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Logistics News: When Planning A New Project - Ignore Code Regulations At Your Own Peril


Avoiding the Regulations "Gotcha" And All The Resulting Excitement

You’re probably thinking – a blog on regulations, how boring! Well you’re right. Because, what we are going to cover in this blog is intended to keep you from experiencing too much excitement. However, if it’s excitement you want, ignore what’s going on in the regulatory world. Just keep doing projects the way you have always done them and eventually you will experience some excitement.

It happens more than you might think. For example...

Cliff Holste is SCDigest's Material Handling Editor,
and author of our Sorting it Out Column/Blog

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	Logistics News: When Planning A New Project - Ignore Code Regulations At Your Own Peril Avoiding the Regulations "Gotcha" And All The Resulting Excitement

	Logistics News: Advances In Voice Technology Leaves Some DCs Empty Handed Talking Your Way to Higher Productivity and Adaptability

	Logistics News: The Question Is Not "IF" Your System Will Be Hacked Into, But "WHEN" The Best Defense Is a Strong Offense; Develop Habits That Keep Your Data & Systems Secure

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White Papers / Reports
	Material Handling Tech Note: Conveyor Improvements Drive Flexibility In this Materials Handling Technology Note, we review how recent advances across several areas of conveyor technology are improving the flexibility of system design and later modifications for materials handling systems.
	The Seven Keys to LMS Success White paper from Cornerstone Solutions outlines the key factors in Labor Management System Success
	Warehouse Control System: Orchestrating Warehouse Efficiency Implementing a WCS can be a cost effective alternative to adding more equipment, or upgrading/replacing a WMS. Learn How in this White Paper.

Logistics News: When Building a New DC or Leasing an Existing One, Many Factors to Consider in Terms of Physical Design

Low Lease Rates make that Option Attractive, but Consider how Design may Impact Operational Flow – and Potential for Automation

Logistics News: How Complex is Your Distribution Center?

Identifying Key DC Complexity Drivers; Complexity often Key to Best of Breed versus ERP WMS Question

Logistics News: Materials Handling Equipment OEM as Systems Integrator - What your Need to Know

Manufacturers Increasingly want to Position themselves as Systems Integrators; New Materials Handling Tech Note Dissects the Trend and What it Means to Users

Logistics News: Motorola Introduces New Voice Only Mobile Device for Distribution Applications

First Voice-only Terminal for Motorola is a Wearable, fills Hole in Product Line-up; New Ruggedized Headset Also Added

Logistics News: Intelligrated Moving Ahead with FKI Logistex Integration, Strikes Deal with Ohio and Union on Expansion

Company to Consolidate Production Facilities; Deal Synergies Emerging

Logistics News: Supply Chain Execution Technology Continues Move Beyond DCs to Mobile Applications

Integrating Route and DSD Systems with WMS and Order Management is Clear Trend; HighJump Software will Automate Route Processes for Schoep's Ice Cream

Using Multi-Modal Wireless Technology to Drive Productivity Gains in Distribution

Why the Time is Right for Labor Management Systems in Distribution

Tools and Resources

Logistics News: What Does a Sortation System for Distribution Cost?

Baseline Systems Can Be Implemented for about $1 Million; Wal-Mart Level? Do not Ask

Warehouse Management System (WMS) Resource Page

Find information, expert insight, vendors solutions, a video overview, case studies and more Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Includes recent downloadable edition of Supply Chain Digest Letter on WMS.

Labor Management System (LMS) Resource Page

Find information, expert insight, vendors solutions, a video overview, case studies and more on the Supply Chain Digest Letter on Labor Management Systems in Distribution

Supply Chain Question: Calculating Distribution Center Capacity

Supply Chain Question: How to Calculate Discount for Customer Freight Pick-Up?

Reader Question: Reducing Sort Lanes to Reduce DC Costs

New Materials Handling Tech Notes

The first analytic reports for the materials handling and distribution industry.

This report: Advances in Conveyor Technology increasing System Flexibility

Labor Management System
(LMS) Overview

Present by SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore

View our Complete Labor Management System Resources Page

Coming Soon - The New Era of Motor-Driven Roller (MDR) Technology in Conveyor Systems

Materials Handling Editor Cliff Holste Takes a Deep Look at this Rapidly Emerging Technology that May Soon Dominate the Market in this Important Videocast

Date and Time Will be Announced Soon

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