Salary Survey: Materials handling industry on the uptick
September 1, 2011
Professionals working in the materials handling industry tell Modern that optimism is on the rise and so are paychecks.
Equipment 101: Automatic guided vehicles basics
September 1, 2011
Built with a number of variable components, automatic guided vehicles are flexible, versatile unmanned solutions that can safely and efficiently move product around your facility.
Voice solution manages workflow and cleans up inefficiencies
September 1, 2011
Global supplier of professional hair care products uses a voice solution to streamline workflows and reduce labor and improve accuracy.
Voice Technology: Getting a read on accurate picking
September 1, 2011
UK publisher uses voice technology to increase productivity and achieve a nearly perfect pick accuracy rate of 99.98%.
This month in Modern: WCS makes its move
September 1, 2011
One of the many satisfying benefits of covering a market over many years is watching trends evolve into operating procedures that revolutionize how companies conduct business.
Lift Truck Tips: Increase efficiency, not risk in narrow aisles
September 1, 2011
Narrow aisle new adopters and veterans alike should review technology, safety and equipment setup.
Software: 60 seconds with Tom Lagaly
September 1, 2011
Productivity Alliance's Tom Legaly talks to Modern about the state of warehouse control systems (WCS).
System Report: At the Container Store, lift trucks contain the chaos
August 1, 2011
The retailer’s lift truck distributor played a key role in optimizing a new distribution center and securing a 30% improvement in process time.
Lift Trucks: Container Store gets organized, improves productivity
August 1, 2011
A close attention to layout, design and equipment selection makes the most of conventional materials handling processes in The Container Store’s DC.
Lift Trucks: Top 20 lift truck suppliers, 2011
August 1, 2011
With sales on the rise for the second consecutive year, the worldwide industrial lift truck market is revved up.
Lift Trucks: 15 ways the lift truck is evolving
August 1, 2011
Today’s lift trucks offer more in the way of technology, power and performance than ever before. Here’s a look at the latest innovations available in today’s trucks.
Equipment 101: Lift truck basics
August 1, 2011
Lift trucks have come a long way since their introduction in the materials handling arena in the 1920s. Today, they are smarter and stronger, and still the indispensable workhorses
in our warehouses and distribution centers.
Lift Truck Tips: Hydrogen fuel cells on the rise
August 1, 2011
Manufacturer predicts strong future for the newest lift truck power supply.
Slotting: A bumper crop of benefits for Nature’s Best
August 1, 2011
Warehouse management solution uses several slotting principles to control accuracy, production and overall pallet quality.
Slotting: Creative Memories improves fulfillment accuracy rate
August 1, 2011
A crafty slotting solution helps Creative Memories achieve more than 99.9% shipping accuracy and improve picking speed.
Montwieler retires after 28 years as head of ITA
August 1, 2011
Longtime director to be succeeded by PERC’s Brian Feehan
Lift Trucks: 60 seconds with Jeff Rufener
August 1, 2011
President of the Industrial Truck Association (ITA) talks to Modern about the state of the lift truck industry.
This month in Modern: The Lift Truck Issue
August 1, 2011
We break the Modern mold a bit this month by focusing this issue firmly on one piece of equipment—the tried and true backbone of the materials handling industry, the lift truck.
ITA names Feehan next executive director
August 1, 2011
Feehan is set to take the reins on Jan. 1, 2012, when Bill Montwieler, who had been executive director since 1983, retires.
Labor management systems to improve efficiency
August 1, 2011
Successful labor management goes beyond the installation of software. Here’s a look at the implementation process and how one major retailer uses its program as a tool for continuous process improvements—with multi-layered benefits.
