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- 1. Introducing Introducing The Material HandlingIndustry The Material Handling Industry Every product you’ve ever used, Every product you’ve ever used, from televisions to tennis shoes, from televisions to tennis shoes, has been manufactured, stored has been manufactured, stored and shipped to you with the help and shipped to you with the help of the of the material handling industry. material handling industry.
- 2. Who we are… Whowe are… In the United States alone, material In the United States alone, material handling is a $156 billion industry handling is a $156 billion industry employing more than 700,000 people. employing more than 700,000 people. Despite its size, material handling Despite its size, material handling remains largely unknown as an remains largely unknown as an industry because its work is done industry because its work is done behind the scenes of the greater behind the scenes of the greater supply chain. supply chain.
- 3. What we do… Whatwe do… Material handling is the ONLY Material handling is the ONLY industry that touches every product industry that touches every product as it moves through the global as it moves through the global supply chain to the consumer. supply chain to the consumer. The world’s most successful The world’s most successful companies use material handling companies use material handling solutions to gain a competitive edge solutions to gain a competitive edge by improving their customer service by improving their customer service efficiency, improving productivity efficiency, improving productivity and maximizing growth and profits. and maximizing growth and profits.
- 4. Industries Served… Industries Served… Food & Grocery Products Food & Grocery Products Electronics Electronics Automotive Automotive Retail Retail Construction & Building Materials Construction & Building Materials Pharmaceuticals & Health Care Pharmaceuticals & Health Care
- 9. How material handling Howmaterial handling works… works… Material handling uses a broad array of Material handling uses a broad array of equipment, systems, services and equipment, systems, services and expertise to move products through expertise to move products through the supply chain such as: the supply chain such as: automation, information technology, automatic automation, information technology, automatic identification, lifting equipment, storage identification, lifting equipment, storage equipment, conveying equipment, facilities equipment, conveying equipment, facilities design and planning, ergonomic and safety design and planning, ergonomic and safety equipment, sustainable and green solutions. equipment, sustainable and green solutions.
- 16. From Assembly Lines…. FromAssembly Lines…. Forklift trucks, automated guided Forklift trucks, automated guided vehicles, and conveyors are all vehicles, and conveyors are all moving product from one place to moving product from one place to another in today’s industrial plants. another in today’s industrial plants.
- 18. To Warehouses… To Warehouses… Storageand retrieval systems, Storage and retrieval systems, shelving, racks, mezzanines, shelving, racks, mezzanines, carousels, bar coding, radio carousels, bar coding, radio frequency identification devices and frequency identification devices and data collection are just some of the data collection are just some of the solutions in today’s dynamic solutions in today’s dynamic material handling industry. material handling industry.
- 20. From Front Offices… FromFront Offices… Automated computerized control Automated computerized control systems are stocking, identifying, systems are stocking, identifying, storing, retrieving, moving and storing, retrieving, moving and accounting for all of today’s accounting for all of today’s products…in the plants, on the road, products…in the plants, on the road, in the store…making sure the right in the store…making sure the right product is available when needed. product is available when needed.
- 22. To Back Docks… ToBack Docks… The latest in wrapping equipment, The latest in wrapping equipment, packaging and unitizing systems are packaging and unitizing systems are all helping today’s companies all helping today’s companies protect and ship their valuable protect and ship their valuable products and materials, and it’s all products and materials, and it’s all part of material handling. part of material handling.
- 24. How you canparticipate… How you can participate… Thousands of career opportunities with Thousands of career opportunities with competitive compensation and rewarding competitive compensation and rewarding incentives are available in this exciting incentives are available in this exciting industry. industry. Overheard from a material handling Overheard from a material handling salesperson: “ salesperson: “I love going to customer sites, I love going to customer sites, dealing with people and seeing all the dealing with people and seeing all the different applications for material handling different applications for material handling equipment. It’s a rare day when I see the equipment. It’s a rare day when I see the same thing twice, and I really like that part same thing twice, and I really like that part of the job.” of the job.”
- 25. Consider a careerin the Consider a career in the material handling industry… material handling industry… Sales and Marketing Sales and Marketing Project Management Project Management Operations Management Operations Management Systems Integration Systems Integration Customer Service Customer Service Information Technology Information Technology Facility Planning & Design Facility Planning & Design Human Resources Human Resources Finance Finance
- 26. MEMBER INSERTS INFO MEMBERINSERTS INFO ABOUT THEIR COMPANY… ABOUT THEIR COMPANY… History History Mission Mission Culture Culture Opportunity Opportunity