERP WMS
May 14, 2018
There’s nothing static about warehouse management systems from enterprise resource planning suppliers. The user base is expanding at a notable clip, and next-generation supply chain technologies from the Cloud to data analytics and smart glasses are in their future.
Warehouse Basics: Automated Storage Systems Embrace New Roles
May 14, 2018
Distribution and fulfillment applications are looking to automated storage to do what it does best—plus a little bit more.
This Month in Modern: Investment and innovation are alive and well
May 14, 2018
This month in Modern, we find a couple early indications that this positive wave will continue, and the buzz at Promat 2019 could be even louder.
Lift Truck Tips: All features great and small
May 11, 2018
No two applications are the same, so mobile computer deployments should be equally detailed.
60 Seconds with John Hill, Director at St. Onge
May 11, 2018
Modern's editors sat down with John Hill, Director at St. Onge he has 50 years in the materials handling and automatic identification industries.
Warehouse System Report: A.B. Beverage Racks Up Productivity
April 17, 2018
A.B. Beverage improved throughput and eliminated a third shift through better warehouse design and a new rack system.
A.B. Beverage: Putting rack, WMS and data collection to work
April 17, 2018
Conventional warehousing tools plus bar code scanning and voice have streamlined a beer distribution warehouse.
2018 Warehouse/Distribution Center Equipment Survey: Automation & Robotics Lead Robust Outlook
April 16, 2018
Our annual survey reveals a bullish outlook for continued material handling investments, with enthusiasm extending into newer technologies such as robotics as well as warehouse control system software and the closely related category of warehouse execution systems.
Why smarts are central to Internet of Things in the warehouse
April 16, 2018
Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity is still early days in warehouses, though several suppliers are coming up with
predictive modeling and analytics to optimize DC operations based on granular data from IoT or other data feeds.