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In beverage warehouses, operations have a broad checklist to ensure safe beverage production, but today’s lubricant manufacturers are doing their part to take worry off their minds.

As beverage warehouses balance SKU proliferation and omnichannel shopping patterns, facility managers are turning to software solutions to ensure that accuracy and efficiency needs are met.

To create a circular economy while healing the planet, beverage wholesalers, supply chains and consumers all must do their part. This includes adopting zero-waste initiatives, recycling waste and running facilities on solar power.

Encompass Technologies and Orchestra Software announced they will combine to become one company. Each company has played a major role in building the foundation for the beverage industry and serving as the system of record and operations in their respective markets (production and distribution).

To mark its 25^th anniversary, Ryson International is reflecting on its history of providing vertical conveying solutions.

Amidst challenges related to labor and safety, robotics continue to provide workarounds that allow beverage distributors to streamline operations.

A boost in eCommerce in combination with increased need for social distancing in operations has prompted a greater need for automated technologies, including voice picking. New technologies enable more safety, greater efficiency and an outlook for advancement.

As automation becomes a bigger component of warehouse operations, forklifts adjust to this new environment with software solutions.