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		<title>Modern Materials Handling - Services And Best Practices News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:35:04 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Zinc-plated vehicle restraint resists corrosion</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The zinc-plated PowerHold vehicle restraining system is highly resistant to corrosion from...</description>
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			<title>Crossdocking: The best materials handling is no materials handling</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Industry veteran John Hill offers some crossdocking best...</description>
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			<title>Is crossdocking right for your facility?</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Improved service levels and decreased transportation costs are among the benefits that some...</description>
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			<title>Sunbelt Furniture Xpress transforms its crossdock</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Want to get more efficient? Here's how a carrier serving the new furniture industry re-invented...</description>
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			<title>Hume joins Tompkins Associates’ supply chain information technology team</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Cubing, weighing systems</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The 265R and 480R automated dimensional weighing systems for parcel and SKU manifesting are...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: RFID tags work with metal</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Using non-contact, ISO 15693 compliant passive data carrier technology, the M-M RFID direct...</description>
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			<title>Ohio awards Intelligrated $24 million incentive package</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Details include low-interest loans, job creation tax...</description>
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			<title>Economy: ISM manufacturing report shows growth</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>New orders, production and employment all grew sharply, along with ISM's PMI, the index the...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Gain control of high-volume, fast-movers with WMS</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Targeted to fast-moving, high-volume warehouses, eWareNavi warehouse management software directs...</description>
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			<title>RFID: Against the supply chain grain</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Today, if you look closely, you'll discover that RFID technology is revolutionizing the supply...</description>
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			<title>Special Report: Top 20 Warehouses, 2009</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>So, of the country's 900 public warehousers, who's the biggest in the land? To answer that...</description>
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			<title>Homedics improves West Coast delivery</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HoMedics' facility in Riverside, Calif., uses automation and conventional materials handling to...</description>
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			<title>This Month in Modern: Step out of the ordinary</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>We're thrilled when we find a System Report that exhibits organizations solving problems by...</description>
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			<title>Distribution: HoMedics partners for success</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>While transfer cars and automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) are a common way to shuttle pallets...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: Student design challenge</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The annual Material Handling student design competition challenges student teams to design...</description>
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			<title>Report: Third-party logistics market improving</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The United States third-party logistics (3PL) market revenues for the first half of 2009 were...</description>
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			<title>Manufacturing: ISM report shows growth</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Many of the manufacturing indices measured by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM,...</description>
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			<title>60 Seconds With... Larry Lapide, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Modern: Larry, we've been talking to you about the supply chain for years. What do you think has...</description>
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			<title>Software Advice simplifies manufacturing ERP software selection</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Software Advice launched its Manufacturing Software Advice service yesterday, a free online...</description>
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			<title>Ergonomics: Herkules has a new blog</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Company Web pages are packed with information on scissor lift tables and materials handling...</description>
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			<title>Warehouse management: New warehousing guide now available</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Pick This! A Compendium of Piece-Pick Process Alternatives is a resource that will enhance your...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: Sencorp and White Systems merge</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Manufacturer of thermoforming and sealing machines joins forces with maker of carousels and...</description>
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			<title>Supply chain and logistics: HighJump expands in South Africa with new associate iWMS</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Strategic move capitalizes on rapidly growing supply chain and logistics software...</description>
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			<title>Sustainability: Pushing the demand curve forward for reusable packaging</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Seminars promote environmental, economical and supply chain efficiency benefits reusable...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Protect rack uprights in cold storage</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>To protect pallet racks in cold rooms and freezers, the Rack Sentry LT rack protectors absorb...</description>
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			<title>Data collection: Ryzex announces “The Big Upgrade” contest winner</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Winner with the oldest working bar code device receives mobile handheld...</description>
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			<title>Goods-to-person picking at Smith Drug Company</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Using the new system, picking productivity increased from 140 lines to nearly 900 lines per man...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: MHIA says the economy is not out of the woods yet</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Through the first half of 2009, orders for new equipment across all product categories tracked...</description>
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			<title>Lift trucks: Raymond L.I.F.T. program offers cash incentives to upgrade lift trucks</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A green bonus - trucks traded in through the program will be...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling education: Learn how to get lean</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LEI will run workshops for applying lean principles in warehousing and materials...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Pneumatic hot melt glue gun</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Safe and easy to use, the non-flammable TEC 6100 high output, 100% thermoplastic pneumatic hot...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Dynamic, laser-based positioning system</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>For use with cranes, rack feeders, carriage systems and other rail-bound vehicles and materials...</description>
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			<title>Information management: Bringing plants and purchases closer together</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>With manufacturing and distribution facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and China, Black &amp;...</description>
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			<title>Information management: Business booms, just in time for school</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The School Box maintains approximately 15,000 active and 22,000 total SKUs, with about 60% of...</description>
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			<title>Information management: Rugged device weathers extreme environments</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>When companies upgrade technology, they rarely think about how the equipment will perform year...</description>
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			<title>Information management: Automation stabilizes a seasonal workforce</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In economic hard times, many companies look to outsource. For a company specializing in...</description>
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			<title>Information management: Machinery benefits from worldwide mech support</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Edson Packaging Machinery Limited replaces traditional mechanical components with off-the-shelf...</description>
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			<title>Information management: Order fulfillment software upgrades easily</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Aging support software can limit development and old hardware can lead to crashes and data loss....</description>
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			<title>Information management: Accounting for valuable materials</title>
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			<title>Information management: Auto parts distributor enjoys life in fast lane</title>
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			<description>When your car breaks down, you hope for a speedy repair. That requires fast availability of...</description>
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			<title>Information management: Book distributor talks its way to efficiency</title>
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			<description>Ingram Book Group is the world's largest wholesale distributor of books and audio books,...</description>
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			<title>Information management: WMS brings widespread facilities together</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>With 38 distribution centers serving more than 3,400 auto parts stores, Carquest executives...</description>
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			<title>Information management: Software breaks productivity and language barriers</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In 2004, clothing supplier Gear for Sports began applying lean principles to its manufacturing...</description>
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			<title>Information management: Distribution center 0.003% shy of perfection</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>To improve accuracy, enhance throughput and handle seasonal shifts in demand, one computer...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Conveyorized cubing, weighing</title>
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			<description>The conveyorized CubiScan 200-TS cubing and weighing system handles packages up to 60 x 48 x 36...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Device secures pallet jacks to prevent runaways</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>For use inside a truck trailer to prevent runaway pallet jacks while the vehicle is in motion,...</description>
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			<title>Best practices: Optimize your receiving operation</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Communication is crucial in any successful relationship. This is especially true when it comes...</description>
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			<title>This Month in Modern: JCPenney's crossdocking genius</title>
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			<description>Crossdocking is certainly not a new strategy. In fact, JCPenney, the focus of this month's...</description>
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			<title>Extreme crossdocking at JCPenney</title>
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			<description>JCPenney's Lathrop, Calif., crossdock center relies on a high-speed conveyor and sortation...</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. In many respects, that sums up the...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: Economy has bottomed, recovery not yet in sight</title>
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			<title>Top 20 automatic data capture (ADC) suppliers, 2009</title>
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			<description>The market for industrial automatic data capture (ADC) systems started out strong in 2008, but...</description>
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			<title>Tradeshows: No more winter in the Windy City! ProMat springs forward</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ProMat 2011 (www.promatshow.com), is returning to Chicago's McCormick Place South. But instead...</description>
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			<title>Supply chain: CSCMP is a hit in Chicago</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>It's a wrap! The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP; www.cscmp.org) hosted...</description>
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			<title>60 Seconds With... Charlie Jacobs, APL Logistics</title>
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			<description>Modern: What does lean logistics mean to APL? Jacobs: While lean is most often associated with...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: AS/RS industry group releases Fall 2009 quarterly report</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Automated storage systems make a play for...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Compact dual pedestal reel</title>
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			<description>Ideal for vehicle-mounted applications, the DP7000 dual pedestal reel features a two-piece,...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Mobile tablet computer</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Ridgeline T100 mobile computer for warehouse, freight and field service applications...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: Seegrid among technology standouts highlighted at G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Robotics company demonstrates real-world applications to global...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Cart offers all-wheel drive</title>
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			<description>Operated with a towing vehicle, one or more QuadSteer carts can be towed behind to safely...</description>
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			<title>ProMat scheduled for Chicago in March 2011</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ProMat 2011 is returning to Chicago's McCormick Place South on March 21-24,...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Pocket-sized mobile computing</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>For those who prefer a small device, the updated Memor mobile computer is compact and...</description>
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			<title>Materials Handling: Economy has bottomed, recovery not yet in sight</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The economy has probably bottomed, but the turnaround is at least nine months in the...</description>
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			<title>Lift trucks: Shankar Basu, Toyota Material Handling chairman and CEO, retires</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Respected industry leader helped catapult Toyota to No. 1 lift truck...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: MHEDA booth reservations begin September 15 for Exhibitors’ Showcase</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Exhibitors' Showcase is part of the 2010 MHEDA Convention to be held in Florida in...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling business news: BEUMER group acquires Crisplant</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Intralogistics provider increases its presence in the high-capacity sortation technology...</description>
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			<title>Benchmarking: Are we there yet?</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Reaching new levels of productivity is a matter of picking the right metrics to improve your...</description>
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			<title>Plan today for what you know you're going to do tomorrow</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In a just-in-time world, you may not be able to plan for everything you'll do tomorrow in your...</description>
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			<title>Labor management: Investing in human capital</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Without an educated and motivated workforce, labor management systems and tools will take you...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: MHEDA presents Rental and Used Equipment Business Conference</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Event is designed to help attendees maximize profits during tough economic...</description>
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			<title>Sorting it out at Empire Merchants</title>
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			<description>Empire Merchants combined several contiguous buildings in Brooklyn and installed a high-speed...</description>
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			<title>Education: Improving manufacturing's image</title>
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			<description>"We advance Manufacturing Education" is a new initiative that will be launched this fall by the...</description>
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			<title>Nissan to deploy methanol fuel cells</title>
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			<description>Nissan North America (NNA) has become the first vehicle manufacturer to commercially deploy...</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Man in brown, Marty Peters, 87, is retiring from UPS in Detroit after 63½ years of service. The...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: The great enabler</title>
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			<description>There are two roads you can travel when your industry is going through a transformation. You can...</description>
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			<title>Reverse logistics: Going in reverse to move forward</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description>Even in the best of times, successful warehouse management is a balancing act between competing...</description>
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			<title>Information management: Managing manufacturing with MES</title>
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			<description>Way back in 2005, ancient history in the software industry, Modern looked at the market for...</description>
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			<title>The rise of the plastic pallet</title>
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			<title>Warehousing: New CEO at WERC</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC, www.werc.org) has named interim executive...</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The verdict is in and there's very little debate: Voice-directed picking has proven time and...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Green cleaning products for manufacturing</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Effective on grease, oil and dirt, Eco-Green cleaning chemicals for the manufacturing industry...</description>
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			<title>3PL News: Greatwide Logistics Services, LG expand relationship</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Expanded relationship engages three new facilities and will result in a 40% increase in...</description>
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			<title>3PL news: Transportation Intermediaries Association report outlines positive news for the 3PL market</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Data is based on feedback from TIA member companies; 60% reported a positive outlook and...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: WMS enhancements increase productivity, visibility</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Version 10.5 of Warehouse Advantage warehouse management system (WMS) features enhancements to...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Battery-powered walkie/rider lift trucks introduced</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A new line of Class III battery-powered walkie/rider lift trucks are ideal for use in retail...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Rugged, 3G mobile computers</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Mobile computers leverage enterprise mobility applications with high data exchange...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: System tracks, analyzes real-time data</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The iWarehouse enterprise fleet management system helps warehouse and DC managers collect and...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Comprehensive fleet management</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Fleetraxx fleet management software delivers comprehensive information across thousands of...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Planning for long-hauls, network optimization</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Offering new functionality—including long-haul planning and network-level optimization—an...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Track lift truck usage</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>With minimal installation costs and low investment and service fees, the remote hour meter...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Enterprise-wide fleet management</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>To anticipate and meet lift truck needs, Fleet Solution provides an enterprise-wide view of lift...</description>
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			<title>Supply chain software: IBM and ILOG team to offer software products</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Products deliver new optimization and visualization...</description>
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			<title>System implementation: It’s the little things that count</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>When it comes to implementing a new system, consultant Jim Apple focuses on 5 key points to keep...</description>
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			<title>Project management: Turning vision into reality</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>As materials handling projects become more complex, end users are demanding more of their...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: Doing it right the first time</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>After so much has been invested in fine-tuning methodology to minimize warehouse project...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Pick-to-light for lift truck picks</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Smart Gate XL infrared sensing device attaches to existing shelf or rack units to create an...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: High frequency RFID tag inlays debut</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Three new high frequency (HF) platform products for RFID inlays have been...</description>
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			<title>ISM: Non-manufacturing index slips in July</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>However fickle non-manufacturing has proven to be, the steady growth in manufacturing is a good...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Monitoring yields enhanced productivity</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>To give you insights about the truck, operator, application and fleet, the Insite system...</description>
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			<title>ISM: Manufacturing up slowly, positive PMI imminent</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Manufacturing, on a whole, is still going up, albeit "slow and deliberate," according to the...</description>
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			<title>Total RFID revenue expected to exceed $5.6 billion this year</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Despite the downward turn in the global economy, total revenue earned from radio frequency...</description>
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			<title>Inventory: Getting more from less with inventory optimization</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Outside the four walls of the distribution center, inventory is the hot potato of the supply...</description>
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			<title>From our Web site: News Now</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>New weekly e-newsletter Modern has launched "This Week in Modern." Our editors created this new...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling: Affordable innovation</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>All talk and no action! That best sums up the market for materials handling and supply chain...</description>
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			<title>Data capture: ID Label acquires Universal Label Technologies</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A letter of intent to purchase has been signed by ID Label (www.idlabelinc.com) for the assets...</description>
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			<title>Data capture: Who has the oldest working bar code device?</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Make old bar code technology new. Ryzex, (www.ryzex.com) a mobile technology services company,...</description>
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			<title>Sustainability: "Use Reusables" goes regional</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Local California agency stopwaste.org (www.stopwaste.org) received a $35,000 grant from U.S. EPA...</description>
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			<title>Supply chain software: Reddwerks acquires SeayCo Integrators</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Enhancing its software product line and extending its reach into complex conveyors and sorters...</description>
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			<title>Economy: ISM says manufacturing up slowly, positive PMI imminent</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Manufacturing, on a whole, is still going up, albeit "slow and deliberate," according to the...</description>
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			<title>This month in Modern: Fueling the pioneer spirit</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>There's a very succinct reason we feature progressive, innovative materials handling...</description>
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			<title>Sustainability: How big is your (carbon) footprint? Wal-Mart wants to know</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The following is an excerpt from executive editor Bob Trebilcock's blog. Read the full version...</description>
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			<title>Total RFID revenue expected to exceed $5.6 billion this year</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ABI Research predicts expects strong RFID growth for supply chain management item-level tracking...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Maintenance-free caster swivel forks</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Built from durable stainless steel, the 2 Series precision swivel forks sport permanently sealed...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Inventory management software interfaces with SAP</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Order processing inventory management software offers a bi-directional interface with the SAP...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Small, passive RFID labels</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Smaller, improved versions of the EPCglobal Class 1, Gen 2-compliant PowerG and PowerM...</description>
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			<title>Systems integration: Reddwerks acquires SeayCo Integrators</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Deal will extend Reddwerks' WPM software capabilities and reach into large-scale...</description>
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			<title>MHPN Product of the Day: Easily networked controller</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Controller features two Ethernet ports for easier networking in small...</description>
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			<title>Environment: EPA helps "Use Reusables" campaign go regional</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Reusable Transport Packaging brings sustainability and savings to California's Bay Area...</description>
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			<title>RFID: Sky-Trax and Rush Tracking present July 21 webinar</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Status quo was the watch word for 2008. The market for supply chain management software...</description>
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			<title>Data capture: Multi-modal picking comes of age</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>For years, picking has been an either/or proposition. Pickers were either directed by scanning a...</description>
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			<title>Simulation software basics</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Still using fortune tellers, tea leaves and crystal balls to predict the future state of your...</description>
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			<title>U.S. logistics costs drop for first time in six years</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>If American logistics experts got the feeling the past year that the overall U.S. business...</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New home for Supply Chain Council Center of Excellence</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The university of Houston (www.uh.edu) Center for Logistics and Transportation Policy, which is...</description>
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			<title>Supply chain network design: Redrawing your DC network</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Industry people: Larry Strayhorn named TGW-Ermanco president</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A 31-year veteran of the materials handling industry, Larry Strayhorn has been named TGW-Ermanco...</description>
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			<title>60 Seconds With... Don Gillman, Don Frazier Supply Chain Training Center</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>3PL: EPA awards Regal Logistics highest fuel efficiency rating</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Materials handling: New CEMA conveyor book now available</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Materials handling: Intelligrated completes acquisition of FKI Logistex</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Strategic combination was made final June...</description>
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			<title>Lift trucks: California Air Resource Board releases new standards</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The regulation is expected to reduce HC and NOx emissions by 5.7 tons per day in 2010 and 6.2...</description>
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			<title>3PL: ProLogis leases 114,000 square feet to 3PL provider in Japan</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Agreement marks Ricoh Group's fifth lease agreement with ProLogis globally and first with...</description>
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			<title>U.S. logistics costs drop for first time in six years, benchmark report says</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fuel cells: Nuvera to deliver fuel cell power systems and hydrogen refueling station to H-E-B </title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Fuel cell units will power Class II forklift trucks at the company's distribution center...</description>
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			<title>Manufacturing: Economic data presents mixed views for recovery</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Companies continue to be cautious in their approach to placing orders and are much more...</description>
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			<title>LEED Education: New LEED Green Associate classes announced</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Best Practices: Warehouse 911</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lift trucks: JLG awarded contract to rebuild forklifts for U. S. Army</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The company will receive $76.9 million to rebuild 800 military...</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Best Practices: Take control of the RFP</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>When it comes to materials handling systems that don't work as promised, the problem often lies...</description>
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			<title>3PL news: OHL, Just Born team up for logistics services at new Pa.-based warehouse</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Candy manufacturer announces it will partner with 3PL for integrated logistics services at its...</description>
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			<title>Lift trucks: Toyota Industries Corporation to launch world's first internal combustion hybrid lift truck</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The GENEO-HYBRID lift truck will cut CO2 emissions and fuel consumption in...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling and logistics: The bar code symbol turns 35 today</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Logistics and business manufacturing: Economic indicators are positive, but freight levels have not caught up</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Safety Tip: Outfitting your DC workers</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Goods-to-person picking: Delivering the goods</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>For as long as there has been picking, sending a person out to get the goods has been the way to...</description>
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			<title>Salary Survey: Weathering the economic storm</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The bar code turns 35 years old</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Manufacturing: ISM report cites new orders up 51% in May</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In September 2009, Washington University in St. Louis will launch the Olin Business School...</description>
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			<title>Materials handling news: Company execs weigh in on Intelligrated’s purchase of FKI Logistex segment</title>
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			<title>Apple tops AMR's list of Top 25 supply chains</title>
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			<title>BREAKING NEWS: Intelligrated purchases FKI Logistex</title>
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			<description>The purchase creates an industry leader in automated materials handling systems and...</description>
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			<title>3PL news: A lackluster year for 3PLs, says new Armstrong survey</title>
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			<title>Manufacturing: AMR Research survey takes a look at China-related logistics issues</title>
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			<description>According to the survey, manufacturers are two-to-three times more likely to decrease sourcing...</description>
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			<title>Warehouse and distribution management: WERC offers online benchmarking tool</title>
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			<title>Materials handling: Toyota Industries Corporation named one of the world’s most admired companies</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>RFID: Flash in the pan?</title>
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			<description>Want to know where RFID stands in today’s supply chains? John Hill reports from RFID Journal...</description>
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			<title>The future of picking, part 2: The Holy Grail of piece picking</title>
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			<title>The future of picking: Multi-modal picking comes of age</title>
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			<title>Materials handling: Toyota and iGPS donate thousands of trees to fire-ravaged forests</title>
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			<title>Supply chain: EMS Technologies appoints Stephen Newell general manager of LXE</title>
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			<title>Automated materials handling: Rockwell Automation safety solutions portal now live</title>
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			<title>RPA releases fire safety study on reusable containers</title>
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			<title>Lift trucks: Crown earns second grant for advancement of fuel cell deployment in lift trucks</title>
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			<title>Institute for Supply Management: ISM cautiously optimistic about economic recovery in 2009</title>
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			<title>Automation: Grocery giant Kroger changes the distribution game</title>
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			<title>Supply chain: Cold storage business is blooming at LAX</title>
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			<title>Manufacturing: ISM report shows some positive signs for the economy</title>
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			<title>Materials handling: TGW-Ermanco appoints Larry Strayhorn president</title>
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