Modern Materials Handling - November 01, 2008

Features

Special Report: Top 20 warehouses
How many commercial warehouses does it take to store America's frozen chicken, pharmaceuticals, paper products and other goods using about 1.25 billion square feet of space? About 8,000, according to a report by consulting firm Armstrong and Associates (608-873-8929, www.3plogistics.com). For Modern's purposes, the 900 commercial warehousers of size in North America this year were whittled dow...

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Pallet rack: Growing with the flow
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Lift truck survey: Observe, coach, reinforce
Lift truck survey: Maintain good maintenance
Lift truck survey: Financing Strategies
Lift truck survey: Safety and Ergonomics
Lift truck survey: Productivity and Performance
Lift truck customer survey: Get some satisfaction