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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 17 Mar 2022 (#1068) Last week, a number of organisations marked International Women's Day, and while we didn't see much materials handling-oriented activity, we know that women make up a significant proportion of personnel...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 10 Mar 2022 (#1067) The eyes of the world are locked on the unfolding tragedy of Russia's invasion of Ukraine - and a number of materials handling companies have risen to the challenge. As we...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 3 Mar 2022 (#1066) It's encouraging that after everything we have been through in the past two years, materials handling is still focused on reducing emissions and minimising its carbon footprint, as we read...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 24 Feb 2022 (#1065) There has been a surprising flurry of new products in the past few weeks. Surprising because we are accustomed to launches being timed to coincide with major trade shows, two...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 17 Feb 2022 (#1064) Where Just In Time was the mantra until a couple of years back, we are increasingly hearing about Just In Case inventory management. This means hoarding materials to avoid the...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 10 Feb 2022 (#1063) We're hearing more about used equipment, with major manufacturers - especially in Europe - expanding their refurbishment operations. Of course, this makes sense at a time of supply constraints, when many suppliers...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 3 Feb 2022 (#1062) We wish all our Chinese readers a Happy New Year: 恭喜发财 2022 is a Year of the Tiger, the first since 2010. This lunar cycle is associated with tiger attributes...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 27 Jan 2022 (#1061) Hardly a week goes by without reports of new lithium-ion battery-powered equipment - and this newsletter is no different. It's clear that this technology is becoming mainstream in materials handling, just...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 20 Jan 2022 (#1060) The World Bank is tipping a slowdown, with growth expected to decrease from 5.5% in 2021 to 4.1% this year. Reasons for the slowing growth rate include ongoing virus threats...

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Inside the News - 13 Jan 2022 (#1059) As the new year gets under way, there will, of course, be much speculation about what lies ahead. We canvass some of that in our lead story this week. Past...

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