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Transforming the factory
On the first of two episodes looking at the smart factory of the future Alix Partners’ Kandice Lord and Ahbinav Agrawal discuss the forces driving nearshoring, reshoring and friend shoring and the strategies manufacturers are devising to cope with them.

The Pallet Report 2023: Shape shift underway
New report reveals the types and sizes of pallets that companies are using, mechanisms used to secure the loads on the pallets and the broader role pallets are playing in global supply chains.

Talking Materials Handling: Taking Grocery To The Next Level
Listen in as Jeff Bornino, President for North America at TMX Transform, discusses the supply chain challenges facing grocery as well as emerging best practices. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Talking Materials Handling: Innovating at Radial
Listen in as Deb Williams, Radial’s regional vice president of fulfillment service delivery, discusses why the global 3PL is adopting NextGen technologies. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Talking Materials Handling: Decarbonizing the supply chain
Listen in as Dave Tuttle, Breakthrough’s VP of sustainable solutions, discusses strategies to decarbonize transportation. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Interfacing is easy. Integration is hard
Listen in as Softeon's chief technology officer Mark Fralick discusses the ins and outs of integrating automation. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

The Technological Pivot
Listen in as Harpinder "Harpi" Singh discusses the state of the startup market and the art of the pivot to successfully adapt to a change in market direction. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Talking Materials Handling: Leadership for Engineers
Listen in as Mike Kotecki discusses his new book on one engineer's path to management. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Talking Materials Handling: The state of robotics
Listen in as Crystal Parrott, chair of The Robotics Group at MHI, discusses the state of warehouse robotics and MMH’s annual robotics survey, Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

For Carhartt, necessity is the mother of automation
An iconic American brand is partnering with DHL Supply Chain to build out a network to meet soaring demand. It's also turning to flexible automation to optimize operations.

Intralogistics Robotics study 2023: More robots are coming to a warehouse near you
Our new Intralogistics Robotics Study proves just how vital robotics and automation are becoming to warehouses and DCs of all sizes­—and across all industries.

Talking Materials Handling: What’s up with Private Equity
Listen in as THL's Jim Carlisle discusses the investments his firm has made in supply chain, and his outlook for the future. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock are hosts.

Best Practices for Safe and Efficient Dock Operations
On this episode, St. Onge project manager David Dziwis walks us through best practices for safe and efficient dock operations.

Efficient Docks Create Efficient Warehouse Operations
On the first of two episodes looking at dock management, David Dziwis explains why docks are so important to efficient warehouse operations.

Going to town with fulfillment at Parts Town
A fast-growing leader in critical OEM parts for the food service industry is using goods-to-person robotic picking to meet customer service requirements.

2023 Warehouse/Distribution Center Equipment Survey: Tighter budgets prompt targeted spend
After a banner year for materials handling automation indicators last year, our annual equipment outlook survey reveals a more conservative approach to spending on automation, equipment and related software -- however, the indicators didn't decline drastically.

The Blue Dot Consumer: A discussion with Ken Hughes
How the shifting values of today's modern consumer will impact the warehouse solutions of tomorrow.

Talking Supply Chain: It’s time to think really big again
On this episode, Byron Bennett, CEO of Zergratran, describes an underground alternative to the Panama Canal. Peerless Media editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Co-opetition on The Rebound Podcast
Accenture director Emmanuel Hassoun explains why sharing supply chain assets with competitors may be the future of supply chain management on The Rebound Podcast.

Warehouse automation survey: Levels and total cost of ownership (TCO) concerns on the rise
Our annual reader survey finds that many are looking to implement or improve their systems across numerous areas, and when it comes to decision factors for evaluating systems, total cost of ownership and integration gained in importance, while concern over parts availability declined.


September 2023 Modern Materials Handling

Providers of automated packaging and carton right-sizing solutions have thrived by offering systems that deliver on labor and parcel shipment savings— now they’re looking to further evolve by looking to use lighter materials and support flexible “box-first” workflows.

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