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David Maloney
Senior Editor, Special Projects & eContent
David Maloney has been a business journalist for more than 20 years. He joined DC Velocity in April of 2004. Prior to joining DC Velocity, David was senior editor for Modern Materials Handling, where he wrote feature articles and the majority of that magazine's cover stories. David also has extensive experience as a broadcast journalist. Before writing for supply chain publications, he was a television producer and director in Pittsburgh. David combines a background of reporting on logistics with his video production experience to bring new opportunities to DC Velocity readers, including Webcasts and Web-based videos highlighting top distribution and logistics facilities. David also serves as a principal of our sister organization, Agile Business Media (ABM) Services.
Raise a glass!
Since switching to voice, beverage distributor Trinks has seen DC productivity surge 18 percent.
Smith Drug reformulates
The pharma distributor has made multiple upgrades to its South Carolina DC in the past seven years to maintain its competitive edge. And it's not done yet.
Goodbye, milk runs
With space in short supply, Dutch dairy company FrieslandCampina was forced to shuttle milk bottled at a Belgian plant off site for storage. A sophisticated automated warehouse brought an end to all that.
High water mark
After months of treading water, German beverage producer Hassia got back in the swim of things by adding high-bay storage to its Frankfurt-area DC.
Breaking out of the box
For The Container Store, a move to a bigger DC was an opportunity to ditch the old fulfillment routine and design something radically different.
Supervalu wins big with super-automation
Grocer Supervalu moves to highly automated distribution at its Lancaster, Pa., facility.
Milking the system
When the international nutritional solutions and cheese group Glanbia converted over to voice for its Irish dairy business, it didn't stop with picking. It found ways to use the technology in virtually every part of its distribution operation.
Hytrol president cautiously optimistic about conveyor market
Conveyor executive predicts double-digit sales growth for industry in 2011, 2012.
The ins and outs of visibility
One company wanted to track the precise location of every item in its DC. Another wanted a way to monitor assets scattered throughout the continent. The answer for both: a sophisticated visibility system.
Belt-tightening tips for conveyor owners
Buying a conveyor is just the beginning of a long and expensive relationship. But there are plenty of things you can do to keep your long-term costs in check.
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