US-based Victory Packaging is set to open a new warehouse and distribution center in Chicago in April to expand its packaging-related operations in the region. The new 275,000ft2 facility will be located in Aurora, a suburb of Chicago, ...
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According to this year’s Warehouse and Distribution Center (DC) Operations Survey, reducing operating costs continues to be the top priority for professionals in charge of warehouse and distribution center (DC) operations—yet ...
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If you like research, and you know we do, then you're going to love this issue of Modern. This month we offer the results of two annual studies conducted by Peerless Research Group (PRG) on behalf of Modern and the supply chain publications ...
The remaining former assets of bankrupt auto parts giant Fenco are up for bid following the successful large-lot sale of the majority of the assets. Tiger Group's Remarketing Services Division is liquidating the bankrupt companies' ...
Tags: Fenco, brake calipers
PPG Industries plans to invest $60 million in a new manufacturing facility and commercial operation for its coatings businesses in the Lipetsk region of Russia. The company anticipates project completion in the second half of 2015. The ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, PPG
Wynright Corporation, a leading independent, U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems, announced that, effective today, it has agreed to acquire the Software and Controls Group of BoxLogix Automation, a Wisconsin-based ...
During the past two decades corporate logistics and supply chain groups have adopted a wide range of automation technologies and support technology to reduce costs, improve efficiency and drive business. Join Dan Kara, Chief Research ...
Dematic, a global supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse and distribution center, announced today that REO Speedwagon will perform the band’s classic hits such as Golden Country, Riding the Storm Out and Can’t ...
Tags: REO Speedwagon, Material Handling, Processing Machinery
London-based technical nonwoven fabrics manufacturer Fiberweb Plc is to invest $15 million over two years to expand its facility in Old Hickory, Tenn. The expansion includes a 300,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center and will ...
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Dematic, a global supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse and distribution center, announced today that Jay Leno will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 Material Handling & Logistics Conference in Park City, Utah, September ...
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LOS ANGELES — Abbyson Living is about to open a new warehouse and distribution center in Sterling, Va., that is expected to improve service and delivery times to East Coast accounts. The furniture, rugs and accents source already ...
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Dematic, a supplier of systems for the factory, warehouse and distribution center, has announced the expansion and strengthening of its relationship with Vocollect, a world leader in voice solutions for mobile workers and a business unit of ...
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Containers and secondary packaging supplier Nexus Packaging has announced the opening of its new warehouse and distribution center at Weston Interchange in Crewe, UK. According to the company, the 12,000ft2 facility will accommodate a ...
ONTARIO, Calif. — Office Star Products has entered into a licensing agreement with Bassett Furniture Inds. to produce a line of ready-to-assemble furniture under a new sub-brand, INSPIRED by Bassett. Officials said the ...
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Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/29/2012 11:00:39 AM The warehouse and distribution center is under increasing pressure to reduce cost and increase margins. Recent Intermec research reveals that in ...
Tags: warehouse and distribution center, Inefficient workflows