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The Flip Side Of LMS Objections

Lessons learned from multiple implementations.

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Traceability Toolkit: Software, Automation, Data Standardization

How technology allows shippers to stay ahead of stricter safety rules

Onset's data logger measures and transmits temperature and humidity data wirelessly to mobile devices via Bluetooth Smart technology.

Heinz/Kraft Merger: Big Changes In Store For Supply Chain

Logistics/supply chain expert warns that "since Heinz and Kraft are in similar industries, packaging suppliers, distributors, freight forwarders, ad agencies, contract manufacturers – you’re on the block, too.”

File Photo. H.J. Heinz Co. is buying Kraft Foods Group Inc., creating what the companies say will be the third-largest food and beverage company in North America, the companies announced Wednesday, March 25, 2015.

Material Handling Equipment

ProMat Seminar: Why 'Waveless' Picking Makes More Sense For E-commerce

The goal of the “waveless” method is to get the order to the consumer as fast as possible and only induct new work as work is completed.

Art Eldred of Vargo Companies explains the benefits of waveless picking during the ProMat show in Chicago.

ProMat Seminar: How Big Data Will Make Supply Chains More Efficient

Data management has become a more important part of the supply chain as the Internet continues to evolve and give supply chain managers more tools to increase efficiency.

John Rosenberger of The Raymond Corp. tells ProMat attendees there are data management specialists available who can help them take advantage of the growing uses of Internet-enabled data.

Software & Technology

Stamps.com Acquires Endicia From Newell Rubbermaid For $215 M

Endicia is a provider of high volume shipping technologies and solutions for use with the U.S. Postal Service and other postal partners.

Material Handling Equipment

MHI Annual Industry Report: Supply Chain Faces Ongoing Cost Cutting Pressure

This year’s annual MHI Industry Report, developed in collaboration with Deloitte, delves more deeply into these supply chain challenges with a specific lens on how technology innovation can help illuminate the path to the supply chain of the future.

Lift Truck Design Engineer Intrigued By Robots At ProMat

Jody Addicott from Lift Technologies Inc. thinks robotics will be replacing workers in distribution warehouses faster than many people think.

Jody Addicott, design engineer for Lift Technologies Inc. in Westminster, S.C.

Material Handling Equipment

Excitement Builds On Second Day At ProMat In Chicago

The attendance was estimated above 35,000 as material handling users had a chance to see new robotics, software, telemetry and other solutions for managing the supply chain.

Clint Lasher of Wynright oversees a robotic de-palletizer, which uses 3D vision-sensing technology to de-palletize mixed cases from a Jervis B. Webb SmartCart automatic guided cart.

Material Handling Equipment

Eisenmann To Build Electrified Monorail System Preferred Freezer Services Facility In Washington

Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), division of Lineage Logistics

Preferred Freezer Services and system integrator Dematic Corp., has awarded a seven-figure contract to Eisenmann to construct an electrified monorail system for its facility in Richland, Washington.

Material Handling Equipment

Material Handling Innovation Draws 35,000-Plus To Chicago's McCormick Place

Attendees at Promat perused more than 800 exhibits throughout the 340,000 square feet of exhibit space and participated in seminars on a range of topics tailored to materials handling topics on the first day of the show.

Brian Faust, right, of Douglas Battery shows the Douglas Raptor to Steve Duerr of Minnesota Industrial Battery in Roseville, Minn. at the Promat Show.

Risk/Compliance

Drones Rekindle The Sputnik: How Near Is A Space Race In Commercial Package Delivery?

Expect to see drones play a role in commercial delivery.

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