Topic: Inventory & Picking

The last couple of years have been tumultuous for supply chains, with inventory control tending to suffer. But operations can regain control over inventory accuracy and planning, and perhaps enhance it, through methods and technologies that include computer vision, WMS upgrades and a newer generation of AI-based planning solutions.

It’s all about inventory and the consumer as retailers struggle to find the right balance of philosophy, operations and technology.

Larry Lapide explains why he’s a fan of inventory, especially good inventory on this episode of Talking Supply Chain.

How a national distributor of pet foods and supplies leveraged a voice-directed solution to improve warehouse order fulfillment and keep its workforce engaged and productive.

Company has effortlessly eliminated battery watering and change-outs.

The automation was implemented at three of the cold chain fulfillment service’s facilities.

With the new technology, the distributor increased productivity by 15%.

Pick-to-light systems as a user interface have evolved, and the incarnations leverage the core speed and accuracy of traditional light guidance and may also reduce infrastructure barriers of traditional pick-to-light modules or put-to-light systems.

How to Ensure a More Successful, More Profitable Holiday Season.

Read this guide to understand the seven key ways to take advantage of this year’s growth—ranging from raising capital to making metric-driven decisions and capturing new revenue streams. It’s time to move fast and make money.

In this webcast learn how EPG's Lydia Voice solution will increase productivity and accuracy, reduce errors and provide a return on investment generally within nine months.

As pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors rethink their fulfillment operations, they’re infusing technology, automation and robotics into those fast-paced facilities.

What It Is, Why Companies Do It and How to Get Started

Despite the hype, drones have been slow to catch on in the supply chain. But some intriguing new use cases suggest the technology could be ready to break out inside the DC.

In this white paper is compiled the top 12 Warehouse Best Practices to help manufacturers increase efficiencies.

Honeywell Intelligrated works with companies to solve their immediate warehousing problems and helps them to prepare for what’s coming next.

At ProMatDX this week, Zebra Technologies is demonstrating how its picking technologies can help warehouses increase order fulfillment without expanding their workforce.

New at ProMatDX, KNAPP and Covariant are delivering their latest industrial grade order picking Pick-it-Easy Robot.

At ProMatDX, Lucas Systems is previewing new AI-based tools that are being rolled out in the Lucas warehouse optimization suite featuring Jennifer Intelligence.

New report explores the increased adoption of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs).