As part of MHI view's ongoing video program, this new episode focuses on How NORD Is Saving Time, Money and Energy for Material Handling Facilities Worldwide.
 
NORD can improve conveyor and elevator applications with smoothly synchronized gearmotors driven by our modular drive electronics. Do your drive solutions need an upgrade? Get in contact with the NORD pros that will be at ProMat 2019 ready to discuss drive solutions.

 

 

ThomasNet—Digitization makes it easier to meet customer demand by tracking inventory in real time and minimizing the potential for human error. Like any technological advance, though, digitization in the warehouse can create problems as well as solve them.

AndNowYouKnow—New homegrown blockchain software has been released by ITrade Blockchain that captures food supply chain data right at the source.

EBN—Effective inventory management has the potential to maximize profits and sales, lower operating costs, as well as introduce better controls and management processes.

SupplyChain247—The DHL Resilience360 report examines last year's major supply chain challenges and identifies trends that will shape the risk landscape in 2019.

Material Handling & Logistics—Warehouses of 1 million square feet accounted for a fifth of total square footage started in 2017 and a record 23 percent in 2018.

Industrial Distribution—Speed and accuracy are imperative in today’s retail DCs, which are ever-changing due to the competitive retail environment, the rise of e-commerce, omnichannel fulfillment and the growing trend of buying fresh food online.

Supply Chain Dive—Sections of major trucking arteries I-29 and I-680 in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska have been closed for nearly a week, but some parts are beginning to reopen. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha said much of the levy systems in these areas are still "compromised." Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a handful of executive orders to keep freight and relief supplies flowing.

Logistics Viewpoints—E-commerce continues to rapidly grow, placing high demands on warehouse throughput and labor requirements. How does this growth relate to warehouse labor demands and the sources of labor? And are these transient or secular trends?

Modern Materials Handling—This REI Arizona distribution center has 280,000 square feet of solar panels, 'hypershairs' for employees and robotic fulfillment technologies, which are all helping cut energy costs and environmental impact.