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Food Packager Clears Labor Bottlenecks by Switching Suppliers
Buying group helps Berner identify options to improve shrink wrap operations....
Rally for Roads Urges House to Pass Transportation Spending Bill
Now that the Senate has voted 74-22 to pass S. 1813, the transportation spending bill otherwise known as the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, the table has been set to spend $109 billion over two years on infrastructure projects....
Amazon to Acquire Kiva Systems for $775 Million
Online retailer Amazon will buy material handling robot and software maker Kiva Systems for $775 million. The deal, to close in the second quarter of 2012 pending certain conditions, is expected to enable Amazon to improve logistics productivity. ...
2012 Shipments and Shippers to U.S. Down
Global trade activity declined significantly from January to February, according to Panjiva, the global trade and overseas supplier analyst firm. ...
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Amazons Kiva Acquisition is Self Defense
Amazons acquisition of Kiva Systems is big news, not only for the sky-high $775 million price tag, but for the deals implications for both Amazon and its competitors. First of all, it positions Amazons competitors to be potential customers if they wish to buy the same bot-based order fulfillment system Amazon did to help it improve operations.
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Apples Supply Chain is in Need of Better Management
Apple loves to publicize how popular its products are with customers, but it also hates to publicize exactly who makes it products, since that information tends to raise uncomfortable questions.
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Air-Powered Cranes Offer Safety
The lifting, handling and craneage equipment manufactured by J D Neuhaus is powered by compressed air, with the option of hydraulically powered products also being available. ...
Find Fuel Efficient Routes
Zonars electronic fleet inspection, tracking and operations systems help fleet managers identify, in detail, the routes and lanes over which their vehicles are most and least fuel efficient. ...
Powered Movement of Wheeled Carts
Appleton Mfg. Divisions compact, battery-powered CartMover moves anything on casters or wheels, weighing 100 lbs to 20,000 lbs. ...
Ethernet-Connected Conveyors
Wynright Corporations Autoroll+ connects all MDR conveyors in a specific area of a warehouse or distribution center through an Ethernet network instead of hard wiring each zone back to a programmable logic controller (PLC)....
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