Making China “palletable”
January 21st, 2009 by Administrator
Tom Andel, editor in chief at Modern Materials Handling, writes, “My first full week back from ProMat 2009, the showcase of state of the art materials handling technology, and what’s on my mind? Pallets.”
He talks about the importance of “MH 101,” referring to the fundamentals of materials handling. Andel quotes Technomic Asia’s Steve Ganster on the state of materials handling in China:
Ganster told me there’s a wide spectrum of warehousing in China, from dirt floors to state of the art. In fact China represents what the U.S. was like at several stages between World War II and up to the 90s.
“They need to take it to the next level of technology with equipment, process and strategy,” he said. “The government will ensure there’s a good 8% GDP growth one way or the other this year. There’s huge investment in infrastructure. The difference is they have the cash in their bank account.”
Read the full article here.
