Books worth some looks

By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 3/1/1998

"Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials, 5th edition," the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association's definitive, 430-page engineering manual, has just been published ($135 per copy).

This latest revision contains major changes to content and presentation, says CEMA. New chapters on controls and belting are included. And chapters on idlers and pulleys are revised.

To order (prepayment required via check or money order) contact CEMA at 6724 Lone Oak Blvd., Naples, FL 34109, or phone 941-514-3441.

If you're a manager in wholesale distribution, meanwhile, then here's a new book worth examining: "Activity-Based Management in Wholesale Distribution: Winning the Profitability Battle." The book results from work by Arthur Andersen (AA) partners together with a new arm of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW).

Trends to fee-for-service pricing and to evolving integrated supply relationships point up the need for good management information, including knowing the underlying cost structure, says AA partner Patrick Dolan.

"Activity-based management (ABM) is a way of looking at a business from the operational viewpoint," adds book coauthor Steve Player, an AA partner. The ABM approach helps identify and understand the true drivers of profitability, he explains.

For your copy, call NAW's publications department at 202-872-0885.

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