The Economy: Can you HANDLE the Truth?

There’s good and bad economic news for materials handling professionals. The good news is that at the mid point of 2008, the material handling industry has seen stronger-than-expected business for its solutions. The bad news? The bad news was delayed, not avoided. Experts are now saying softness will characterize 2009. How does softness in the materials handling sector affect those served by that sector? And where do you stand?

Tom Andel, Modern Materials Handling’s Editor-in-Chief, will moderate MMH’s “Mid-Year Economic Forecast Webcast” including three industry experts.

Coverage Includes:

• How mergers and acquisitions will change your technology investment options
• How technology and energy costs will change your manufacturing and distribution center strategies
• How these strategies will sharpen your long-range outlook

Industry Expert Participants:

• Jim Haughey, Chief Economist at Reed Business Information
• Michael Howell, C.W. Downer & Co’s Material Handling & Logistics Practice
• Norbert Ore of the Institute for Supply Management