Mark Wheeler, director of warehouse solutions with Motorola Solutions Inc., shows how warehouses and DCs are embracing the latest automation to realize new gains in productivity.

It's the biggest headache that distribution operations face, when buying systems from multiple vendors. Craig Sinclair, systems integration manager with Hanel Storage Systems, offers advice on smoothing the path to integration.

Ever-increasing customer expectations are forcing distributors to take a more intelligent approach to putaway, picking and labor management, says Allan Kohl, president and chief executive officer of KOM International.

Even the best software package won't yield results unless companies engage in detailed operations research prior to implementation, says Jean Belanger, chief executive officer of Reddworks Corp.

John Hill, director of The St. Onge Company, explains why benchmarking one's performance in material handling is more important than ever before.