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System Report: How the Defense Logistics Agency does disaster relief
March 14, 2019
When natural disasters strike, the Defense Logistics Agency brings its distribution and logistics expertise to support relief efforts.
2019 Productivity Achievement Awards
March 12, 2019
Modern’s annual Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made exceptional operational improvements through materials handling systems.
Inside GEODIS: Putting robots to work
February 12, 2019
Mobile collaborative robots have increased productivity and throughput at GEODIS’ Indianapolis e-fulfillment center.
Year in review: 2018 System Reports
January 8, 2019
Modern's cover stories in 2018 profiled some of the companies whose success is emblematic of a thriving industry.
Order fulfillment at Educational Development Corp.
December 11, 2018
EDC brought in a WMS, lights, powered conveyor and sortation to write a new chapter in the book distributor’s distribution story.
Educational Development Corp. writes a new chapter in distribution
December 11, 2018
When business surged as a result of social media and a new distribution method, children’s book distributor Educational Development Corp. designed a new DC, bringing automation to the company’s processes. The result has been considerably more storage and a major improvement in productivity.
Resilience and innovation at Gap Inc.
November 12, 2018
Just months before the start of the 2016 holiday season, one of Gap Inc.’s distribution centers was destroyed by fire. Here’s the story of how resilience and innovation saved the day.
Gap Inc.: Taking the touches out of fulfillment
November 12, 2018
Gap Inc.’s Gallatin facility was designed to rapidly fill e-commerce orders while minimizing handling.
System Report: Luxottica keeps it simple
October 10, 2018
Simplification and consolidation drove the design of a new 1.1-million-square-foot logistics campus in Georgia, including a 713,000-square-foot distribution center.
Inside look at order fulfillment: Luxottica
October 9, 2018
Luxottica’s Georgia logistics hub optimizes the fulfillment of eyewear, including prescription glasses,apparel and accessories in a three-level warehouse.
System Report: Order fulfillment at Dimerc Office
September 10, 2018
In its Santiago distribution center, Chile’s largest distributor of office supplies uses a three-level pick module, light-directed picking, conveyor and a high-speed shipping sorter to get orders out the door.
Learn how Goya Foods is putting lift trucks to work
August 13, 2018
Lift trucks, voice-enabled picking and WMS-directed task interleaving make for efficient order fulfillment.
Goya Foods’ secret ingredient: Lift trucks
August 10, 2018
The leader in Hispanic food and beverage products puts a variety of lift trucks and racks to work in its distribution centers, including a special Goya spec truck.
Arvato SCM Solutions: Fashion Logistics
July 10, 2018
At its Hannover, Germany, facility, e-commerce logistics provider Arvato SCM Solutions is using pouch sortation technology to speed orders to market and dramatically reduce its returns processing time for a fashion leader. System Report for Arvato SCM Solutions.
Utilizing Automatic Data Capture (ADC) Technology to its Full Potential
June 18, 2018
As more Automatic Data Capture (ADC) technology is being put to work, we see more innovation unfold.