RFID, Barcode, Mobility & Voice

Case Study

Surging Over Capacity, Sheetz Stores Updates Warehouse Systems to Fuel Growth

October 16, 2018

Convenience store chain Sheetz Inc. was faced with antiquated material-handling equipment, inadequate software and short supply of warehousing capacity.

Robots on Warehouse Floor Show a Surprise Perk of Hot Job Market

Instead of displacing American workers, robots may soon make many of their jobs more efficient.

August 17, 2018

Bloomberg

Instead of displacing American workers, robots may soon make many of their jobs more efficient.

Disruption in the Supply Chain Market

June 22, 2018

Chad Thibodeaux, Sales Manager, Sortation & Distribution, Beumer Group

Mobile Powered Carts Cut Labor Costs by $17K Per Month

June 22, 2018

Challenge: A global 3PL recently began providing fulfillment services for large, heavy components of cellphone tower parts. Due to size, material handlers often had to wait for forklift drivers to move components to static computer and printer desks in order to process orders. Workers also had to walk back and forth from staging areas to desks to enter data and print labels. Employee overtime grew in order to handle backlog, and workers reported stress and fatigue.

Combating Wasted Motion in the Warehouse

June 11, 2018

Kevin Ledversis, Sales Director, Newcastle Systems

Voice Technology in Your Operation

June 11, 2018

Anton du Preez, Group Sales Director, Voiteq

Challenges & Opportunities in Supply Chain

May 18, 2018

Sean Elliott, Chief Technology Officer, HighJump Software

Five Tips for Managing Digital Transformation

May 9, 2018

Supply Management

Procurement teams needs to create a vision for how they are going to deal with digital transformation.

Warehouses Are ‘Getting Too Exciting’ in E-Commerce Age, Zell Says

May 7, 2018

Bloomberg

Investor interest in building and acquiring warehouses in the age of Amazon.com Inc. is overheating, and there might be more distribution centers created than there will be tenants to fill them, billionaire Sam Zell said.

In the Age of Amazon, Warehouse Powerhouse Prologis Is Getting Bigger

May 2, 2018

Los Angeles Times

For Prologis Inc., the world's largest warehouse owner, the biggest challenge to growth has been acquiring land in the markets most important to its e-commerce tenants. The solution: Buy a rival.

RFID, Barcode, Mobility & Voice

The latest news and analysis on RFID, barcode, mobility and voice solutions for warehousing and distribution. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and warehouses are critical points in the overall supply chain. New technologies in order fulfillment are transforming the way warehouses and distribution centers operate — allowing corporations to stay ahead of competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply-chain operations through their strategic use of RFID, barcode, mobility and voice solutions in the warehouse.