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06.24.09 -- Switch From Manual Paper To High-Tech Voice-Directed Picking

June 24, 2009

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Making The Switch From Manual Paper To High-Tech Voice-Directed Picking
By Dematic DC Solutions
Many distribution centers are still picking product the old fashioned way, with paper, and not just small DCs either — some very large corporations have yet to switch to paperless picking. Corporate Express Canada for many years was picking with paper, but recently re-designed its entire picking operations within all of its eight distribution centers in Canada.

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SCA Forest Products produces high-quality publication papers for newspapers, magazines, and catalogues, as well as pulp, solid wood products, and forest-based biofuels. Products are transported by SCA Transforest from mills in Sweden and elsewhere by truck, barge, or train to SCA Transforest terminals in Sweden, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Ireland. With this highly developed European distribution network in place, SCA Transforest saw the potential to expand the business and solve transportation and logistics tasks for companies outside the SCA group as well.

US Cold Storage Upgrades RFID Equipment For Harsh Cold Chain Environments
By Psion Teklogix Corporation
US Cold Storage first implemented radio frequency equipment from Psion Teklogix in 1997. Although these devices are still working extremely well in their facilities, US Cold Storage was in need of a hardware upgrade and a greater emphasis on some functions. US Cold Storage chose to continue to work with Psion Teklogix for their much needed upgade.

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