Warehouse Outfitter Turns to Managing; Hk Systems Takes Charge of Caterpillar Plant Inventory

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Mossville, Ill. Workers driving computer-equipped forklifts dart through the aisles of a massive warehouse on the grounds of a Caterpillar Inc. production plant just outside Peoria.

Drivers check their computer screens for instructions, and when they complete a task they wave scanners over radio frequency identification tags on boxes, pallets - even the floor. Overhead, high-speed, automated cranes tuck boxes into 43,000 spots on 18 aisles of five-story racks.

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Warehouse Outfitter Turns to Managing; Hk Systems Takes Charge of Caterpillar Plant Inventory

New Berlin-based HK Systems Inc. bought this 570,000-square-foot facility from Caterpillar in late 2006, and a new division of the company is handling the majority of parts going into engines that ...

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