Walmart

When you drop by Walmart, you are witnessing one of history’s greatest logistical and operational triumphs.

With use by Walmart, BMW and other large, 24/7 facility operators, hydrogen-powered lift trucks are proven at the higher end of the market, but can they catch on elsewhere? Fuel cell providers are betting that turnkey, streamlined offerings will help.

The Bentonville, Ark.-based company will construct and equip a new 1.2 million square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center in Plainfield creating up to 303 new jobs by 2016.

Companies like Amazon, Walmart, and others are creating an entire sector of low-paid, under-protected temporary workers who are routinely boxing and shipping items they couldn't afford to buy.

Plug Power (Booth 4826) has received a multisite GenKey purchase order from Walmart Stores to roll out its hydrogen fuel cell solution to power electric lift truck fleets at six North American distribution centers.

Former Walmart CEO Lee Scott told Tuesday morning’s keynote crowd that the technology-driven changes in logistics have been “profound” and will continue to change rapidly, but people can still count on some basics to stay the same.

Walmart CEO Doug McMillan said in his blog that he never thought Walmart's sustainability journey would lead to trucks like this - - radical carbon fiber trucks.

Each year, the retailer names the best of the best out of more than 400 third party carriers servicing the company.

Multi-site hydrogen fuel cell deployment includes 1,738 fuel cell battery replacement units for lift trucks, quadrupling Walmart's existing fuel cell fleet.

We told Mr. Walton that we were planning to build a new distribution center, he said, ‘great, I’d like to hear about it,’ he must have asked me 50 questions he wanted to know, he wanted to know every nuance and detail about the project.

Summit will convene approximately 1,500 government officials, suppliers and retailers to discuss economic growth in the U.S.

With suppliers jumping on the RFID bandwagon and more deployments looming on the horizon, the future of RFID remains promising. Here are the market drivers that continue to push ADC/RFID adoption and examples of facilities that are putting it to work.

Here's a look at the trends that caught our attention in 2010

Seven years after the Wal-Mart RFID mandate, RFID is alive and growing in the supply chain.

What does it tell you when Walmart, the world's largest retailer, invests to provide logistics education for its associates?