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Pitman Creek: The lure of automation and efficiency
Pitman Creek, one of the largest distributors of freshwater fishing tackle in North America, consolidated and expanded space in a new automated facility. The result: a 250% improvement in picking efficiency.

See Results in 2022 – Why a Voice Solution Should Be Your Priority
Operations leaders need to find ways to save time and money while enabling their teams to perform better than ever before.

Dollar Shave Club handles explosive growth with a cloud-based WMS
Find out how a cloud-based WMS is fueling business agility and growth at Dollar Shave Club.

Voice serves up productivity gain for food distributor
Anacapri Foods’ deployment of a voice solution supports 20% more order volume without adding DC staff. The N.J.-based distributor also benefits from analytics software that provides insight into picker throughput and performance.

Caleres steps into a new level of distribution
One of the country’s largest shoe companies brought its wholesale distribution operations in house with a highly automated distribution network capable of shipping a total of 80 million pairs of shoes a year. Here’s how.

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.

Voxware survey finds Covid-19’s impact on holiday shopping behaviors will strain distribution
Unprepared distribution centers will struggle to meet consumer expectations in what is expected to be a make-or-break buying season.

A conversation with Rob McKeel
Fortna's new CEO focuses on clients as they manage through a crisis

Crown Equipment opens new sales and service center in Springfield, Mo.
New location offers forklifts, warehouse design solutions, automation technology, Crown's fleet and operator management system, and comprehensive battery and charger service.

Sustainable growth pattern for logistics real estate remains intact, notes Prologis
Research recently issued in a report by San Francisco-based real estate investment trust company Prologis pointed to stable market conditions for the industrial real estate market, in the third quarter.

The Big Picture: On-Demand Delivery on Your Doorstep
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.

Little room for labor error
When it comes to labor, a booming economy has placed new pressures on warehouse operations

System Report: What’s next for Turn 14 Distribution
A Pennsylvania-based distributor of performance auto parts moved from conventional to automated processes and expanded its network from one to three DCs. The result: improved accuracy, throughput and industry-leading customer service.

Fortna announces investment from Thomas H. Lee Partners to accelerate growth
Investment to support future growth prospects, continued geographic expansion and the potential for mergers and acquisitions.

System Report: How the Defense Logistics Agency does disaster relief
When natural disasters strike, the Defense Logistics Agency brings its distribution and logistics expertise to support relief efforts.


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2023 is here, and so are new warehousing trends.
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Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Today’s robotic and data-driven automation systems can minimize disruptions and improve the life and productivity of warehouse operations.
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