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Kathleen Phelps to join FORTNA as chief financial officer
Phelps brings 20 years of financial leadership experience with global multi-billion-dollar businesses.

How Automation and Software are Solving Supply Chain Productivity Challenges
Listen in as Fortna CEO Rob McKeel explains how automation is tackling challenges and driving productivity in the supply chain. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

FORTNA showcases OptiSweep solution  
FORTNA (Booth B6812) will be showcasing OptiSweep at Modex 2024.

Retail distribution closes in on the customer
Form factors continue to evolve as retailers look for the right mix for meeting consumer expectations from the DC to the store.

FORTNA and Geek+ partner to speed order fulfillment with automated robotics solutions
Through the global partnership, multiple projects are already in different stages of deployment in both the United States and the EMEA region, including major robotic installations for several large retailers in the sports and home appliances sectors as well as innovations in goods-to-person sortation systems.

Warehouse execution systems (WES) stretches to encompass labor
Warehouse execution system software got its start by helping DC operations to balance the flow of work across various automated systems, with only WMS and WCS software in place to help. WES is breaking ground again, with solution providers talking about orchestration with labor resources, which stands to broaden its appeal.

Predictive maintenance: Ready to launch
You may not be on a path to predictive maintenance, but it’s worth a look. Predictive requires new habits, but has great promise. Don’t tell anyone, but there’s even a ChatGPT angle here.

FORTNA announces Last Mile Solution Center
By leveraging a team of industry experts, the Last Mile Solution Center will support parcel and distribution businesses in automating last mile operations to improve processes, increase productivity and reduce costs.

ELTEN expands central warehouse capacities in Germany
FORTNA-led project includes new WMS and miniload AS/RS with improved storage and processing capacities for 1.4 million pairs of shoes

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.

FORTNA automates new Budbee ecommerce parcel hub in Sweden
The new automated hub is based on a shoe sorter system from FORTNA with loop functionality designed to transport products, such as cardboard boxes and bagged items.

FORTNA’s principal scientist inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
Dr. Russell D. Meller was elected in recognition of his contributions to engineering, specifically his large-scale distribution design and operations methodology.

Fortna and MHS Global now known as a single company, FORTNA
FORTNA is a major global provider of omnichannel and parcel distribution solutions, spanning materials handling automation, systems integration, software, and consulting.

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Warehousing Outlook 2023
Warehousing Outlook 2023
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Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
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Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
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