Best Practices

Patagonia incorporated energy efficient materials handling and recycled building materials into the design of a 171,000 square foot addition to its Reno distribution center.

Patagonia’s expansion project makes the most of handling cartons, pallets and parcels.

After a merger, Wilton Products consolidated its distribution processes in a redesigned DC that nearly tripled throughput.

Regular slotting ensures the efficient movement of product and orders through Wilton’s DC.

There’s a silver tsunami about to wash over the aging U.S. workforce, and the materials handling industry is directly in its path. Here’s a look at our older workers and how ergonomic solutions can keep them safe and productive.

Modern’s readers weigh in on who’s using labor management and whether these solutions are really delivering value.

Companies need to make the investment in education, training and motivation necessary to convert labor into “human capital,” an asset that differentiates the winners from the also-rans.

Thanks to an asset management solution, Mission Foods saves big on returnable containers.

New framework is designed to reduce costs, assess capabilities and initiate continuous improvement process

The best practice in reverse logistics is to prevent product from coming back in the first place. Since that’s unlikely, it’s important to understand why goods are returned and learn how to capture the greatest value from the process.

Co-authored by Frank Quinn, chief editor of Modern’s sister publication Supply Chain Management Review, “Diagnosing Greatness: Ten Traits of the Best Supply Chains” targets at all levels and functions of business management.

A new survey by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium shows smarter planning tops the list of reasons for inventory changes.

In a just-in-time world, you may not be able to plan for everything you'll do tomorrow in your warehouse or DC. But planning in advance for those things you know you'll do can improve efficiencies.

Reaching new levels of productivity is a matter of picking the right metrics to improve your processes and then following through on measuring and communicating them to your employees.