Topic: Features

While there aren’t too many facilities without a human workforce, lights out continues to gain acceptance in operational pockets with the help of advanced automation.

Warehouse execution systems sit between warehouse management and traditional control layers in today’s DC software stack, but WES is more than a visibility layer. Using rules engines and order release logic that assesses multiple factors, WES promises smarter, more productive DCs.

Modern's editor sat down with Jay Anderson to discuss his carrier and the racking industry.

Warehouse space costs have skyrocketed, so more companies want to maximize existing space by moving to narrow aisle configurations. However, making that transition effectively can benefit from some layout and material flow expertise, not just choosing appropriate equipment.

AEO is taking a new approach to fulfillment, especially e-fulfillment, inside and outside the four walls of its distribution centers. The focus is on speed.

Warehouses and fulfillment centers are increasingly automated, asset-intensive operations with multiple types of automation systems and robotics that need to work together to hit throughput goals. Consulting and assessments can identify likely solutions, but to get a solid prediction of what integrated systems can achieve, digital models and simulation are being widely used.

Demand for pallets is up by about 25% this year. Here’s how manufacturers and users are addressing the demand, meeting those needs and finding alternatives to traditional options.

Training and technology, including wearables that detect risky movements, can make a physically demanding job safer.

Our research shows companies are adopting robots, but it’s a long way to go before they’re commonplace.

From materials shortages to labor shortages, the racking industry is helping customers make the most of their cube.

Modern's editor sat down with Dwight Klappich, Research Vice President, at Gartner to discuss MODEX and other happenings in the robotics space.

Android-based mobile computing choices include tablets for off-the-truck flexibility, with Android-based VMUs also seen as a solid option.

Warehouse and DC managers are feeling the pressure of e-commerce growth, high order volumes, as well as deep concerns around labor availability and international supply chain snarls. In response, our survey found that they’re ramping up spending for automation—but also spending more on their labor force to ensure an adequate pool of workers to keep goods flowing.

The auto industry is learning to bob and weave as one disruption after another takes hold.

These automated fulfillment systems are part of the latest wave of technology, and they are already scoring huge improvements in distribution efficiencies. Here are some best practices to make your own army of piece picking robots successful.

Technology that allows for remote operation promises to expand on the available pool of qualified lift truck operators and bring other benefits like helping companies flex human resources to meet demand surges.

Our editors sat down with Kathy Miller and Shannon Karels, founders of OPSisters to discuss women in the supply chain and logistics industry.

Once considered the purvey of the far-off future, autonomous lift trucks have arrived. Here’s what they can offer.

Selected from our top System Report cover stories from the previous year, Modern’s annual Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made exceptional operational gains through means like warehouse automation projects, robotics, DC network strategy and a spirit of innovation.

The economy has maintained strength, e-commerce is booming, and companies with distribution operations are struggling to keep up.