Modern Materials Handling - July 1, 2009

This past spring, a brand-new, 117,000-square-foot distribution center opened its doors in Boston's Newmarket Business District, a revitalized industrial area on the city's south side. Carol Tienken, chief operating officer of The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB, 617-427-5200, www.gbfb.org), was focused on creating a facility that would allow her to grow and improve her organization while...

• Columns
• Lift Truck Tips
• Lift truck tips: Maintenance is easily done, too often ignored
• This Month In Modern
• This month in Modern: Distributing good will

• Departments
• 60 Seconds With...
• 60 Seconds With... Don Gillman, Don Frazier Supply Chain Training Center
• Conveyables
• Toyota to launch hybrid lift truck
• New home for Supply Chain Council Center of Excellence
• Fuel cells: Units to power trucks at H-E-B operations
• Voice technology: Vocollect's new voice
• Focus On ...
• Product Focus on Dock equipment
• People to Know
• Industry people: Larry Strayhorn named TGW-Ermanco president

• Features
• Greater Boston Food Bank banks on solid distribution
• Equipment Buying Guide
• Simulation software basics
• Information Management
• Data capture: Multi-modal picking comes of age
• Productivity Solution
• Ergonomics: Big fans yield big improvement
• Special Report
• 2009: Top 20 supply chain management software suppliers

• News and Trends
• AMR Research: Top supply chain programs
• U.S. Army awards contract to rebuild 800 forklifts
• U.S. logistics costs drop for first time in six years
• Hyster celebrates eight decades in the lift truck industry
• Lift truck on the silver screen
• Lift trucks: California Air Resource Board releases new standards

• Supplement
• Supply chain network design: Redrawing your DC network