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Comprehensive news on the most advanced systems for automated mobile data collection & paperless picking of inventory through RFID and wireless technologies.


Swisslog gives live demonstration of ItemPiQ latest evolution
Swisslog (Booth B8419) is giving attendees a first-hand look at how its innovative solutions empower businesses to achieve new levels of efficiency while ensuring a positive and collaborative environment for their teams.

Cimcorp automates fresh food distribution with flexible storage, order picking solutions
Cimcorp (Booth B6019) invites Modex attendees to discover how automation is helping grocery retailers, bakeries and dairies improve speed, sanitation and sustainability.

ABCO Systems acquires FastFetch
ABCO Systems (Booth B4811) is sharing further information about its recent acquisition of FastFetch Corporation (Booth C7297), an order fulfillment technologies provider.

The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Warehouse Travel
Say goodbye to long travel distances and hello to improved productivity with our guide to reducing warehouse travel.

Pocket sortation’s many efficiencies
Pocket sorters excel at buffering, sequencing, as well as sortation, making them a good fit for companies trying to pull off highly efficient order consolidation for store and e-commerce orders—as well as put returned goods right back into the fulfillment flow.

Study: gamification entices 84% of warehouse workers
New Lucas Systems market study finds game mechanics can drive employee engagement.

Tightening up on inventories
The “just-in-case” era is over, with operations looking to right-size inventory levels while avoiding stock outs. That may call for layers of technology, starting but not ending with WMS and effective data capture.

The Association for Supply Chain Management names 2024 Board of Directors
ASCM's board features three new members and eight incumbents.

Amazon Robotics Founding Engineer Andrew Hoffman joins on at Gather AI as CTO
Gather AI offers AI-powered autonomous inventory management solutions for warehouses using drones.

WERC’s 47th annual conference heads to Dallas in June 2024
The Warehousing Education and Research Council's in-person event is scheduled to take place June 2-5, 2024 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas.

Moving pallets at Aurobindo
The AS/RS system at a pharmaceutical warehouse has automated and streamlined pallet handling processes.

Upping the health of distribution center (DC) picking
With a voice-directed picking solution, Baptist Health South Florida gained big on throughput and accuracy, while offering workers an intuitive user interface.

October manufacturing trend shows sequential gain but falls short of growth mode, reports ISM
The report’s benchmark metric, the PMI increased 1.2%, to 46.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), contracting, at a slower rate, for the 12th consecutive month.

Tuggers, carts & casters work in harmony to fill the labor gap
The typical warehouse applications largely remain the same year after year--receive, replenish, pick, pack, ship. These basic principles haven't changed a whole lot, but the processes and equipment used to support them are always improving.

Light-directed systems meet integrated solutions
Rather than being just stand-alone solutions for order picking and consolidation, pick-to-light is increasingly being used in the context of integrated solutions, while new twists on light technology open up new application areas.

Outside the Box: Why parcel shippers are suddenly focusing on packing
This webinar will discuss the recent focus on optimizing pack-out in major brands, highlighting its importance in annual shareholder letters. It will also explore the current state of packing efficiency, how big e-commerce brands are addressing the issue, and the impact of packing on margins and the environment.

Kenco survey examines peak season 2023 expectations, tactics
Results indicate that retailers should flatten the peak season curve and look closely at offering slower delivery and more shopping holidays.

Chery Automotive’s deployment of AMRs from ForwardX Robotics tops 100 robots
Autonomous mobile robots from ForwardX automate line-side replenishment of materials in Phase One of Chery's Super Factory.

Reinventing retail at Macy’s: Inventory productivity and sustainability
The department store chain has doubled down on strategies it put in place before the pandemic. The result: Maximizing inventory and margins

Put walls help drive innovation in the warehouse
A look at how put walls are keeping pace with the rapid advancements in automation and robotics to help companies fill orders faster and more efficiently.


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