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FORTE and Power Automation Systems rebranded under Swisslog WDS
Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution Solutions acquired Forte in April 2015 and PAS in April 2016.

What Costs Less? Doing Nothing or Automating Your DC?
Obsolete warehouse hardware and software cannot keep up with increasingly complex fulfillment requirements, especially for multi-channel retailers.

David Schwebel joins Forte as senior director of business development and management
Experienced executive brings consulting and design expertise in material handling and supply chain industry.

Swisslog creates new regional software and controls hub for the Americas
Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution Solutions appoints Michael Howes as vice president.

Forte adds three new members to expanding management team
Director of software development, software engineer and services specialist bring experience and customer perspective to growing company.

WES Solutions: More than a bridge
Warehouse execution system suppliers are offering higher-level functionality—such as waveless order processing, performance analytics and mobile apps—transforming WES into a configurable platform for warehouse operations management.

10 Ways to Make Your DC Smarter, More Flexible
The secret to successful distribution center design is planning to make material handling equipment and software flexible and scalable.

10 Ways to Make Your DC Smarter, More Flexible
The secret to successful distribution center design is planning to make material handling equipment and software flexible and scalable.

A New Approach to Warehouse Execution Software
Warehouse execution systems built with an Agent Framework are arriving at a time when dramatic increases in the velocity and volume of orders challenge businesses across all industries. In response, distribution center managers are adding automation to fulfill orders, making today's distribution centers incredibly complex. Software agents represent the next evolution of software that fine-tune how distribution centers operate.

Replenishment: The next big target
As the pull of consumer demand replaces the push of the traditional supply chain, the replenishment function is being pulled in more than one direction. Following successes in pick optimization, the industry is turning its attention to reaping the benefits of refined replenishment.

Behind the Swisslog-Forte acquisition
The deal brings together a large global solution provider known for heavy automation with a smaller Midwestern integrator with software expertise.

Swisslog acquires warehouse automation provider FORTE Industries in the United States
FORTE plans, designs and implements material handling automation systems with warehouse execution software (WES) as the core of each solution.

Bastian Solutions acquires Forte Engineering
Acquisition to enhance warehouse execution system offerings for wine and spirits industry.

Supply Chain Software: Waving bottleneck issues goodbye
Warehouse execution software and warehouse control systems enable new methods of wave releasing to increase throughput and keep workloads balanced.

Analytics in the DC
Most facilities are using data, but not everyone is getting the most out of it. What good are enormous data sets if you can't use insights to improve warehouse planning and operations?


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