Whether you're new to the industry or in need of a refresher, the Materials Handling training manual will meet your needs. In addition to a history of materials handling, the introductory guide includes sections on many product areas. These include: manual and automated storage and staging, conveyors and sortation systems, automatic data capture, and a glossary of industry terms. This manual is the 10th in a series prepared by Industrial Distribution magazine and the Industrial Distribution Association.
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Learn how to identify, fix, and prevent common and costly inventory management problems. A white paper 'Inventory Performance Management for the High Velocity Enterprise' is available free at www.seecommerce.com/inventorywp/. It explains how businesses can respond with strategic solutions for issues such as supply chain shortages and logistics management.

'Inventory issues have always plagued the supply chain because traditional execution and planning systems did not provide complete performance metrics and multi-enterprise visibility, which is the only way companies can improve operations,' says Paul Albright, president, CEO and chairman, SeeCommerce.
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The second issue of the 2001 Journal of Business Logistics is a collection of articles on logistics. Leading off is 'Defining supply chain management,' by John T. Mentzer of the University of Tennessee and his colleagues. It provides a conceptual model and unified definition of supply chain management. Topics covered in other articles include information systems utilization strategies for supply chain integration and reverse logistics. The Journal is free to CLM members and $75 per year for two issues to nonmembers.
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