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New resource center for weighing and dimensioning
Beyond its team of experts, Rice Lake has come up with an online guide to integrate a new cubing and weighing station into your shipping process.

Protective packaging roundup
Here are four great new ideas for getting the most out of protective packaging. Be sure to read all the way through—Walmart doesn’t often lend its name to someone else’s product.


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When Just-in-Time Just Doesn’t Work
The just-in-time (JIT) to businesses and the supply chain is a practice that requires close coordination with suppliers to ensure that product components arrive in time for production to begin, but no earlier.

Recycling coastline plastic into premium reusable packaging
Plastic waste on the beach is now being used in packaging from totes to bulk containers. And if one pioneer has her way, this is only a start.

Fresh food, anyone? RPCs protect in the supply chain
It’s no small feat to protect sandwiches, snacks and other single-serving food items on their way to a store. But it’s an even better story when the mini plastic containers providing the protection are part of a sustainable, circular supply chain.

Why Isn’t Your Loading Dock Connected to Your Supply Chain?
Brett Lindstrom and Jeff Schulze of Systems, LLC, discuss streamlining the supply chain through better loading dock connectivity and efficiency.

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How Long-Range Warehouse Labels and Signs Boost Operational Efficiency
Many of today’s mobile barcode scanners can read 1D or 2D barcode images up to 50 feet away or more. This means workers can quickly and safely scan bulk locations without leaving their lift trucks.

Taking a lot of heat from lithium-ion batteries
Special packaging is needed to protect in transit lithium-ion batteries that have been known to self-ignite.

MODEX C-Suite Interview: Marvin Logan, VP of Consulting and Integration at Bastian Solutions
Ready to make a big splash in 2020? Bastian Solutions plans to stay on the inside track when it comes to the “next big thing” in material handling technology.

60 Seconds with John Reichert, Executive Director at MHI Solutions Community
The modern staff sat down with John Reichert, Executive director, MHI Solutions Community and senior director of SCE Solutions, Tecsys to discuss MHI Solutions Community

Implementing an MRO solution the right way saves time and money
Learn how implementing an MRO solution the right way saves time and money from a senior manger senior manager of customer solutions at MSC Industrial Supply Co.

Pallets freshen up a farmer’s sustainability score
Frey Farms uses pallet pool of reusable pallets as part of a shared reused pallet recycling system.

Growing health supplier configures new warehouse to maximize throughput
Slotting software and new reconfigurable labels ensure productivity and efficiency.

Adhesive and specialty stretch wrap secure 1,200-pound loads
Cargill Malt sees more stable loads with less damage after implementing new packaging solution.

New mezzanine provides unexpected benefits
Utilizing overhead space enables facility consolidation as well as operational efficiencies.

New pallet design trims costs and extends useful life
Berry Plastics employs unique plastic pallet out of its own post molded scrap material.

Lift Truck Tips: A journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single data set
Fleet owners are finding ways to leverage small data streams for big impact.

Logistics provider deploys mix of startup technologies
Partnerships with innovators in robotics, drones, sensors and wearables make the new smart warehouse customizable, flexible and scalable.

Mobile storage systems optimize two facilities’ footprints
New racks maximize storage capacity and maintain product access for cheese manufacturer.


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