The Material Handling Blog

You Need it When?! The Challenges of Same-Day Delivery

Blake Bearden, Joe Campbell

September 22, 2021

With continuing growth in ecommerce sales and mobile device usage, companies will need to master the art of fulfillment in minutes to meet same-day delivery requests.

Lessons From the Amazon Effect

John Knudsen

December 19, 2018

How the retail and material handling industries have evolved to service increasing e

On-Demand Packaging Saves Time, Space and Money

Ron Smith

August 03, 2017

Have you heard anyone talk about “on demand packaging”, “right sizing boxes”, or “custom box making”? These terms refer to using box making equipment to deliver the sizes of boxes you really need, when you need them. Here's why it's beneficial.

A Beginner's Guide to Order Picking Technologies

Nick VanWallaghen

August 01, 2017

Time to impress upper management with four picking technologies you should know when beginning a career in the supply chain.

Configuring Your AutoStore System: 5 Design Parameters

Ahmed Arif

July 25, 2017

AutoStore is an automated, high density warehouse storage system. Its modular design and standard components make its configurability nearly endless.

The Death of Brick and Mortar Retail…Not So Fast!

Greg Conner

June 29, 2017

Never in our lifetimes have we seen such as change in the retail supply chain. The traditional process of regional distribution centers shipping to brick and mortar stores has been significantly altered by online fulfillment from the likes of Amazon.com and an ever-growing list of online retailers.

Augmented Reality (AR): The Future of Supply Chains?

Mark Curtis

March 24, 2017

Augmented reality and virtual reality are new technologies being applied to the ever evolving supply chain. Integrating these devices with warehouse software, picking processes, and robotics could be the future of distribution and manufacturing operations.

E-Commerce, the Economy, and Our On Demand World

Christopher Dyjak

January 24, 2017

A movie, pizza, pair of shoes, microwave…your new material handling system. All these things and anything else you can think of are now available with a few keystrokes and a click of a mouse. All this buying is not only driving the retail market, but also growing other businesses.

Y tú ya has comprado por internet? Como estar preparado para el Boom del e-commerce en México

Roberto Zarur

January 16, 2017

Cada día vemos como están llegando nuevos servicios de comercio electrónico a los retailers que ya conocemos, así como nuevos jugadores. Esto porque todos quieren ser parte de los USD 3.2 B que representa e-retail, con un crecimiento del 15% sostenido. Leer: Preparación para el boom del e-commerce en México

The Whole 9 Yards on E-Commerce

Bastian Solutions

December 21, 2016

With an unprecedented ability to compare prices and shop around without ever leaving the house, more and more people are utilizing E-commerce. So how are successful E-commerce companies setting themselves apart? Read on to find out.

What’s the Impact of Cyber Monday Beating Black Friday?

Thomas Cutler

January 05, 2016

For the very first time in American consumer shopping history, Cyber Monday generated more revenue than Black Friday. In total, US e-commerce exceeded $400B in 2015, up 25% YOY (year over year). Soon the US Commerce Department will announce that fourth quarter sales accounted for nearly 40% of online sales for the year.

The E-Commerce Pick Module

Matt Kuper

October 15, 2015

Goods-to-person picking, the new buzzword in material handling, is a great option for operations with a high number of SKU’s and a relatively low cubic velocity of SKU’s, but in an operation that has very fast moving or large items, it can be prohibitively expensive to use this technology throughout. Sometimes it is best to use, or supplement a goods-to-person operation, with a pick module.

The 5 Inefficiencies STEALing from Your Distribution Center

Jason Nowak

March 05, 2015

There are 5 common inefficiencies and resource wasters STEALing from distribution operations everywhere, but today’s goods-to-person technologies can turn those losses into profit in as little as 2 years. Let’s look at these five wastes and how goods-to-person systems are overcoming them.

Growing E-Tailer Increases Throughput 200 Percent with Order Fulfillment Automation

Bastian Solutions

February 11, 2015

To keep up with strong consumer demand, Monoprice, Inc. needed an order fulfillment automation system to help increase daily throughput from roughly 300 orders per hour up to 1,000 orders per hour.

4 Signs a Small- to Mid-Sized Company Needs Order Fulfillment Automation

Stefanie Hardy

August 25, 2014

You don’t need a giant distribution center rivaling Amazon or Wal-Mart to benefit from automation. These days, small and medium retailers are competing with the big boys by investing in scalable technologies. Here are 4 signs you're ready for automation.

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