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The Stages of Cold Chain Management: Improving Effectiveness at Every Stage
The cold chain is different from other types of supply chains because failure almost always results in the loss of products. If a nonperishable item–a package of toothbrushes, for example–is unintentionally left in a hot warehouse too long, the product will be salvageable. The same can’t be said for a crate of fruit or pallet…
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Grocery Warehouse Automation: Can It Make a Difference in Your Warehouse?
For many people, the phrase “warehouse automation” brings up images of the clunky but much-hyped machines of decades past that never quite fulfilled their promises and left many skeptical about the benefits of warehouse automation. However, automation has exponentially improved and is making inroads into jobs that were once thought impossible to automate. The latest…
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The Benefits of Robotic Palletizing: Why You Should Invest in a Palletizer
ARTICLE UPDATED ON JULY 29, 2023 Technology plays an increasingly vital role throughout the supply chain. With the increased use of automated systems and artificial intelligence (AI), manufacturers and retailers are implementing more efficient processes as they navigate ongoing supply chain challenges. For many, fully automized robotic palletizing systems have taken the place of human…
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How to Optimize Your Warehouse Automation ROI
If you’ve implemented automation in your warehouse or are considering doing so, you know that pinning down hard numbers for an expected return on investment (ROI) can be tricky. Considering only the cost of technology leaves out other, less obvious costs, like the need to adjust the warehouse floor layout or support ongoing maintenance. By…
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Deep Lane Storage: When to Choose High-Density Automated Warehouse Storage
The modern supply chain is complicated, to say the least. A variety of products from locations thousands of miles apart arrive at the same warehouse to be processed and shipped off to locations that are also thousands of miles apart. Keeping track of these products and finding slots that keep different product types separate and…
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Pharmaceutical Warehouse Requirements: How to Design Pharma Storage and Retrieval
It’s something of an old saw that logistics is understudied, but it is true. Businesses, the public, and even regulators tend to pay little attention to the details of getting products from point A to point B. The Code of Federal Regulations for Food and Drugs Title 21 has many pages dedicated to the application…
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Automated Case Picking: Using Automation to Create Mixed-Case Pallets
When the financial crisis hit in 2008, I took advantage of my G.I. Bill and student aid to go back to school. But I still had to make payments and was often forced to do day labor in order to make ends meet. One of the most commonly available jobs was in the warehouse of…
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What Is Palletizing?
ARTICLE UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2023 What Is Palletizing? Pallets are a crucial element of the supply chain. Inherently simple in structure, pallets are used to store, protect, and transport materials. Palletization is a term used to describe the process of placing materials and packages onto pallets. Though it may sound simple, palletizing for high-volume…