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.

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).

ABB Robotics announced the release of a new RobotStudio Augmented Reality (AR) viewer to simplify robot installations through the use of an intuitive digital tool. 

As the ELD mandate took effect in late 2019, beverage distributors were quick to adopt telematics solutions, which have seen benefits go beyond compliance.

Numina Group and Waypoint Robotics have teamed up to create a powerful autonomous batch order automated order picking solution.

Transportation Insight unveiled its next-generation business intelligence tool: Insight Fusion. The powerful analytics solution brings “real-time” visibility and actionable insights to transform supply chain and logistic programs, the company says.

As recalls attributed to physical contaminants continue to make news, food and beverage manufacturers are checking off their compliance and audit list, according to Eagle Product Inspection.

To address warehouse inefficiencies and help clients quickly manage peaks in operations, enVista Corp. has launched Virtual Operational Assessments.

With the desire for “instant gratification” prevalent throughout the United States and beyond, eCommerce is giving shoppers exactly what they want. Just-in-time delivery is one of the biggest trends in beverage distribution, says Doug Eden, president of IntelliShift, a division of VTS, Commack, N.Y.

Indianapolis-based enVista has launched Virtual Operational Assessments to address warehouse inefficiencies and help clients manage peaks in operations quickly.