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Unilever Still on Top of Gartner 2018 Supply Chain Top 25
Gartner, Inc. released the results of its annual Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices. Unilever held on to the top spot for the third year in a row, followed by Inditex, Cisco, Colgate-Palmolive […]
SAFER HANDLING: Ergonomic Industrial Cart and Caster Solutions
An industrial cart with casters is the right choice “in any situation where an operator needs to push/pull light to heavy loads of material or manually pick material where ergonomic stress points are susceptible to being aggravated,” said Terry Parmelee […]
ECONOMIC MARKET ANALYSIS: Outlook Is Strong for Material Handling Industry in 2018
The outlook for the U.S. economy, global economy and material handling is strong for 2018. Leading economic activity data, low interest rates, favorable tax policies in the United States, a falling greenback, and solid equity markets were all positive dynamics […]
Mobile robot market forecasted to reach $7 billion by 2022
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) have been seen in manufacturing and warehouse facilities for decades, but recently demand for these solutions as well as newer autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) has skyrocketed. A new report by Interact Analysis forecasts double digit growth in […]
Industry Focus: Intermodal
Intermodal hasn’t escaped the larger trends that affect all of industry, including material handling. Higher demands, faster shipments, tighter margins and disruptive technologies all are at play. But because of the unique nature of intermodal—with each form of transport enduring […]
Adopt NextGen Technology like IIoT and Blockchain or Plan to be Disrupted
“If you are not operating at the edge of new technologies, you will surely be disrupted. If you are not willing to embrace new technologies like Internet of Things and blockchain to face those new threats, you are, maybe subtly, […]