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MHM Newsmakers
March 23, 2010
IN THIS ISSUE:
How Much Are You Worth?
Toyota Restructures Material Handling Group
Manufacturing CFOs Reveal Top Concerns for 2010
Logility Acquires Optiant
What Keeps You Awake At Night?
Close Encounters of the Smart Kind
The Recovery-Ready Fleet
Last Week's Top 3 Articles

INDUSTRY NEWS
How Much Are You Worth?

Find out the average salary for material handling managers as well as their challenges, frustrations and accomplishments in the exclusive MHM 2010 Salary Survey.

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Toyota Restructures Material Handling Group

Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) is restructuring the management and operations of Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA), which includes Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Toyota Material Handling USA Inc. and Raymond Corp.

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Manufacturing CFOs Reveal Top Concerns for 2010

Widespread optimism about the economy in 2010 goes hand in hand with continuing uncertainty, according to a recent survey of chief financial officers in midsized manufacturing firms.

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Logility Acquires Optiant

Logility Inc., a provider of supply chain management software, has acquired Optiant Inc. for approximately $3.3 million in cash.

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EDITORIAL
What Keeps You Awake At Night?

Material handling managers endure many sleepless nights so the rest of us can sleep soundly.

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Close Encounters of the Smart Kind

Intelligent material flow and the Internet of Things may be closer than you think.

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The Recovery-Ready Fleet

Tactics to protect the bottom line over the past year may have weakened your lift truck fleet. Here's how to check the health of your fleet and restore its power to pre-recession levels.

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NEWS IN REVIEW
Last Week's Top 3 Articles

These articles were those most viewed in last week's newsletter.

Raymond to Distribute Plug Power Fuel-Cell Units
The Raymond Corp. has been appointed an independent distributor for the sale, rental and lease of Plug Power GenDrive fuel-cell units in North America.

Grainger Names Top Suppliers
Grainger recognized 25 of its 3,000 suppliers with performance awards at its annual supplier conference held in Schaumburg, Ill.

Automated Lift Trucks On the Double
Automated lift trucks can increase picking productivity while maintaining the flexibility of a manual approach.

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