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Video: Recovering economy, automation are key trends in materials handling sector

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In an interview with WarehouseIQ, George Prest, COO of the Materials Handling Industry of America, says consolidation, automation and the recovering economy are the 2011 trends to watch.

 

Over the next 18 months:

  • $75 Billion in materials handling purchases budgeted.
  • #1 Trend is productivity
  • Automation is BIG.
  • The World is flat