Distribution Center

Conveyor control systems can either be centralized, using a primary PLC, or decentralized using multiple smart field level devices such as block I/O. Which one is more cost effective?

Best practices to optimize distribution center operations and lift truck fleet utilization for 2022.

This white paper explores how retail distribution and fulfillment centers can confidently address the challenges and uncertainties associated with volatile future demand.

On this episode, we visit with Kent Mann and Markus Schmidt in Lodi, California about the supply chain side of the wine business. SCMR's Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Streamlining the complex processes of getting products from inbound receiving to outbound truck loading requires thoughtful orchestration of functions within the four walls of distribution and fulfillment centers that extends beyond selecting the right automated technology.

DC Measures captures 36 key operational metrics for warehouse and distribution center operations.

Following its most recent overture in early May, which was denied, San Francisco-based real estate investment trust company Prologis said it had finally closed the deal, announcing it had entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corporation, a sustainable industrial real estate development and the largest domestic-only logistics REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust).

By working with solution providers with a deep understanding of technology and business processes companies can realize their grand vision of D2C and gain competitive advantage.

CBRE explained that following a record year, in the U.S. industrial real estate market in 2021, market conditions carried over into the first quarter, with strong demand for space remaining the common theme.

Global retail giant Walmart recently heralded its most recent initiative focused on e-commerce growth and supporting its supply chain network, with the opening of its new $220 million Ridgeville, South Carolina-based Import Distribution Center (IDC), which is located 35 miles northwest of Charleston.

Addverb Technologies' client replaces its distributor model by directly serving the retail outlets from its own warehouse.

Today’s consumer is becoming increasingly comfortable with buying everything from furniture to clothing to groceries online. And, most are shopping online for not only convenience, but for speed of delivery.

What if you could get away from that large, centralized palletizer fed by a maze of fixed conveyor that too often seems in the way? A palletizing robotic system can make that a reality.

On this episode, Krutin Shah looks at the potential for AR and VR in DCs and factories; SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

On this episode, Krutin Shah looks at the potential for AR and VR in DCs and factories; SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.