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Best Practices: How to survive warehouse re-labeling
Who wants to re-label the warehouse or distribution center? No one, most likely. But it’s got to be done, and now more frequently than ever. Here’s a best practices guide to get you through the process.

The Path Forward for ERP WMS
There’s nothing static about warehouse management systems from enterprise resource planning suppliers. The user base is expanding at a notable clip, and next-generation supply chain technologies from the Cloud to data analytics and smart glasses are in their future.

Warehouse Basics: Automated Storage Systems Embrace New Roles
Distribution and fulfillment applications are looking to automated storage to do what it does best—plus a little bit more.

This Month in Modern: Investment and innovation are alive and well
This month in Modern, we find a couple early indications that this positive wave will continue, and the buzz at Promat 2019 could be even louder.

Lift Truck Tips: All features great and small
No two applications are the same, so mobile computer deployments should be equally detailed.

60 Seconds with John Hill, Director at St. Onge
Modern's editors sat down with John Hill, Director at St. Onge he has 50 years in the materials handling and automatic identification industries.

Warehouse System Report: A.B. Beverage Racks Up Productivity
A.B. Beverage improved throughput and eliminated a third shift through better warehouse design and a new rack system.

A.B. Beverage: Putting rack, WMS and data collection to work
Conventional warehousing tools plus bar code scanning and voice have streamlined a beer distribution warehouse.

2018 Warehouse/Distribution Center Equipment Survey: Automation & Robotics Lead Robust Outlook
Our annual survey reveals a bullish outlook for continued material handling investments, with enthusiasm extending into newer technologies such as robotics as well as warehouse control system software and the closely related category of warehouse execution systems.

Why smarts are central to Internet of Things in the warehouse
Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity is still early days in warehouses, though several suppliers are coming up with predictive modeling and analytics to optimize DC operations based on granular data from IoT or other data feeds.

Lodge Manufacturing forges e-commerce capabilities to bolster brand, customer experience
"The benefit is the ability to have product in more locations visible to more people. We believe when people know more about our products, they will be more likely to buy."

Made From Scratch: Manufacturers set sights on direct-to-consumer (D2C) fulfillment
A predictable fold in the supply chain sees more manufacturers - at the behest of their top retail customers -pursuing direct-to-consumer fulfillment capabilities, a trend that is as challenging as it is rewarding.

Measuring the realities one step at a time
Find out what is happening this month in Modern Materials Handling

Low-cost telematics solutions brings visibility to small fleets
Initially geared toward large fleets, detailed data capture and analysis tools are now more accessible than ever. Lift Truck Data Capture, Lift truck analytics, Tips for Lift Truck Management

60 Seconds with John Krummell, Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI), CEO of Advance Storage Products
Modern editor's sat down with John Krummell to discuss Racking technology solutions

NextGen Supply Chain at DHL
Here’s how one of the world’s largest 3PLs is looking to tomorrow’s innovative technologies, including heads-up display and robotics, to transform its operations today.

Conveyors & sortation: Carrying the e-commerce burden
In a case-quantity world, conveyor was king. E-commerce, poly bags and the need for incredible flexibility posed a brief challenge, but convey and sort technologies have reclaimed the crown.

Big Picture: On the path to lights out
There may not be many plants and warehouses operating in the dark these days. However, many facilities are clearly on the path to lights out, balancing automation and labor to find the right mix of lower costs and better customer service.

Lift truck battery management delivers staying power
Charged with cutting waste, many fleet owners are finding battery management practices have plenty of room for improvement.

60 Seconds with Pieter Abbeel, professor at University of California Berkeley
Modern Materials Handling staff sat down with Pieter Abbeel to discuss the state of the robotics industry.


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