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Twenty years ago, automation was perceived as a lethal weapon to use on your own employees. But as companies struggled to compete with their new, low-cost competitors, people began to see automation in a whole new light.
Makers of early wearable computers like the Gladiator limped away from the first battle for the auto ID market. Now they're getting ready to re-enter the arena. And this time, the battle's outcome promises to be different.
It's not often that a hair-care professional proposes to add a little to the top. But for hair salon chain Regis Corporation, that's precisely what it took to avert a DC space crunch.
It's not often that a simple lot number saves the day. But during this summer's spinach scare, a lot number and the supplier's ace product tracking system helped lead FDA investigators to the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak.
Companies have little trouble justifying investments in equipment used to make goods—it's understood that machine tools, assembly equipment and the like are necessary to create wealth. But when it comes to material handling equipment, it's a different story.
Leasing pallets through a pooling system isn't for everyone, but rising disposal costs and landfill restrictions are prompting more companies to jump into the pool.
United Stationers' new high-tech voice system was supposed to solve problems with picking errors. No one guessed it would boost productivity by a whopping 28 percent.