Progress in Material Handling Practice: 2001 consists of selected papers that were submitted for publication and presentation at the 2000 North American Material Handling Show and Forum and the 2001 ProMat International Material Handling Show and Conference. The papers chosen for this publication were rated by a selected group of editors as 'most outstanding' among the submissions, based on the following criteria: readability, utility, contribution and completeness, and originality. Featured topics include automatic guided vehicle systems, automated storage and retrieval systems, ergonomics, safety, financial strategies and justification, material flow control, material tracking, palletizing, reliability, simulation and Web tools.
Material Handling Institute
704-676-1190

The 2002 edition of Leonard's Guide National Third Party Logistics Directory contains comprehensive information on U.S. and Canadian providers of 3PL services. More than 620 pages are packed with information, including contact information, classification, regional specialties, association members, equipment availability and much more. The book costs $125.
Leonard's Guide
800-574-5250

A new CD features presentations from the Council of Logistics Management's 2001 annual conference. Topics covered in this edition of the council's Annual Conference Proceedings center on the conference theme of collaborative relationships in a changing economy. They include research reports, statistics, debates, opinions and dialogue of interest to logistics professionals. An annual highlight of the proceedings is The Ohio State University's 2001 'Survey of Career Patterns in Logistics,' conducted by Dean's Distinguished Professor James L. Ginter and Professor Emeritus of Transportation and Logistics Bernard J. La Londe. Council of Logistics Management
630-574-0985