Looking to the future
In the new millenium here are ten materials handling professionals to watch
By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 12/1/1999
Seeing opportunity before others is a gift. It makes fortunes in the stock market and legends in the world of politics. In business, that sixth sense is what separates leaders from their imitators.On the following pages are 10 people in the world of materials handling who have shown that they know an opportunity when they see one. To a person, they have shown an uncanny ability to imagine solutions to problems when others challenged them by saying, "Here, you make it work. If you can".
These 10 have a stake in a wide range of endeavors from e-commerce and ergonomics to third-party logistics, pallets, and evolving infostructures. What they are working on today will have an impact on materials handling practices and data management systems of the future.
While few have been in the spotlight before, they won't be able to avoid it after this article. These people are movers and shakers. Watch for them to be at the center of leading industry efforts in the new millennium to move the right materials to the right places at the right times for the right cost with a fresh approach.
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