Topic: Features

Though subject to unique constraints, advances in the distribution of wine and spirits holds lessons for the wider industry.

Manufacturers are deploying the latest software solutions engineered with advanced functionality to target, locate and isolate impacted product even faster in the event of a food chain recall.

Each year, Modern’s Productivity Achievement Awards honor those companies that made outstanding operational improvements through materials handling systems and related information systems.

Considering that MHI is expecting more than 35,000 warehouse, distribution and logistics professionals at ProMat 2015 in Chicago this month, there’s a good chance that you’re reading this column while taking a break from walking the show floor—which just so happens to be the largest in the trade show’s 30-year history.

As part of ongoing warehouse optimization, customized fleet increases productivity and cuts costs.

Replacing manual processes, automation moves as many as 380,000 units in a week.

Equipment manufacturers turn to operators for insight into everything from clipboards to chassis design.

Modern spends 60 seconds talking to Brian Gibson at Auburn University about supply chain education.

For years the materials handling industry has focused on providing great solutions for customers. Maintenance services are quickly becoming the next area of focus.

Modern Material Handling’s first-annual Maintenance Study reveals fairly high adoption rates for automated warehouse systems and an ongoing need for quality maintenance support and skilled technicians to manage these setups.

New fleet maintenance practices see users and service providers working together to identify and reduce each lift truck’s total cost of ownership.

Modern asks Brian Lentz from Swisslog a few questions about MRO and technician training.

The Home Depot has remodeled its supply chain in recent years, building the foundation for a new type of fulfillment center intended to blend online and in-store shopping.

Using conventional technologies coordinated in real time, The Home Depot’s direct fulfillment center supports omni-channel capabilities for the Eastern United States.

Today’s highly automated systems demand technicians with new skills and new training. The industry is beginning to respond.

ERP vendors who focus on the SME market seek to rival Tier 1 WMS vendors on deeper warehouse management functionality, while playing “suite card” on e-commerce and ERP foundation.

End-users detail the success of their new conveyor or sortation systems, each of which shrugs off the past and stares down the future.

Celebrating 30 years as an industry mainstay, ProMat 2015 is set to open with more than 800 exhibitors and a comprehensive educational program. With an additional 25,000 square feet of exhibition space, this will be the biggest ProMat ever. Here’s a guide to every inch.

New bottling conveyor delivers water sustainability and bottom line results.

Separated and bursting at the seams, two facilities get on the same page and prepare for growth.