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CBRE reports record data for Q4 and full-year 2020 industrial & logistics real estate
Data recently issued in a report by Los Angeles-based industrial real estate developer CBRE highlighted the impact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had on the United States industrial real estate market, for both the fourth quarter and calendar year 2020.

Industry 4.0: Real Cases of Productivity, Efficiency and Profits
Learn how machine-to-machine communication and the internet of things are making a difference in the real world for real companies.

Other Voices: Getting to know the next generation of warehouse workers
Businesses must prepare to respond to ecommerce demand while ensuring the health and safety of their essential warehouse workers.

Don’t Miss Our Annual Modern Materials Handling Virtual Summit
Join MMH & MH247 this week and learn about automation, robotics, software and mobility and how they enable warehouse/DC operations to fully recover and stay ahead of the competition during this pandemic.

Automation and humans inextricably linked
Not only do you want to be safe, but in able to maintain a new workforce, your operational culture will need to understand that automation is not just about the equipment, it’s about enabling a workforce to improve productivity on the way to setting new goals and achieving incentives that keeps them engaged for the long term.

Other Voices: Shifting U.S. consumer behavior in the face of Covid-19
Consumers have been forced to navigate new channels to find goods, and merchants have to pivot to try new sales and delivery channels.

Other Voices: Pest control basics for Covid-19 operations
Approaching pest management proactively can help protect a facility’s bottom line and reputation.

Supply chain restructuring could lead to increased industrial real estate demand, says CBRE
The CBRE report, entitled “Distribution Hubs Will Benefit from Increased Business Inventories & Supply Chain Restructuring,” said there could be a need for an additional 400 million-to-500 million square feet of industrial real estate space. That tally, according to CBRE Research, would be the rough equivalent of a 5% increase in business inventories.

Other Voices: Pest hot spots to monitor for improved inventory management
A proactive approach to pest management will help lower the risk of a pest infestation, which will in turn protect the bottom line.

SSI Schaefer starts producing face masks for DCs, waste collectors and clients
Company plans to produce as many as 1,000 masks per week in North Carolina and Mexico locations.

GCCA partners with Distillery Association to help food supply chain function effectively
95% of food produced or manufactured in – or imported into – the United States goes through third-party warehouses and distribution centers before it reaches American consumers.

Other Voices: Key signs your business needs mobile device management
Mobile device management (MDM) enables logistics businesses to remotely manage both employee-owned and company-deployed mobile devices.

Other Voices: What Coronavirus means for e-commerce
As more shoppers turn to online alternatives to in-person shopping, supply chain disruptions could pile up.

A visit to Amazon’s robotic fulfillment center
The robots are impressive, but what makes Amazon Amazon is delivering a customer experience. You don't get that by automation alone.

Other Voices: Tips for effective warehouse numbering schemes
Best practices in location slotting system can lead to increased accuracy, higher efficiency and labor savings.


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Materials Handling Robotics: The new world of heterogeneous robotic integration
In this Special Digital Edition, the editorial staff of Modern curates the best robotics coverage over the past year to help track the evolution of this piping hot market.
Case study: Optimizing warehouse space, performance and sustainability
Optimize Parcel Packing to Reduce Costs
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Latest Resources

2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
This research was conducted by Peerless Research Group on behalf of Modern Materials Handling to assess usage and purchase intentions forautomation systems...
How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program
How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program
Discover how your storage practices could be affecting your pest control program and how to prevent pest infestations in your business. Join...

Warehousing Outlook 2023
Warehousing Outlook 2023
2023 is here, and so are new warehousing trends.
Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Today’s robotic and data-driven automation systems can minimize disruptions and improve the life and productivity of warehouse operations.
Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
Download this white paper to learn more about how both systems compare.