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Depalletizing and palletizing gain in flexibility
June 8, 2023
AI and vision technology are making robotic depalletizing and palletizing solutions more flexible, but master data on SKUs still needs attention, and palletizing needs proper buffering and sequencing of cases to optimize the pallet build.
Baptist Health doubles picking productivity with WES and voice
November 13, 2019
Bulk picking productivity has risen by nearly 20% as accuracy improved to 99.99%.
Solving the Palletizing Puzzle
June 7, 2019
Palletizing presents an interesting microcosm of digital transformation, where data about products, machine performance and manual labor must work in concert.
Order fulfillment system accommodates direct-to-store delivery
October 12, 2018
The system has improved Tropical Cheese’s order accuracy by up to 50%.
Intelligent Lift Trucks, Smarter Business
December 15, 2017
In step with automotive innovations, lift trucks are gradually moving toward autonomy.
The Operations Technology (OT) vs. Information Technology (IT) Debate Turns to Better Security
April 10, 2017
Best practices like network segmentation, encryption and visibility into operations technology-level communications matter to today’s warehouse operators. While they need better uptime, they also must assure IT that sound security methods will be followed.
Modern Materials Handling’s 2017 Casebook Collection
October 24, 2016
The 2016 Casebook features over 35 case studies that put the spotlight on successful innovation projects that are changing the face of productivity in the materials handling and warehousing fields
GS1 US integrates three online tools to introduce new GS1 US Data Hub
July 5, 2016
Comprehensive online platform to help companies improve business processes and data quality.
Can cloud WMS catch on big?
May 1, 2016
Cloud-based SCE solutions have been around and catching on for functions like transportation management and visibility, but the WMS market has been slow to adopt. But with more SCE vendors providing cloud options and cloud pure-play providers gaining steam, cloud-based WMS may finally be ready to break through.
Integration platforms take on DOM
April 1, 2016
Integrated platforms for supply chain execution apps are folding in distributed order management (DOM) solutions and processes, which often need data from systems for inventory management or store labor to arrive at optimal fulfillment options for customers and retailers.
Syncing demand plans with WMS
February 1, 2016
Bringing the planning and execution worlds together is a classic problem, but one that can be solved with additional planning tools that sit between corporate forecasting and WMS.
WES Solutions: More than a bridge
January 1, 2016
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.
Silo-busting in supply chain execution
December 1, 2015
Use of TMS and WMS are moving to a more concurrent, less fragmented environment as part of new approaches to supply chain execution.
Slotting’s elevated place in an omni-channel world
November 1, 2015
Here’s a look at how the use of slotting solutions is evolving in the omni-channel era, and how part of the answer lies in other complementary methods such as better forecast communication and flexible, WMS-directed replenishment.
Casebook 2016: Case-by-case productivity
October 2, 2015
Modern’s annual Casebook continues to provide comprehensive coverage of productivity solutions for materials handling professionals in distribution, warehousing and manufacturing.