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The Right Stuff: Managing Inventory to Enable Agility for Manufacturing and Distribution Companies
Download the report to learn how the right inventory management system can help your business survive in challenging times and thrive during good times.

Big Picture: Modern’s historic 75-year run carries on
While you may not think of Modern Materials Handling as a startup, it was exactly that 75 years ago. Here are some of the highlights in the life of the industry and the magazine that has been chronicling what happens inside the four walls for the past 75 years.

Automated Case Packing Helps OH-SNAP! Stay Lock Step with Rapid Growth
If you’re a fan of fresh veggies in a convenient package, you’re not alone, because it’s a growth food niche. For Appleton, Wisc., based OH SNAP! Pickling Co., product growth has been so strong the company deployed two new high-speed packaging machines to keep pace.

Pick-to-light’s evolution
As e-commerce and the resulting need to process many small orders has grown, so have pick-to-light systems. However, the technology has evolved in multiple ways to become easier to deploy for different workflows. Trends include wireless display modules, lights that illuminate an entire compartment and mobile carts with lights.

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How Long-Range Warehouse Labels and Signs Boost Operational Efficiency
Many of today’s mobile barcode scanners can read 1D or 2D barcode images up to 50 feet away or more. This means workers can quickly and safely scan bulk locations without leaving their lift trucks.

Pharma Industry Trends and Solutions
New materials handling tools and approaches help this complex supply chain operate efficiently.

The Value of Unifying Your Financials and Inventory
Download this white paper to understand how moving from disparate financial and inventory solutions to NetSuite’s unified cloud solution can save your company time and money and eliminate risk.

Other Voices: To reduce packaging costs, plan for every part
PFEP helps maintain a healthy supply chain as the foundation for short-term continuous improvement, long-term operational excellence, serving as a platform for communication and fine-tuning operations throughout a product’s life cycle.

3PL opts for pick-by-vision technology
Hands-free picking slashes training time while integrated software offers analytics for ongoing improvement.

3PL’s mobile robot fleet helps manage disruption and growth
Robots can be shipped between five facilities to manage velocity and ensure redundancy throughout the network.

Harnessing the Booming Micro-Fulfillment Trend
In this white paper, we explore the key challenges that grocers are facing in the online world and show how automated micro-fulfillment centers are helping them close the gaps and more effectively compete against some of the world’s largest e-tail grocers.

This Month in Modern: Investment will need to stay strong
I believe there’s going to be a lot of companies looking to revitalize their supply chains, each company will have their own journey to define the areas of operation that need to be strengthened.”

Automotive materials handling: Anything but routine
Automakers are finding new ways to improve operations and reduce costs while accommodating fickle consumers who want every feature imaginable. That’s typically a tall order, but it’s even more so in the highly competitive auto industry.

Recession-Proof Your Supply Chain
When a recession hits, customers can reduce your revenues and stop your outbound flow of products faster than you can trim expenses and stop your inbound flow of raw materials. Working capital will be stressed as your materials pipeline backs up and profits will take a hit as costs overshoot revenues. This framework gives supply chain managers six simple ways to prepare for downturn before it happens—and to respond constructively when the economic slump arrives.

Jump Technologies expands inventory tracking, reporting for hospital supply chains
Enhancements allow hospitals to quickly and easily take physical inventories of personal protective equipment (PPE), identify and locate on-hand inventory, and export data for reporting

CBRE report examines increased interest in on-demand warehousing, due to coronavirus
A report recently issued by Los Angeles-based industrial real estate firm CBRE highlighted how the ongoing coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic is drawing in interest in on-demand warehousing by retailers.

Improve Aerospace Inventory Control
Learn how to keep your sensitive inventory safe and secure in this guide

Okamura partners with RightHand Robotics
RHR’s autonomous piece-picking solution, RightPick2, will be integrated with Okamura’s logistics solutions, such as AutoStore, beginning in February 2020.

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2 Labeling Solutions to Ensure Warehouse Inventory Location Flexibility
Relabeling storage racks is becoming a frequent activity in today’s warehouse. A variety of factors can be involved, from product inventory fluctuations and seasonal promotions to slotting changes and WMS upgrades.

The Future of Inventory Management
RTLS technology combined with the continued evolution of WMS user interfaces promises to take inventory management to a new level by allowing improved visibility and control. Here’s how RTLS may end up helping inventory management, alongside proven methods like vigorous bar code data collection and validation of moves within WMS.


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