How many of these grand manufacturing challenges have you faced? 1) Achieve concurrency in all operations. 2) Integrate human and technical resources. 3) Instantaneously transform information into useful knowledge for making effective decisions. 4) Reduce production waste and product environmental impact to near zero. 5) Reconfigure manufacturing enterprises rapidly. 6) Develop innovative manufacturing processes and products.

These challenges are outlined in the book, Vision for Manufacturing in 2020– the theme for last year's International Material Handling Research Colloquium.

To learn more about how others have met these challenges, read Progress in Material Handling Research: 2000, which compiles 31 research papers, selected for presentation and discussion at the Colloquium.
Material Handling Institute
704-676-1190

If you need to implement systems that use bar codes or other forms of AIDC, this book is for you. Rick Duris' Systems Integrator's Notebook, will help you create unstoppable momentum for your project, create the optimal team for your system's implementation, create system traction, and learn how to minimize the risk of failure.

This 246-pg book is targeted at managers implementing complex systems including warehouse management, transportation, e-commerce, radio frequency and bar coding data collection, distribution, and plant floor.

The cost is $30. IBCA and InsightU members receive a 30% discount. InsightU.org
215-489-1722

The most unexpected place to look at saving money is forklift management. Jeffrey J. Koleczek's hands-on workbook, "The Professional Guide to Forklift Management," is a tutorial of how to specify, purchase, maintain, and manage forklift trucks.

The eight chapters are in sequence and if followed in order, they will offer the most productivity by saving repeat work. Also offered is a glossary of terms and forms section. The cost is $149 with a discount offered to MHEDA members.
JCK & Associates
708-385-1002