2017: Innovate, adapt & evolve
January 13, 2017
It’s a vast understatement to say that e-commerce has changed the way the supply chain game is played.
This Month in Modern: Join the “packaging revolution”... or get ready to pay
October 6, 2016
A wise supply chain consultant told me more than five years ago that “packaging was the final frontier of supply chain optimization.”
This Month in Modern: In robotics, people and process are fundamental
May 1, 2016
This month in Modern we offer the third in a series of three System Reports that examine the emergence of robotics in warehousing and distribution.
Modex 2016: Discovery begins here
March 1, 2016
Welcome to Modern’s “Modex Show Issue,” by far the most comprehensive, pre-show listings available of the latest, most cutting edge equipment, systems and solutions that will be presented in Atlanta (April 4-7) by more than 800 exhibitors.
This Month in Modern: Big automation, small space
January 1, 2016
This month in Modern, we share a prime example of one of those “savvy, smaller operations” that’s packing a lot of automation into a compact space.
This Month in Modern: Innovation trend validated
November 1, 2015
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to today’s challenges.
This month in Modern: Grob snaps together the pieces of innovation
October 1, 2015
We’re living in a wonderful period of “realization,” where mangers are taking the time to examine exactly what they need in certain areas of an operation instead of throwing the kitchen sink at a problem and spending millions in the process.
Modern’s annual Packaging Issue
September 1, 2015
The most overlooked opportunities for greater supply chain optimization are pallet and packaging design—something we set out to fix this month in our Annual Packaging Issue.
Are we ready for the lift truck of the future?
August 1, 2015
This month, Modern is proud to offer you the fifth installment of our annual Lift Truck Issue.
This Month in Modern: Working smarter
July 1, 2015
Working smarter through the appropriate application of technology has been a running theme in Modern over the last few years—so much in fact that we’ve dedicated one issue a year since 2012 to a deeper understanding of technology adoption levels as well as the role providers are playing in pushing the trends.
Big Picture: Moving from theory to practice
June 1, 2015
This month in Modern, we offer the latest installment of The Big Picture, one that illustrates how one of the savviest organizations in the world is taking a much-discussed theory and putting it into practice.
Have you started the cybersecurity conversation?
May 1, 2015
Manufacturers, retailers and third-party logistics organizations are investing massive amounts of effort and money—in a very short period of time—to ratchet up systems automation, install collaboration software and deploy mobile technology across the enterprise that can keep up with the pace of our new world.
ProMat 2015: Industry on a roll
April 1, 2015
To come back from ProMat 2015 and simply say the mood was “upbeat” would be an understatement of substantial proportions.
ProMat 2015: We’ve got it covered
March 1, 2015
Considering that MHI is expecting more than 35,000 warehouse, distribution and logistics professionals at ProMat 2015 in Chicago this month, there’s a good chance that you’re reading this column while taking a break from walking the show floor—which just so happens to be the largest in the trade show’s 30-year history.
This Month in Modern: 70 years of continued momentum
January 1, 2015
This year marks the 70th year that Modern Materials Handling has been published.
This Month in Modern: Stretching the limits at lululemon
December 1, 2014
As we’ve been covering the last few years, the ability to design and implement a dynamic, flexible, automated distribution facility—one able to bend and respond to demand and cut freight costs—is a critical element to success in meeting the multichannel fulfillment challenge brought on by the evolution of e-commerce.
7th Annual Salary Survey: Is everybody happy?
November 1, 2014
If you’re reading this issue inside your warehouse or distribution center facility take a good look at the people around you. Are they smiling? They should be.
Packaging: The final frontier of supply chain optimization?
October 1, 2014
Once locked neatly into its own silo, the continued momentum of e-commerce has turned the spotlight on packing processes and technologies as an increasingly fickle customer-base—both retail and B2B—has forced the hand of fulfillment operations to pick single-line, single-piece orders and ship smaller, more frequent deliveries.
This month in Modern: MRO emerges in materials handling
September 1, 2014
This month in Modern, Trebilcock gives us his next Big Picture, one that represents a logical progression based on automation’s unmistakable importance in our new world. He digs into the emerging best practice of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in materials handling.