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By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 11/1/2000

Warehouse software solutions

Are you in need of current software solutions for your warehouse? If so, the IDII WMS Software Directory can lead you to those solutions.

The directory lists over 220 suppliers (primarily in North America) of warehouse management systems and enterprise resource planning systems, as well as shipping manifest, yard management, slotting optimization, and load optimization software.

The directory is updated with the latest company information, including holding status, contact, package name and type, and details on the package.

The directory costs $100.
Industrial Data & Information, Inc.
918-464-2222

Is RFID foreign to you?

If the acronym RFID (radio frequency identification) is as foreign to you as a second language, the RFID Handbook, by Klaus Finkenzeller, will clue you in on how these advanced data capture and management systems work.

The 300-page hardcover book, an English translation of a German book published by Wiley, provides information about all aspects of RFID at all the frequencies that it is available. It offers a good start for anyone getting involved in RFID.

The book is available at www.aimglobal.org for $120.
AIM Inc.
412-963-8588

The inside story on logistics execs

The 2000-2001 edition of The Directory of Shippers now includes key information about more than 15,000 top logistics executives and offers information on 13,500 high and intermediate volume shippers.

It acts as a research, marketing, and sales tool for trucking companies and third party logistics firms. New this year, are over 1,700 personal e-mail addresses and 2,200 Web sites for companies listed. The 1,014-page printed version is $170 and the CD-ROM version is $495 with a print copy included.
Transportation Technical Services
888-665-9887