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Big Picture: A new take on unit-load storage
December 1, 2012
As end users optimize their facilities, high-density dynamic storage is getting a fresh look.
Big Picture: Materials handling comes out of the shadow
September 1, 2012
Warehousing and distribution are more closely tied to the business than ever before. Here’s a look at the biggest business issues impacting the design and operation of materials handling systems today.
Big Picture: The state of automation
May 1, 2012
More companies are looking to materials handling automation to improve processes and lower operating costs. Modern asked 10 leading systems integrators what the future of automation might look like.
Physical Internet Initiative: Pipedream or Possibility?
March 1, 2012
Some researchers are asking what the real world of distribution and logistics can learn from the digital world of the Internet.
Big Picture: Voices of the Supply Chain
December 1, 2011
More than ever, what happens outside the four walls determines what happens inside the four walls. Six supply chain experts look at the most important factors shaping the future of the supply chain.
Big Picture: Evolution of the WCS
September 1, 2011
Warehouse control systems (WCS) are driving big productivity gains in highly automated facilities. Here’s a look at how these systems are evolving.
Materials handling: From product to solution
June 23, 2011
For years, materials handling equipment manufacturers focused on selling products. Now, they’re selling preconfigured solutions.
Automation: What is an AGV?
June 1, 2011
If you think AGVs, or automatic guided vehicles, are a mature technology, think again. Since 2005, the industry has seen an unparalleled level of innovation.
The mobile supply chain
March 15, 2011
Mutli-modal is expanding mobility in the DC
The mobile supply chain is on the move
March 1, 2011
Mobility is the hottest marketing trend in the supply chain. Modern looks behind the hype to see what’s changing in the mobile supply chain.
The state of automation in materials handling
December 15, 2010
Despite the recession, our industry is reaching an inflection point for automation.
RFID update
November 18, 2010
Seven years after the Wal-Mart RFID mandate, RFID is alive and growing in the supply chain.
The robots are coming
August 19, 2010
Robotic materials handling technology is changing the way we move products in the plant and the distribution center.
Long-term green strategy
April 1, 2010
This month Modern shares the third in a series of features we’re calling “Big Picture: Where materials handing meets business.”