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American Eagle Outfitters embraces fulfillment at the edge
AEO is taking a new approach to fulfillment, especially e-fulfillment, inside and outside the four walls of its distribution centers. The focus is on speed.

Why the case for computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) is so black and white
Computerized maintenance management software is a tough one to argue against with continued pressure on materials handling equipment uptime and performance efficiency without interruption. In fact, it can make both maintenance and operations better.

What’s your strategy to find/hire/train/retain techs?
It’s a battle out there, but new approaches are making progress to bring the best maintenance techs into the industry.

National Forklift Safety Day: Raising awareness on the importance of operator training
Coming out of Covid, operational conditions are evolving, but remain highly challenging, with increased or unusual inventory levels, supply chain delays, increased employee turnover,

Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) as efficiency hub
Aurobindo Pharma USA implements an AS/RS as a foundation for space and throughput efficiencies at its New Jersey DC, yielding a storage capacity increase of 450%.

How stretch wrapping continues to improve
From film to human-machine interface controls and new wrapping patterns, stretch-wrapped loads are steadily becoming more secure at a lower cost.

Make order picking more ergonomic
Training and technology, including wearables that detect risky movements, can make a physically demanding job safer.

Quick Guide: Rooftop Safety Audits for Warehouses
In this guide, you will learn how to identify and address the Five Areas of Concern for Rooftop Safety.

Moving Automated Fulfillment from Strategy to Execution
The latest Swisslog e-book unpacks the evolution of e-grocery, navigates the dynamic market, and changing consumer behaviors.

Why Automate: Six Benefits of Warehouse Automation
This 28-page eBook takes a deep dive into six benefits you can achieve in your operations after an investment in ASRS. With facts and figures, calculators to help cost justify your project and real world case studies, this eBook covers everything you need to know about determining your ROI with automated storage.

ICWM announces new memorial scholarship
The Institute of Caster and Wheel Manufacturers (ICWM) Industry Group of MHI has announced the creation of the Sabine Batsche Memorial Scholarship.

The E-commerce Technology Lifecycle
Is your 3PL warehouse under pressure to diversify for ecommerce fulfillment?

Lightening loads with warehouse ergonomics
How companies are using ergonomics to retain employees, minimize musculoskeletal injuries and get a bit more output out of every shift.

Automated storage gets a makeover
High-density, high-efficiency storage is a given these days with automated storage from unit load systems to case and part handling systems. Now the focus is on making automated storage an even stronger player in order fulfillment.

Fans of scaling packaging to meet peak
Fanatics, the online retailer of sports merchandise, opted for high speed autobagging systems for one of its DCs in the United Kingdom, yielding a five times improvement in throughput velocity.

Packaging Corner: The incredible, unbroken egg
A new reusable carton reduces egg breakage by 50% in the supply chain from the packing house to retailer. The crates, which also extend egg shelf life, are good for 120 round trips.

Industrial real estate market conditions remain tight, with space in short supply, notes CBRE
CBRE explained that following a record year, in the U.S. industrial real estate market in 2021, market conditions carried over into the first quarter, with strong demand for space remaining the common theme.

During MODEX 2022 Orbis Showcased the Latest in Sustainable Packaging
ORBIS showcased a variety of packaging solutions— including reusable plastic pallets, totes, bulk containers and metal solutions — and services that help supply chains find efficiencies, improve the flow of product and increase sustainability, all while reducing costs..

Bettaway partners with WeMake to expand jobs program for autistic adults
Supply chain operator adopts WeMake model to implement structured program with support resources to create long-term, meaningful jobs for adults on the autism spectrum

Storage Manufacturers Association of MHI announces standards revisions
The revision of these standards aligns with SMA’s continued commitment to develop, maintain and publish standards for design, performance and safe operation of industrial steel work platforms and shelving products.


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