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The Logistics Institute of Georgia Tech
The Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech (TLI) offers 16 open enrollment logistics, transportation, supply chain and material handling programs. Since its inception in 1992, over 8,000 logistics professionals have been a part of these programs and over 500 participants have got certificates in Logistics Professional and Logistics Management series.
TLI"s Leaders in Logistics is comprised of more than 20 corporations and government agencies that partner with the Institute to fund research and educational programs. Through this partnership TLI focuses on logistics research, education, and practice, with an emphasis on supply chain design, transportation planning, and e-commerce logistics.
Read More: The Logistics Institute of Georgia Tech announces the New 2006 Course Schedule
Subscribe to the comments for this postMaterial Handling In Agriculture
Material handling in agriculture is concerned with the transportation and handling of materials and products in a systematic manner from the point of origin to the destination. Handling of agricultural materials and products is important, not only because of the work involved, but because of its effect on costs, product quality and management. Costs can be lowered with efficient materials handling systems in which the components are integrated to provide a smooth flow of the agricultural processes but it is also necessary to understand the feasibility. It can also help in effective application of mechanical equipments thereby enabling resourceful use of manpower. Use of machinery wherever feasible helps to reduce labor costs, increase capacity, reduce worker fatigue, improve safety and speed up handling of perishable products.
Warehouse Specialist
An understanding of the establishment’s storage plan forms the basis of a warehouse specialist’s job. Verifying materials (or merchandise) against receiving documents, noting and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages, routing materials to prescribed storage locations, storing, stacking, or palletizing materials in accordance with prescribed storage methods, rearranging and taking inventory of stored materials, examining stored materials and reporting deterioration and damage, removing material from storage and preparing it for shipment are some of the other duties that are involved.
Author of ‘Reinventing The Warehouse’ Roy L Harmon writes
"To be competitive in the twenty-first century, companies must create new, small ‘focused warehouses’ that will decrease bureaucracy and increase the authority of managers and work-teams to ensure successful operations"
Read a personal account by a warehouse specialist at
Nicolas Romero’s experience
Material Handling Industry Of America
Material Handling Industry Of America (MHIA) is a leading non-profit trade association representing the material handling and logistics industry. Material handling and logistics equipment, manufacturers, systems and software makers, consultants, systems integrators and simulators, third party logistics providers and publishers mostly make up this association.
MHIA is a complete organization in itself as it covers a large geographical space Member Countries Taking into consideration the available resources in a particular region it caters to the various requirements of the varied clients.
MHIA also provides a platform to various other organizations that support the career development needs of professionals in the material handling industry. It is a source of information for individuals or organizations interested in the developments in this field. It not only accumulates information but also provides relevant leads Member Societies
MHIA is a one-stop source for all the current developments in this field. It provides access to the observations and inferences from the various research and surveys conducted. It also forecasts developments in manufacturing, consumption and other areas as seen by the industry. Looking back, around & ahead
MHIA has developed E-mhove which is a website that provides all the industry news and information. It is solely under the Material Handling Industry. It is necessary to be member to have complete access to the available information on this site. E-mhove
Along with all the industry-related areas it supports, it also makes space for developments in the field of material handling logistics education. You can access information on the various institutes providing courses in Material Handling at Education
Material Handling And Logistics - A Brief Understanding
Material Handling And Logistics is the process of movement, protection, storage, control of materials and products throughout the process of their manufacture and distribution, consumption and disposal. It is a huge industry that provides services suited to individual needs of any organization.
According to the US Department of Commerce and Bureau of Labor Statistics, material handling logistics is one of America’s largest and fastest growing industries. The consumption of material handling equipment and systems in America exceeds $60 billion per year.
Take a look at the new products launched in this industry at MHM Online
Massive Material Handling Efforts Needed to Clear Up the Debris Left by the Devastating Hurricanes - Katrina and Rita
After the devastation caused by Katrina and Rita, clean-up efforts are on in full-swing. Massive Material Handling efforts will be required as reported by the Louisiana Department of Environment Quality (LDEQ). mhmonline.com reports:
In Louisiana, there is an estimated 22 million tons of debris. The job of separating and sorting has begun with the intention of recycling as much of the material as possible.
Read More: Hurricanes Leave Massive Material Handling Challenge in Louisiana