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Despite all the technology in our cars, automakers are only starting to change how they build them. The next five years should be interesting, as automakers respond to outside and inside pressures to up their game.

Modern staff sat down with Michael Wohlwend, Managing Principle, Alpine Supply Chain Solutions to discuss the supply chain management software space.

A combination of checkweigher and PLC allows the equipment’s operation, data capture and reporting functions to be modified to meet unique customer needs.

New technologies and capabilities enable today’s VNA trucks to be more productive than ever.

The technology that drives today’s supply chains is getting stronger, better and faster thanks to an innovative group of suppliers pushing the envelope.

Warehouse execution systems are becoming more important to automated warehouses that need to manage machines, people and inventory resources against a high-velocity stream of orders and tight delivery commitments. WES can be more than a one-function solution for orchestrating zones as well as operate as a complex hybrid that paces work.

For our inaugural event, Supply Chain Management Review, Peerless Media and IDC recognized five companies leading the way in the adoption of new technologies.

Bar code labeling software ensures compliance while integrating automation with a legacy WMS.

Using artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and predictive analytics, several advanced platforms are integrating maintenance with workflow to everyone’s benefit.

Partnerships between industry and educators can provide real-world learning that beats the classroom every time in terms of engaging and retaining supply chain students.

Modern Materials Handling Maintenance, Repair and Operations Staff sat down with Kenneth Mainville or SSI Schaefer Systems International to discuss being a Automation technician.

No one wants to fiddle with software for the sake of it, but by keeping up with software upgrades and seeking solutions that aid with issues like integration testing or security patches, warehouse operations can be more effective. Find out what levels in the warehouse tech stack need upgrade attention, and what the payoffs are to doing upgrades the right way.

Whether it’s a printer, tablet or scanner, maintenance downtime can bring your materials handling system to a complete halt. But so can equipment that is simply out of alignment. Traditional solutions to these challenges are being joined by advanced platforms that monitor performance and device condition.

After 30 years of paper-based distribution, Nassau Provisions implemented a WMS to distribute specialty and kosher foods from its 80,000-square-foot distribution center.

The latest iteration of last-mile delivery is rapidly changing not just how quickly we take delivery of our latest purchase, but the picking and packing of orders in the distribution center.

After experiencing steady organic growth in an industry where regulatory oversight expands every year, a food manufacturer puts worker safety and ergonomics first in its new 175,000-square-foot plant and warehouse.

Alternative materials and hybrid combinations in pallets target improved sustainability.

Palletizing presents an interesting microcosm of digital transformation, where data about products, machine performance and manual labor must work in concert.

Modern's editors sat down with Don DeLoach Co-founder and co-chair, The ITA Midwest IoT Council; co-founder and CEO of Rocket Wagon Venture Studios to talk about the Council and the importance of supply chain analytics in today's environment.