FYI

By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 1/1/2001

Learn the art of cross docking

If you haven't figured out the best way to cross dock inventory yet, don't despair–you're not alone. A new book, "Making the move to cross docking: A practical guide to planning, designing, and implementing a cross dock operation," provides a practical, easy-to-understand guide to these complex operations.

This 176-pg publication, written by Maida Napolitano and a team from Gross & Associates (Woodbridge, N.J.) offers useful information for anyone working within the supply chain. For those just beginning, a step-by-step guide is provided. The book costs $35 for WERC members and $70 for non-members.
WERC
630-990-0001

Education portal for the supply chain

Now, wherever you go, you can use your spare time to master supply chain management. APICS Educationline is an education portal for supply chain resource management. Advanced supply chain management courses offer you the chance to get the education, tools, and techniques needed to boost the efficiency of your supply chain.

Five courses are offered that range from 1 to 2 hr. The courses are formatted for online study as well as CD-ROM.

The courses can be purchased individually for $99 for members and $150 for non-members or order the entire program for $350 for members and $600 for non-members.
APICS
800-444-2742

Your supply chain versus their supply chain

Competition in this century will no longer be firm against firm, but supply chain against supply chain. The book, "Supply chain management: Innovations for education," published as the second volume of the POMS Series in Technology and Operations Management, explores some of the leading edge thinking about supply chain education.

The first three sections concentrate on educational initiatives within a traditional degree-based setting. The last three sections look at educational ventures that interface directly with industrial needs and applications.
Production and Operations Management Society
603-646-0526