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Cost of Excess Worker Motion Kills Warehouse and Distribution Center Profit Margins
The Picking Perfection newsletter reported how easy it is to underestimate how much excess worker motion, product transportation, and touches can cost an organization. Bringing mobile power technology into the receiving, picking, shipping, and/or inventory management process eliminates costly... - December 06, 2014 - Pcdata USA
ProMAT 2015 Session Focused on Order Fulfillment Technology Solutions
The Picking Perfection newsletter reported that MHI's Order Fulfillment Systems group will review the newest products and solutions found at ProMAT 2015. A wide range of technologies will be presented to improve efficiencies and productivity on Monday, March 23rd at Noon in Theater G. The event... - December 04, 2014 - Pcdata USA
3PL Companies Use Technology to Accommodate SKU Proliferation Without Compromising Quality
3PL companies require solutions that can handle variety and change without compromising quality control. 3PL businesses are fluid, fast-paced, ever-changing, and dynamic. Pcdata USA’s newest product lineup overcomes these challenges and is among the most flexible and easy to configure... - December 03, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Leading Chemical Engineering Organization Recognizes Control Station Founder
Douglas Cooper Elected as Fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers. - December 03, 2014 - Control Station, Inc.
Global Demand for Material Handling Equipment Predicted to Rise According to Pcdata USA
The global demand for material handling equipment is predicted to rise 5 percent annually through 2018. Gains will be strongest for sales of advanced equipment such as automated conveyors and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). The data suggests that automated products reduce the required labor input... - November 28, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Circle Systems, Inc. Selects Vicinity Manufacturing
Illinois Manufacturer Selects Vicinity Software to Support Production and Complete a Total ERP Solution. - November 22, 2014 - Vicinity Manufacturing
Pick to Light Ranked as Best Solution Reducing Operational Costs
Third-party logistics providers offering warehousing, trucking, and storage solutions for retail companies are experiencing significant growth as business increases; automation to meet the demands of growing list of clients almost always translates to improving the picking process. Most often to... - November 15, 2014 - Pcdata USA
3PL CEOs Report Revenue Projections Exceed Expectations
Optimism in the form of increasing profits was a key takeaway in the Annual Survey of Third-Party Logistics (3PL) CEOs. The report is based on feedback from 27 3PL CEOs throughout North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, with cumulative revenues in 2013 at roughly $46 billion. Fifteen of the 27... - November 14, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Cofely Energy & Infra BV Selects Aras for Enterprise PLM
Europe’s Leading Provider of Sustainable Energy Solutions Chooses Aras to Optimize Business Processes & Improve Visibility throughout the Extended Enterprise. - November 13, 2014 - Aras Corporation
Dynamics Software Launches New Business Proposition
Dynamics Software, announced today their initiative to change their business model. From its Independent Software Vendor roots, Dynamics Software have transformed their business to focus on more industry and vertical solutions (IP) and delivery of premier services. - November 12, 2014 - Dynamics Software
Vuzix and Evolar's Smartpick AR App Integrated in Pcdata USA Distrib XE Suite
Vuzix Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, commercial and entertainment markets, announced that the logistics automation firm, PCData, has integrated Smartpick AR into its PCData's Distrib XE Module and branded it as Distrib AR for use in the... - November 12, 2014 - Pcdata USA
App Integrated in Pcdata USA Distrib XE Suite Featured in CNN Money
CNN Money featured Pcdata USA’s Distrib AR for bakery implementation to reduce error-rated and increase productivity. Smartpick AR is a first-of-its kind solution to provide a more simplified and efficient method for order picking. The Smartpick app, which was designed by Evolar, an ICT and... - November 12, 2014 - Pcdata USA
November 3rd Issue of Picking Perfection Discussed Importance of 3PLs in Supply Chain
The current issue of Picking Perfection, explored why 3PL companies are becoming an important part of today's supply chain. These companies offer services that can allow businesses to outsource part or all of their supply chain management function. Many 3PL companies offer a wide range of services... - November 08, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Atlanta-Based Software Company Supports Small Business Saturday
Vicinity Manufacturing Promotes American Express’ Small Business Saturday with Special Offer. - November 08, 2014 - Vicinity Manufacturing
November 10th Picking Perfection Addresses Rationale for 3PLs in the Supply Chain
The fourteenth issue of “Picking Perfection” (a weekly e-newsletter) to be released November 10, 2014, will report that 95 percent of the US's chief executives believe they should have some form of logistics strategy, and nearly 50 percent are currently incorporating supply chain... - November 07, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Picking Perfection News Magazine Examined Changing Workforce Demographics in Material Handling
The current issue of Picking Perfection, examined the updated manual for material handling tables by The Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. This data provides both the male and female population percentages capable of performing manual material handling tasks without over exertion,... - November 01, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Issue 13 of Picking Perfection Newsletter Will Address Increased Risk of Picking Errors with SKUs
The thirteenth issue of “Picking Perfection” (a weekly e-newsletter) to be released November 3, 2014 will report how pulling inventory accurately with twice the SKUs more than doubles the risk for picking errors. It is exponentially greater as the chance for a mis-pick increases,... - October 31, 2014 - Pcdata USA
AP Raicam Selects Aras and Minerva Quick Start for Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management
Leading Global Clutch Manufacturer to Leverage Aras PLM to Optimize Global Product Development, Configuration Management and Change Management Across the Supply Chain - October 31, 2014 - Aras Corporation
Picking Perfection News Magazine Discussed Importance of Warehouse Layout to Increase Productivity
The current issue of Picking Perfection, discussed the importance of warehouse layout to achieve greater efficiencies. Minimizing travel time between picking locations can greatly improve productivity. To achieve this increase in efficiency, companies must develop processes to regularly monitor... - October 30, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Mrhit Proves riteSCAN is Best for Barcodes
Mrhit has sold the 10th riteSCAN barcode system for Syspro in the UK. - October 28, 2014 - MR H IT Limited
Picking Perfection News Magazine Explored Picking Difficulty of Transaction Processing
Picking Perfection News Magazine Explored Picking Difficulty of Transaction Processing - October 25, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Issue 12 of Picking Perfection Newsletter Will Address Pick Cart Effectiveness
The twelfth issue of “Picking Perfection” (a weekly e-newsletter) to be released October 27, 2014 will report on how minimizing travel time between picking locations can greatly improve productivity. To achieve this increase in efficiency, companies must develop processes to regularly... - October 24, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Expi GmbH Joins the Aras Partner Program
Global ISV brings ECAD, PLM and ERP Integration Expertise to the Aras Corporate Community - October 24, 2014 - Aras Corporation
Key to the Benefits of Effective Process Distribution
Applied Systems comes up with a productive WCF-WPF solution to distributed control and visualization. - October 23, 2014 - Applied Systems Ltd.
CIMx Delivers Productivity Improvements with Interax 7.4 Release
CIMx Software responds to customer feedback with productivity enhancements to improve their already best-in-class manufacturing solution software. - October 23, 2014 - CIMx Software
Altium and Aras Partner to Deliver Next Generation PLM for Complex MCAD-ECAD Environments
Partnership Provides a Multi-Discipline Approach for Unified MCAD-ECAD Product Development of Sophisticated Mechatronic Systems - October 22, 2014 - Aras Corporation
Picking Perfection News Magazine Examined Picking for e-Commerce Customer Industry
The current issue of Picking Perfection, discussed traditional pick, pack, and ship methodologies. These methodologies were not developed with the e-commerce customer in mind. Today's e-commerce customers do not order in masses, rather in small quantities and are very demanding. They want their... - October 18, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Airbus to Present at Aras ACE 2014 Europe October 21-22 in Germany
World’s Leading Aircraft Manufacturer to Share Best Practices for PLM Implementation. - October 18, 2014 - Aras Corporation
Issue 11 of Picking Perfection Newsletter Will Address Pick Cart Effectiveness
Issue 11 of Picking Perfection Newsletter Will Address Pick Cart Effectiveness - October 17, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Aras Component Engineering Brings 100+ Million Electronic Components to the PLM Workflow
Aras Embeds IHS CAPS Universe Electronic Component Data Directly Into the Aras PLM Platform to Deliver Next-Generation Cloud-based Component Engineering Solution - October 14, 2014 - Aras Corporation
Picking Perfection News Magazine Explored Increasing Productivity in Grocery Distribution
The current issue of Picking Perfection, a weekly e-newsletter publication, discussed grocery distribution. Grocery distribution is about responsive replenishment and maintaining stock levels in stores. Traditional case picking methods are still very common, but there are solutions available that... - October 11, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Issue 10 of Picking Perfection Newsletter Will Address Improved Order Accuracy
The tenth issue of Picking Perfection, a weekly e-newsletter publication to be released October 13, 2014, will report that improved order accuracy is best practice for business-to-consumer companies to minimize shipping costs. Scalable e-commerce fulfillment solutions are designed to optimize labor... - October 10, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Picking Perfection News Magazine Explored Lean Pick to Light Solutions
The current issue of Picking Perfection, a weekly newsletter publication, discussed one of the complaints of standard Pick-to-light (PTL) installations. It is rare, but there are PTL solutions that are "click & go" and can be installed in nearly every environment with minimal... - October 09, 2014 - Pcdata USA
ShipHawk Raises $5m to Take the Guesswork Out of Shipping
When buying small things online, it’s common to see FedEx, UPS or USPS shipping, but a funny thing happens when trying to sell items that don’t fit in an everyday box; the guessing begins and the clock starts ticking on customers’ patience. When it comes to shipping, what you... - October 08, 2014 - ShipHawk
Vicinity Manufacturing to Sponsor the Partner Connections Event 2014
Annual Microsoft Dynamics® Partner Conference Slated for October 13-14 in St. Louis, MO - October 04, 2014 - Vicinity Manufacturing
Picking Perfection News Magazine Explored Warehouse Order Fulfillment Sectors
The current issue of Picking Perfection, a weekly e-news, discussed warehouse order fulfillment sectors which most benefit from Pick to light (PTL) solutions. These sectors include eCommerce and mail-order, apparel and footwear, automotive aftermarket parts, food, beverage, and grocery,... - October 03, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Issue 9 of Picking Perfection Newsletter Will Address Best Pick to Light Options
The ninth issue of “Picking Perfection” (a weekly e-newsletter) to be released October 6, 2014 reports that one of the complaints of standard Pick-to-light (PTL) installations is operational impact. It is rare, but there are PTL solutions that are "click & go" and can be... - October 02, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Picking Perfection News Magazine Explored Simple Productivity Improvements
The current issue of Picking Perfection explored the big advantages to Pick to light (PTL) and pick carts. Research demonstrated as much as 60% of the order picker's time is walking. The more orders picked in the same walk sequence, the less time walking the order picker will do. Picking more than... - October 01, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Picking Perfection News Magazine Explored Technological Productivity Improvements
Picking Perfection News Magazine Explored Technological Productivity Improvements - September 27, 2014 - Pcdata USA
GETRAG, Imperial Tobacco Group, Consilium, Titan X and More to Present PLM Strategy at Aras Conference October 21-22
Leading Global Companies and PLM Specialists to Present Strategies for Improving Product Development at the ACE 2014 Europe Event in Bad Soden, Germany - September 26, 2014 - Aras Corporation
Issue 8 of Picking Perfection Newsletter Will Address Increasing Productivity with Picking
The eighth issue of “Picking Perfection” (a weekly e-newsletter) to be released September 29, 2014 will address increasing productivity when picking more than one order at a time. In batch order picking, multiple orders are grouped into small batches. An order picker will pick all... - September 25, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Picking Perfection News Magazine Addressed Pick Cart Effectiveness
In the current issue of Picking Perfection, the weekly newsletter discussed how distribution centers (DCs) have tested pick carts and after three months of testing 10 carts; the overall results were impressive. Picking productivity increased 36%. The error-free rate was reduced from 97.5% to 99.5%. - September 24, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Imperial Tobacco Group Selects Aras as Enterprise PLM Backbone
Leading International Tobacco Company Chooses Aras to Streamline Product Lifecycle and Drive Collaboration, Process Improvement and Product Compliance Worldwide - September 24, 2014 - Aras Corporation
Picking Perfection News Newsletter Discussed Picking Considerations for Warehouses
In the current issue of Picking Perfection, a weekly e-news publication by Pcdata USA, universal considerations for warehouse order picking application were discussed. Fast-moving products, which spend the least amount of time in the warehouse, should be located closest to the shipping area for... - September 20, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Issue 7 of Picking Perfection Newsletter Will Address Pick Cart Effectiveness
The seventh issue of “Picking Perfection” (a weekly e-newsletter) to be released September 22, 2014 reports the results of pick cart’s effectiveness in Distributed Centers (DCs). After three months of testing ten carts, the overall results were impressive. Picking productivity... - September 19, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Picking Perfection News Magazine Explored Simple Productivity Improvements
In the current issue of Picking Perfection, a weekly e-news publication by Pcdata USA, productivity, simple procedural improvements are highlighted. When companies want to improve productivity, simple procedural improvements often can be faster, cheaper, and more effective than a big technology... - September 18, 2014 - Pcdata USA
Godlan Customer Metcam Wins "Excellence in Action Award" at Inforum 2014
Godlan Announced Today That Metcam, Godlan Customer Since 2000, is an Infor Excellence in Action Award Winner for 2014; These Awards Honor Organizations That Have Successfully Deployed Infor Technology to Drive Business Value, Reduce Complexity, and Improve Overall Performance - September 18, 2014 - Godlan, Inc.
Aras Announces OEM Licensing Program for Advanced PLM Suite and Underlying Platform Technology
Enables Global ISVs to Extend Product Lines, Enter New Markets and Get Enterprise-scale Products to Market Faster - September 17, 2014 - Aras Corporation
Infor OEM Licenses Aras PLM Platform and Solution Suite
Leading ERP Provider Rebrands Aras to offer Advanced Product Lifecycle Management to Global Customers. - September 17, 2014 - Aras Corporation
Picking Perfection News Magazine Discusses Picking Design in Warehouse
In the current issue of Picking Perfection, a weekly e-news publication by Pcdata USA, designing an order picking operation is discussed. The design must include improved productivity, reduced cycle time, and increased accuracy. These objectives often conflict with one another because productivity... - September 13, 2014 - Pcdata USA