Topic: Features

An inside view of the ergonomic strides that one international manufacturer is making in its plants and warehouses.

As the pull of consumer demand replaces the push of the traditional supply chain, the replenishment function is being pulled in more than one direction. Following successes in pick optimization, the industry is turning its attention to reaping the benefits of refined replenishment.

After major parcel carriers introduced new rate structures, the industry is still scrambling to identify and eliminate every cubic inch of waste.

Chain of custody initiatives in health care supply chains face new FDA mandates, and compliance isn’t simple. Here’s a look at some of the considerations and systems involved.

This month in Modern, we offer the latest installment of The Big Picture, one that illustrates how one of the savviest organizations in the world is taking a much-discussed theory and putting it into practice.

Rapid improvement suggests the lift truck could be among the most important things in the Internet of Things.

New system provides 92% floor space savings and 30% additional inventory capacity.

Apparel distributor adds 17,000 locations to increase storage capacity 86%.

With room to grow, the new system is more efficient and secure.

Meat distribution company improves quality control in refrigerated storage facilities.

Vice chair of the Ergonomic Assist Systems & Equipment (EASE) group at MHI talks to Modern about ergonomics in today's warehouse.

In Northern California, the nation’s largest distributor of wine and spirits has built a state-of-the art facility that sets a new industry standard for automated distribution.

Southern Wine & Spirits’ Northern California DC was designed to maximize throughput and accommodate growth for years to come.

Digital connections are spreading throughout the industry, enabling mobile, automated and real-time processes. But when opportunity overshadows security risks, new technologies can increase your exposure.

Rack design is moving from the concrete to the C-suite as more users quantify the impact of storage on process efficiency.

WMS vendors have integrated key 'execution' apps like LMS, slotting and TMS with their core systems, creating platforms for execution. The latest generation of these platforms also may weave in distributed order management, supply chain planning and demand management while building in flexibility for rapidly shifting fulfillment requirements.

Fabric curtain walls separate workers from temperature, noise and equipment traffic.

Voice-directed picking spreads like wildfire through the distribution network, improving productivity by 25%.

The most wasteful service call is the one that didn’t need to be made in the first place.

Manufacturers, retailers and third-party logistics organizations are investing massive amounts of effort and money—in a very short period of time—to ratchet up systems automation, install collaboration software and deploy mobile technology across the enterprise that can keep up with the pace of our new world.