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Food chain traceability supported by software
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.

ProMat 2015 show planner
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.

Top 20 3PL and public refrigerated warehouses, 2014
Increasingly resilient to global economic moods, 3PL and public refrigerated warehouses persistently achieve modest growth.

7th Annual Salary Survey: Rewarding results
Though compensation is climbing less rapidly than in recent years, the percentage of satisfied employees is approaching perfection.

Top 20 automatic data capture suppliers, 2014
Whether struggling or flourishing, suppliers are working to differentiate their products and services to keep pace with rapid changes across the industry.

Top 20 lift truck suppliers, 2014
Our list grows top heavy following another big merger, but after a year of relative calm, the market is heating up once again.

2014 Lift Truck User Survey: Readers feel optimistic, ready to spend
With plans to buy a total of more than 1,100 lift trucks in coming months, readers share their perspectives on spending, maintenance practices and technology usage.

2014 Software Survey: Software marches firmly onward
Modern readers weigh in on their usage of supply chain software, its value to their organizations, and their spending plans for expanding, updating and growing.

Top 20 systems suppliers, 2014
After dominating the Top 20 list in the past, the top three face increasingly stiff competition from an assortment of companies that enjoyed another strong year.

Looking ahead to a new year in materials handling
The 2013 holiday season highlighted the importance of warehousing, distribution and materials handling processes. With Modex around the corner, five thought leaders take stock of what may lie ahead for our industry and our customers.

Why sustainable design still matters
Warehouse and distribution center construction is making a comeback—and so is the desire to get back to green. Our facility design experts offer their take on the evolving benefits and share why sustainable design holds more value than ever.

Invest in productivity with lift truck financing
The structure of an equipment lease can have a significant impact on operations—and there are ways to ensure the impact is a positive one.

Special Report: Top 20 3PL Warehouses, 2013
Following a post-recession bump, third-party logistics providers’ warehousing is on track for more modest growth in 2013.

6th Annual Salary Survey: With warehouse/DC experience comes reward
Compensation continues to climb steadily upward in the materials handling industry, which is overwhelmingly populated with satisfied veteran employees.

Top 20 Automatic data collection suppliers
The ADC market grew incrementally in 2012 amid changing customer interests and stiff competition.

Top 20 Lift truck suppliers, 2013
After making up for 2009 with two years of strong growth, global sales have tapered off, even as the top suppliers saw revenue increases in the double digits.

Top 20 SCM software suppliers, 2013
The market for supply chain management software continued to grow in 2012, with strong growth predicted for the future, too.

Staples: Smart packaging, happy customers, healthy planet
A look inside the second-largest Internet retailer’s Secaucus, N.J., fulfillment center to explore its network-wide transformation from a few standard box options to an almost limitless number of custom, right-sized boxes.

Omni-channel distribution:nbsp; Moving at the speed of “now”
The pressure is on retailers to deliver anything, anytime, from anywhere. Three experts answer four key questions that will help traditional brick-and-mortar retailers revolutionize their use of WMS and their shipping processes on the way to a multi-channel transformation.

Supply Chain Software Survey: Off the fence and into the future
Modern readers evaluate their usage of materials handling software technology, its value to their organizations, and spending plans for expanding and updating existing applications.


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