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David Maloney has been a journalist for more than 35 years and is currently the group editorial director for DC Velocity and Supply Chain Quarterly magazines. In this role, he is responsible for the editorial content of both brands of Agile Business Media. Dave joined DC Velocity in April of 2004. Prior to that, he was a senior editor for Modern Materials Handling magazine. Dave also has extensive experience as a broadcast journalist. Before writing for supply chain publications, he was a journalist, television producer and director in Pittsburgh. Dave combines a background of reporting on logistics with his video production experience to bring new opportunities to DC Velocity readers, including web videos highlighting top distribution and logistics facilities, webcasts and other cross-media projects. He continues to live and work in the Pittsburgh area.
The prospect of losing three key employees to retirement proved to be just the impetus switch-maker Saia-Burgess needed to automate its warehouse operations.
The hardware co-op discovered that software and RF devices can go a long way toward streamlining order fulfillment. But adding voice technology makes it better.
Two years ago, growth in its bath and plumbing products business threatened to clog operations in Liberty Hardware's California DC. But since the company moved to a high-speed automated facility, orders now flow freely.
In Simon & Schuster's fast-paced distribution operations, the warehouse management system may call the shots. But it's the warehouse control system that makes sure things get done.
After the company announced plans to buy Maytag, Whirlpool's supply chain team faced the daunting challenge of combining the supply chains of two of the world's largest appliance makers while conducting business as usual.
They operate in different countries, serve different markets, and faced different operating problems. Yet these four companies all found the answer in voice technology.