Filed in Materials Handling
Friday, June 04, 2010
Well, Andel’s back on handling. If you’d have told me when I was a kid that I’d spend the better portion of my adult life writing about handling, I’d have laughed in your face…or wet my pants. I hated handling.Posted on 06/04 at 09:16 AM
Blogs • Lift Trucks • Forklifts • Materials Handling • Permalink
Blogs • Lift Trucks • Forklifts • Materials Handling • Permalink
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Following a 2.4 percent gain from February to March, the April report on the non-manufacturing sector from the Institute for Supply Management stated that its index for measuring the sector’s overall health—also known as the NMI—came in at 55.4 percent for the second straight month.Posted on 05/20 at 12:28 PM
Institute for Supply Management • Materials Handling • Logistics • ISM • Business • Non-manufacturing • Permalink
Institute for Supply Management • Materials Handling • Logistics • ISM • Business • Non-manufacturing • Permalink
Keeping in line with retail sales growth from February to March, the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation recently reported retail sales were up again from March to April.
Posted on 05/20 at 12:18 PM
News • Warehouse • Materials Handling • Distribution Center • Retail • National Retail Federation • NRF • Permalink
News • Warehouse • Materials Handling • Distribution Center • Retail • National Retail Federation • NRF • Permalink
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
You may have already heard that Peerless Media, LLC has completed the acquisition of Modern Materials Handling from Reed Elsevier. What does that mean for loyal readers of this newsletter?Posted on 05/11 at 03:00 PM
News • Blogs • Materials Handling • Permalink
News • Blogs • Materials Handling • Permalink
Thursday, April 01, 2010
At the end of the line after the materials handling is done, you still need pallets, slip sheets, totes and containers, stretch wrap, shrink wrap and banding, and dunnage to create the optimum unit loadPosted on 04/01 at 12:37 PM
News • Packaging • Pallets • Materials Handling • Containers • Distribution • CHEP • NWPCA • iGPS • Permalink
News • Packaging • Pallets • Materials Handling • Containers • Distribution • CHEP • NWPCA • iGPS • Permalink
Monday, March 01, 2010
Denmark's leading book distributor installed a scalable automated storage system that increased throughput and replenishment rates.Posted on 03/01 at 05:38 PM
Features • Productivity Solution • Automation • Storage • Materials Handling • Automated Storage • Dematic • Productivity Solution • Permalink
Features • Productivity Solution • Automation • Storage • Materials Handling • Automated Storage • Dematic • Productivity Solution • Permalink
Monday, February 01, 2010
The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN, http://www.alanaid.org), a non-profit humanitarian aid organization that engages the supply chain community in relief efforts at home and abroad, is helping the victims of the earthquake that recently hit Haiti.Posted on 02/01 at 04:56 PM
News • Education • Materials Handling • MHIA • Material Handling Industry of America • ALAN • Permalink
News • Education • Materials Handling • MHIA • Material Handling Industry of America • ALAN • Permalink
PROMAT 2011 isn't scheduled until March of next year, but the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) is already well into the planning process.
Posted on 02/01 at 04:52 PM
News • ProMat 2011 • Materials Handling • Robotics • MHIA • Material Handling Industry of America • Yale • RIA • Kiva Systems • Permalink
News • ProMat 2011 • Materials Handling • Robotics • MHIA • Material Handling Industry of America • Yale • RIA • Kiva Systems • Permalink
There's a new curriculum on the books at Paul D. Camp Community College (http://www.pdc.edu) in Franklin, Va.
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Posted on 02/01 at 11:41 AM
News • Features • Up Front • Education • Materials Handling • MHIA • Material Handling Industry of America • Permalink
News • Features • Up Front • Education • Materials Handling • MHIA • Material Handling Industry of America • Permalink

