Topic: Inventory & Picking

Low-level orderpickers eliminate the risk of ladders and the battery issues of the previous equipment supplier.

Winner of MHI Innovation Award announced its first put wall integration in a Capacity fulfillment center.

In recent years, enterprise resource planning solutions have lost some luster, even being called “back office” systems. They’re useful for financials, procurement and transactions, but can ERP drive omni-channel fulfillment? The short answer is “yes.”

Bastian Solutions (Booth S1603) presented the latest version of its goods-to-robot each picking technology, which has been fully integrated with an order fulfillment system, at a booth visit Tuesday.

In Booth S1218, Cimcorp demonstrated automated robotic systems for order fulfillment of perishable goods, including fresh produce, bakery and dairy.

In many organizations, maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) inventory accounts for a significant slice—as much as 40 percent—of the annual procurement budget. Yet it is still not managed with the level of rigor typically applied to production inventory. There are five basic practices that can quickly close the gap with best practices in MRO inventory management.

With industry trends like smaller, more frequent orders and an increase in polybags and irregular-shaped packages, there is a need in retail distribution centers for smart, digitized sorting and tracking.

New Chicago office to support growth of German provider of pick-by-vision solutions, which will exhibit at its first ProMat this year.

Modern’s annual Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made exceptional operational improvements through materials handling systems.

Two new partnerships expected to increase opportunities in Asia Pacific and Scandinavian Markets.

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NexusFx toolsets enable CPG brands to build and manage DTC channels, along with getting access to critical first-party data.

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Minnesota-based distributor sees improvements in fill times, error rates and training.

The warehouse is now filling twice the orders and has doubled capacity with the same footprint and labor requirements.

Nearly 3,000 readers voted in 12 categories for the best innovations in materials handling equipment to help you decide the best products for you warehouse and distribution center operations.

EDC brought in a WMS, lights, powered conveyor and sortation to write a new chapter in the book distributor’s distribution story.

When business surged as a result of social media and a new distribution method, children’s book distributor Educational Development Corp. designed a new DC, bringing automation to the company’s processes. The result has been considerably more storage and a major improvement in productivity.