September 1, 2008
Articles
Loading Dock 2.0
Techies sometimes use the term Web 2.0 to describe the mentality shift that occurs as the Internet transforms business operations. In material handling,...
Data Intelligence: Unexpected Benefits, Unintended Consequences
The history of the automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) industry is rife with stories about companies reaping unanticipated benefits from...
Special Feature: Plan for Change
A lot of retrofitting comes down to starting with a good initial design, says Ian Hobkirk, director, supply chain consulting, Forte (Mason, Ohio). Retrofitting...
World of Difference: The Next Dynasty
Weve crowned the customer king, and for good reason. The customer determines inventory strategy, facility location and just about everything else that...
Greener Company Culture From the Top Down
By Wes Andrud and Joe Froelich Escalating energy prices have served as a wake-up call to corporate leaders to devise ways to conserve energy. Energy efficiency...
Transport Packaging: Stone-Age Solution
Ever make a major life decision by playing the game Paper-Scissors-Rock? In this day and age (as with any day and age), technology has a way of creating...
Witt's End: Easy Come, Easy Go
What you lose on the swings you can make up on the merry-go-round. Recently, I read a notice that giant packaging-material supplier Sonoco will implement...
Tech Toolbox: 12 Tips for Choosing Ergonomic Hand Tools
By Paul Holstein Drop into any hardware store or home improvement center, and youre likely to find aisles full of tools labeled What exactly does that...
Workforce: Support Our Troops
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has launched an informative Web site devoted to helping disabled veteransparticularly those returning from Iraq and...
Automation: Scientists Develop 3-D Document Visualization
Preparing detailed brochures and flyers with special folds can be a time-consuming and costly process for printers. Until now. Scientists at Xerox Corp....
Facility Operations: Turn Dead Inventory into Dollars
By Emily Collins Ever wonder what to do with obsolete or slowmoving SKUs? Dont just throw away the items that are taking up valuable space and costing...
Transport Packaging: Bringing it All Together in One Package
Manufacturers are relying more and more on tote boxes, platforms, trays, racking and palletized containers made from plastics and their numerous derivatives...
Powered Vehicles: Unending Legacy
Geoffrey Ballard, a Canadian pioneer of the fuelcell industry and an entrepreneur Time magazine once named a Hero of the Planet, died on Aug. 2. He was...
Pallets: One Size Fits Nobody
According to a new study by the Fredonia Group, the U.S. demand for pallets will reach 1.5 billion units in 2012. Pallets made from wood will remain dominant....
Special Feature: Finding Beauty in Retrofitting
Regis Corp. (Edina, Minn.) is one of the larger hair-product distributors in the world. The company owns, franchises or holds ownership interests in more...
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2012 Top 10 Predictions for the Supply Chain in 2012
2012 will see the consumer take a more prominent role in directing the course of supply chain management, as volatile demand has become the new norm.
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