Atlanta is the least-costly location to do business among the 31 largest U.S. metro areas, according to a KPMG study measured 26 key cost components in each market. Furthermore, Atlanta has the lowest transportation and factory lease costs, and the lowest effective corporate income tax rate of any large U.S. city. The Southeast region of the U.S....More
The joint TIA and National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) model Broker-Shipper contract has been updated to reflect regulatory and legislative changes that were part of...More
viastore systems enables customers to design their own individual warehouse or distribution center using the new “viastore Warehouse Designer” app. Users can enter basic information such as product size, article variety or delivery quantity and the app will generate a suitable intralogistics system that is displayed to the user in an animated 3-D representation....More
Tennsco Corp. expanded its footprint in manufacturing steel storage and filing solutions with the purchase of Direct Line Corporation and SpacePro Manufacturing LLC, T/A KOMPAKT Systems. With this acquisition, Tennsco increases its breadth of storage and shelving solutions with the addition of mobile carriage systems and mobile shelving. ...More
The ABB Low Voltage Products division has introduced a new line of heavy duty safety switches for commercial and industrial applications, meeting the necessary UL98, CSA and NEMA KS-1 standards for the most demanding service-entrance and motor-load applications....More
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association offers the 7th edition of “Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials, with Metric Conversion,” in print and PDF formats....More
Hyster Company announced that “Guided by Seegrid” technology will soon increase the intelligence of its lift trucks with vision-guided automation. The system delivers smart navigation without the need for wires, lasers or tape. The added technology will help reduce the total cost of ownership for certain lift truck fleets....More
What is a supply chain manager worth in today's market? Dave Blanchard, editorial director of MH&L, reviews highlights of the 2014 Supply Chain Salary Survey.
In honor of Cal Poly State University's annual egg drop competition, where student engineers try to design a package that will help an egg survive a 30-foot fall, we’ve assembled a video gallery of stupid human tricks. We begin with the inventor of Stupid Human Tricks, David Letterman, in a clip from his old Late Night show from the late 80s.
