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Foxfire Releases Inventory-Tracking Tool for Mobile Devices

November 15, 2013

Foxfire

Foxfire, a vendor of warehouse-management system (WMS) software, has made available Foxfire Inventory Pro.

New Air Cargo Facility Opens at Glasgow Airport

November 12, 2013

Air Cargo World

UK fund manager Scottish Widows Investment Partnership's Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT), a specialist owner and manager of airport-related and industrial warehouses, is launching a logistics unit at its Air Cargo Centre.

New Amazon Fulfillment Center to Provide Thousand Jobs in Wisconsin City

November 6, 2013

Amazon.com Inc.

Amazon has announced plans to open a 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Kenosha, Wis., that is expected to create more than 1,000 full-time jobs at the fulfillment center when it opens.

Xplore Technologies Corp., Blank-it Develop Customized Tablet

November 5, 2013

Xplore Technologies Corp.

Xplore Technologies Corp. has teamed up with blank-t to create a customized tablet for operators of heavy machinery in warehousing and distribution environments.

The Pros and Cons of SaaS-Based Warehouse Management Systems

November 4, 2013

Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors

Since cloud-based or SaaS warehouse management systems first appeared around seven years ago, there have been no shortage of opinions proffered on the pros and cons of the Software-as-a-Service model for WMS. Let's look under the hood of SaaS WMS and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.

Despite Knowing Danger of Inventory Mis-picks, Industry Still Relies on Paper Lists for the Most Part, Study Says

October 31, 2013

Beverage Industry

Distribution centers are losing an average of nearly $390,000 every year due to mis-picks, according to a study conducted by Everett, Wash.-based Intermec Inc.

Amazon to Construct Massive Distribution Center in Baltimore

October 29, 2013

Baltimore Sun

Amazon.com will open a one million-square-foot distribution center that will employ 1,000 people at the site of the former General Motors plant in Southeast Baltimore, the company said.

Warehouse Automation Has Had Its Ups and Downs

October 22, 2013

Data-Informed

Automation appears on its face to be a sound strategic move for a distribution center. But turn the clock back a few years, and vast expensive warehouse automation projects were notorious for proving in practice to be inflexible gridlocks, a bottleneck in the flow of goods heading from factories to customers.

Climate-Controlled Pharmaceutical Center Unveiled at Heathrow

October 21, 2013

Supply Chain Standard

IAG Cargo has opened a new pharmaceutical center at Heathrow airport, as part of the expansion of its temperature-controlled services.

Amazon's On-site Presence in Clients' Warehouses Reportedly Upsets Some Retailers

October 18, 2013

Storefront Backtalk

Recently, its rivals were reportedly upset after details of Amazon's warehouse arrangement with Procter & Gamble and other major suppliers were revealed.