Productivity Solution

Selected from our top System Report cover stories from the previous year, Modern’s annual Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made exceptional operational gains through means like warehouse automation projects, robotics, DC network strategy and a spirit of innovation.

In the UK, Crown Paints used voice to bring productivity gains to its pallet-build process that supports the growing need for mixed-SKU pallets needed by its network of 130 decorating centers.

Operations leaders need to find ways to save time and money while enabling their teams to perform better than ever before.

A retailer of luxury and collectible watches wanted to bring fulfillment in-house right when Covid-19 hit. Remote implementation allowed for successful deployment, and now the WMS ensures high customer service levels.

How a national distributor of pet foods and supplies leveraged a voice-directed solution to improve warehouse order fulfillment and keep its workforce engaged and productive.

Automated package right-sizing allows shopgoodwill.com to save labor, meet customer needs, reduce materials waste, and build up associate skill sets in its e-commerce fulfillment operations.

Having worked with Körber Supply Chain’s WMS successfully over the past ten years, ISN turned to Körber and its autonomous mobile robot (AMR) partner, Locus Robotics, to drive continued improvements throughout the warehouse. Get the full story to find out how Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are helping ISN scale its business.

A common thread to technology such as telematics and fleet software, operator assist features, and motive power advancements is the positive impact these technologies have on getting more work done, in a safer manner, for the operator.

A mobile goods-to-person order picking system helps an abrasives products maker efficiently fill orders from expanded inventory, while also bringing some training and retention benefits.

A new wrap around case packing system provides the flexibility to process multiple bottle formats and case styles for pet products manufacturer Hartz Mountain while offering ease of maintenance.

Modern’s annual Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made exceptional operational improvements through materials handling systems.

The Green Bay Packers use dimensioning systems to cost-effectively ship online orders. With machinery to right-size shipping cartons and dimensioning, freight costs are minimized.

Dairy producer increases productivity with consistent, reliable material flow.

Robot fleet continuously recalculates order fulfillment priorities and inventory movement patterns.

Hands-free picking slashes training time while integrated software offers analytics for ongoing improvement.