Modern Materials Handling Podcast

Michael Levans, group editorial director of Peerless Media, sits down with Brian Davidson, Business Development Director - Retail and Distribution at Traka Americas, to unpack what’s changing inside today’s warehouse and DC operations.

Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director of Peerless Media’s Supply Chain Group, is joined by Jesse Dupuis, Director of Product Management for Powertrain Solutions at Regal Rexnord, and Yoshi Umeno, Industry Manager for Global Medical and Robotics at Kollmorgen, as they discuss the key steps in identifying the automation and robotics solutions.

How warehouses and DCs are leveraging intelligent locker systems and key cabinet solutions to maintain accountability, generate audit reports, and stay compliant.

Michael Levans is joined by Silvain Fauriaux, Global Market Director, Forklift Truck and Electrical Vehicles Market at Regal Rexnord.

As e-commerce continues to grow, packout, the final stage of preparing items for shipment, has become a key bottleneck in fulfillment operations. Listen to this podcast to hear how cartonization—a method for selecting the most efficient way to pack orders—can optimize packout efficiency, reduce costs, and streamline the entire fulfillment process, helping businesses keep pace with market demands.

Listen in as Fortna CEO Rob McKeel explains how automation is tackling challenges and driving productivity in the supply chain. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Koerber Supply Chain’s John Santagate discusses the emerging technologies that are transforming todays DCs. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Jordan Frank, co-founder of Zion Solutions Group, discusses the state of automation and the technologies he thinks will change the future of warehousing and distribution.

Michael Levans, is joined by Brian Davidson, Regional Sales Manager at Traka Americas, in a conversation that explains how intelligent locker solutions and electronic key cabinets are evolving in today's hectic operations environment.

Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director of Peerless Media's supply chain group, is joined by Emmet Stiff, New Business Development Manager at Regal Rexnord, a leader in automation and motion control.

Listen in as Dematic’s Rasool Muttalib discusses the NextGen software and digital solutions that are transforming warehousing and distribution. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as SDI’s John Dellagatti discusses the digital transformation of the MRO supply chain. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

How geopolitics is changing where and how you make and source materials. Listen in as Rosemary Coates and Tom Cook explain the changing landscape around manufacturing and sourcing. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Vanderlande’s Andy Lockhart discusses the future of warehouse automation. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Jeff Haushalter, a partner with Chicago Consulting, discusses the state of sustainability and why a focus on packaging can deliver profitable, and sustainable, results. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Simon Rakosi, co-founder of Butterfly.ai, discusses the results of the 2023 Employee Satisfaction Survey. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Greg Walls, Paccurate's vice president of revenue, discusses strategies for reducing packaging costs and the amount of waste going to the landfill.

On this episode, Alix Partners’ Kandice Lord and Abhinav Agrawal discuss the NextGen technologies that are transforming today’s factory into tomorrow’s smart factory.

On the first of two episodes looking at the smart factory of the future Alix Partners’ Kandice Lord and Ahbinav Agrawal discuss the forces driving nearshoring, reshoring and friend shoring and the strategies manufacturers are devising to cope with them.

Listen in as Jeff Bornino, President for North America at TMX Transform, discusses the supply chain challenges facing grocery as well as emerging best practices. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Deb Williams, Radial’s regional vice president of fulfillment service delivery, discusses why the global 3PL is adopting NextGen technologies. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Dave Tuttle, Breakthrough’s VP of sustainable solutions, discusses strategies to decarbonize transportation. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Softeon's chief technology officer Mark Fralick discusses the ins and outs of integrating automation. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Harpinder "Harpi" Singh discusses the state of the startup market and the art of the pivot to successfully adapt to a change in market direction. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Mike Kotecki discusses his new book on one engineer's path to management. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Crystal Parrott, chair of The Robotics Group at MHI, discusses the state of warehouse robotics and MMH’s annual robotics survey, Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as THL's Jim Carlisle discusses the investments his firm has made in supply chain, and his outlook for the future. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock are hosts.

On this episode, St. Onge project manager David Dziwis walks us through best practices for safe and efficient dock operations.

On the first of two episodes looking at dock management, David Dziwis explains why docks are so important to efficient warehouse operations.

Take your eye off what customers value and the game is over. Regardless of B2B or B2C markets, understanding the needs of the customer, what they value and how best to deliver on these needs is paramount to success. Today, the Blue Dot Consumer—that blue dot on Google maps—is the world. Everything is shown from their perspective. They’re not “part of a big world,” they are the world. They are at the center and everything else revolves around them. They take a step left, your brand, your business model, your very proposition needs to take a step left with them—this is true customer empowerment at work. In this podcast, Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director for Peerless Media’s Supply Chain Group, is joined by Ken Hughes, one of the world’s leading authorities on consumer and shopper behavior, to explore this metaphor and shed some light on how the shifting values of today's modern consumer—this Blue Dot Consumer—will surely make an impact the warehouse solutions of tomorrow.

Order Fulfillment Indeed, most of us grew up in a time when a 28-day delivery cycle was the norm for mail order. You ordered something and patiently waited up to 4 weeks for it to arrive in the mail. Delivery was not a core part of the product; it was just a function. The shift from function to strategic and value-added importance is what we have all recently witnessed. Flash forward to today and never has the when and how a product is delivered been so important. In fact, the warehousing solutions of today have pushed far past a “node” along a value chain. Today, supply chain is no longer simply that “function.” It’s taken a strategic seat at the boardroom table. In this podcast, Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director for Peerless Media’s Supply Chain Group, is joined by Ken Hughes, one of the world’s leading authorities on consumer and shopper behavior, in a discussion to help listeners better understand this shift from function to strategic and value-added importance—and the role warehousing solutions of today have played in helping our warehouse and distribution center operations make this massive and important transition. Listen to The Blue Dot Consumer: A Discussion with Ken Hughes.

In this podcast, Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director for Peerless Media’s Supply Chain Group, is joined by Mark Walker, Vice President of EnerSys Sales, North America, in discussion on the many benefits Maintenance-Free Power—including Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) and Lithium-ion (Li-ion)—can bring to your day-to-day operations as well as your organization’s greater sustainability efforts.

In this special podcast, Resonant Link CTO Aaron Stein discusses why the lift truck industry is ripe for an energy transformation.

In this special podcast, Vanderlande’s Jake Heldenberg, discusses the role shuttles can play in optimizing warehouse operations and reducing the cost of labor.

In this podcast, Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director of Peerless Media's Supply Chain Group is joined by Chris Wayment, Field Sales Enablement Manager and NexSys Specialist at Enersys.

In this podcast, group editorial director Michael Levans is joined by Robin Schneider, PhD, director of marketing at Green Cubes Technology.

In this podcast, Harold Vanasse, joins Michael Levans, in a conversation around some of the power challenges facing fleet managers.

On this episode, Lewis Black, the CEO of Almonty Industries, discusses the supply chain barriers to the EV revolution. Is tungsten then new oil? SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

In this podcast we discuss how warehouse/DC managers can take the next steps along a transformation journey, that will lead to optimized data capture, improved visibility, more productivity, and safer automated operations.

On this episode, Stanley Fawcett, Michael Knemeyer and Markus Greschberger discuss what supply chain managers can learn about complexity from Jackie Chan. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

On this episode, Anshu Prasad, founder of Leaf Logistics, discusses the state of logistics and logistics software. SCMR's Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

On this episode, Stanley Fawcett and Michael Knemeyer discuss what supply chain managers can learn from Cirque du Soleil, SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

On this episode, Stanley Fawcett and Michael Knemeyer discuss what it takes to make your supply chain team The Greatest Of All Time; SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

On this episode, Krutin Shah looks at the potential for AR and VR in DCs and factories; SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

On this episode, Stanley Fawcett and Michael Knemeyer share what supply chain managers can learn from rock’s best-known drummers. SCMR's Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

In this session we cover supply chain trends making an impact on packaging; typical applications for customized packaging; and the best practices for making the switch to customized from expendable packaging.

In this fourth and final installment of our Need for Speed Series, we set out to help warehouse/DC automation and IT engineers better understand the role that climate controlled industrial and IT enclosures play.

On this episode, MIT’s Yossi Sheffi discusses his new book on the race to develop the COVID vaccine. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Listen in as Pat Bower, Marcia Bray and Chris Pickett discuss what’s next for supply chains after The Great Disruption.

On this episode, Stanley Fawcett and Michael Knemeyer share what supply chain managers can learn from Theo Epstein’s successful turnarounds of the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs to build a winning supply chain team. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.