MH&L NEWSMAKERS A Penton Media Property February 22, 2011 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/materialhandling/v/338 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Need to DOUBLE warehouse capacity? Westfalia's AS/RS can fit into existing buildings only 20' high. PICK faster? Savanna.NET(R) WMS provides fast, efficient & accurate order picking at an affordable price. 3-D Visualization of all warehouse movements with Savanna.NET(R). Come see 3-D WMS Demo at Westfalia's ProMat booth # 3926. ---------------------------------------- INDUSTRY NEWS --Pharma Supply Chains Not Adequate, Report Says While many pharmaceutical companies have invested millions to develop and market medicines more efficiently, they've invested relatively little effort in reconfiguring their manufacturing and distribution operations, according to a new report, Supplying the Future: Which path will you take?, released by PwC US. To view the full article go to: http://mhlnews.com/news/pharma-supply-chains-not-adequate-0222/ --Sustainable Procurement Can Lead to Cost Savings Businesses are now seeing a return on investment from embedding sustainable practices into the procurement function, indicating an emerging trend in supply chain engagement and collaboration. More than 50% of large businesses and 25% of their suppliers have seen cost savings as a result of carbon management activities, according to The Carbon Disclosure Project 2011 Supply Chain Report, produced by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. To view the full article go to: http://mhlnews.com/news/global-supply-chain-0218/ --Making the Case for Reusable Packaging The Reusable Packaging Association's (RPA) board of directors approved an aggressive list of strategic tactics to promote the value of reusable packaging in 2011. One of the first was to develop a new interactive website that provides a broad array of industry information and resources related to reusable packaging. It is following that accomplishment with the following: To view the full article go to: http://mhlnews.com/news/case-for-reusable-packaging-0218/ --Latest Conveyor Sales Numbers Up Again The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reported that its December 2010 Booked Orders Index was 159, up 32 points or 25% from November 2010's Index of 127, and an increase of 51% from the December 2009 Index of 105. To view the full article go to: http://mhlnews.com/news/conveyor-sales-numbers-up-0218/ --Toyota Goes North to Alaska Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) has added B & J Lift Truck Services, Inc., d.b.a. All Pro Alaska to its nationwide network of Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers. Based in Anchorage, All Pro Alaska offers forklifts, warehouse equipment, parts, service and rentals throughout Alaska. To view the full article go to: http://mhlnews.com/news/toyota-goes-alaska-0218/ --Zero Emissions Terminal Begins World Tour The Castor Green Terminal & Processing Centre is being called "the ocean cargo terminal of the future" for its reliance on sun and wind power. Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics hopes to develop this facility by 2020, but a virtual model will be on display at a series of conferences hosted by Automotive Logistics magazine throughout 2011, starting at the Automotive Europe Conference in Bonn, 1-3 March 2011. To view the full article go to: http://mhlnews.com/news/zero-emissions-terminal-world-tour-0222/ --Ryder Upgrades Its Rental Fleet Ryder System Inc., a provider of commercial truck rental, leasing and transportation solutions, is expanding and refreshing its North American rental fleet with 6,700 new trucks, tractors, trailers and vans to meet accelerating demand as the economy continues to rebound. The new vehicles, which represent multiple classes of tractors, trailers, refrigerated equipment, box trucks, and light-duty vans, will expand Ryder's commercial rental fleet and replace older model vehicles that are being retired. To view the full article go to: http://mhlnews.com/news/ryder-upgrades-fleet-0218/ --Trends in West Coast Logistics The Southern California Transportation and Logistics Summit will be held April 15th, 2011 at the Ontario, CA Doubletree Hotel Conference Ctr. The event will examine and promote solutions to important issues facing all stakeholders involved in transportation and logistics in Southern California. To view the full article go to: http://mhlnews.com/news/trends-west-coast-logistics-0222/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT NOW AVAILABLE: 2011 Warehouse Management RFP Template Created by leading supply chain consultants, this WMS RFP template is the end result of intensive research with hundreds of logistics professionals. 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To view the full article go to: http://blog.mhmonline.com/material_flows/2011/02/22/figure-out-safetys-roi/ --Car Makers Gaining Traction For many years, original equipment manufacturers made our cars. Today a wide variety of businesses can be considered car makers, including component suppliers and logistics service providers, which do many of the subassemblies for their automotive clients. That's because the prevailing trend among Detroit's Big Three has been to eliminate vertical integration. Especially when the economic times were better, it made more sense to push as much of manufacturing's investment costs and risks back to suppliers. To view the full article go to: http://mhlnews.com/news/car-makers-gaining-traction-0201/ --Integrate Network Design with Warehouse Design Only by balancing internal and external factors can you achieve real supply chain optimization. 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