The Material Handling Blog

In today's dynamic business landscape, companies face numerous external challenges such as ever-expanding competitive landscapes, supply chain issues and changing customer demands. To overcome these and improve their internal processes, businesses are increasingly adopting TOC (Theory of Constraints) principles. This blog presents a compelling real-world application of TOC at one of the world's leading home appliance suppliers. This case study not only underscores the effectiveness of TOC but also provides practical insights on how these principles can significantly boost operational efficiency.

You've invested in a material handling automation system, eagerly anticipating its transformative impact on your warehouse operations. You're ready to see your processes streamlined, your efficiency skyrocket, and your bottom line soar. But the truth is, while automation is a game-changer, it's not a magic wand that can be waved to solve all your operational challenges instantly. To fully unlock the potential of these cutting-edge technologies and realize the maximum return on your investment, ensuring that your team has the knowledge and skills to leverage them effectively is essential. Even the most advanced automation systems may fail to deliver the expected results without proper training.

Automation is not merely a buzzword; it's a transformative force reshaping the landscape of warehouse operations and logistics management. By harnessing the power of advanced automation technologies such as AS/RS systems, conveyor and sortation systems, robotics, GTP (goods to person), artificial intelligence, and data analytics, are streamlining their logistics processes like never before. From inventory management to order fulfilment, automation is revolutionizing every aspect of warehouse operations, driving efficiency, accuracy and agility.

Warehouses are an integral part of the supply chain management system of any organization for storing and distributing goods efficiently and effectively. However, there are certain common mistakes that warehouse operators make that can negatively impact the productivity and efficiency of the warehouse.

Emulation and digital twins are powerful tools that can provide some very real benefits in the world of controls engineering and system integration.

You’re planning on implementing a new turnkey system for your business. Just like the name implies, implementation should be as easy as turning a key, right? Not quite.

Without a solid, well-designed replenishment strategy as part of a fully integrated operation, picking systems can't operate at their optimal level. Here are some tips to help.

If your operations hired additional staff over peak season and it was still a struggle to keep up, these factors could have been overlooked in your planning process.

Every warehouse operation has unique challenges. When considering third-party logistics, it's important to have a thorough understanding of the entire operation.