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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, TRADE ORGANIZATIONS & NON-PROFIT GROUPS:

Advanced Manufacturing Research (AMR)
Air Transport Association (ATA)
American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI)
American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS)
American Society of Transportation & Logistics, Inc. (AST&L)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Trucking Association (ATA)
Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)
Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)
Association of Facilities Engineers (AFE)
Association of Professional Material Handling Consultants (APMHC)
Automatic Identification (AutoID)
Canadian Pallet Council (CPC)
Canadian Wooden Pallet & Container Association (CWPCA)
Center for Unit Load Design (Virginia Tech)
Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA)
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC)
Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI)
Industrial Supply Association (ISA)
Industrial Truck Association (ITA)
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP)
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA)
Intermodal Association of North America (IANA)
International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW)
International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)
International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA)
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Loading Dock Equipment Manufacturers (LDEM)
Manufacturing Execution Systems Association (MESA)
Material Handling Accessory Manufacturers (MHAM)
Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA)
Material Handling & Management Society (MHMS)
Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA)
Material Handling Society of New Jersey (MHSNJ)
Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA)
National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
National Industrial Transportation League (NITL)
National Retail Federation (NRF)
National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA)
Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI)
Reusable Plastics Container & Pallet Association (RPCPA)
Robotic Industries Association (RIA)
Robotics Institute (Carnegie Mellon) (RI)
Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Storage Equipment Manufacturing Association (SEMA)
Supply Chain and Logistics Association Canada (SCL)
Supply-Chain Council (SCC)
Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC)

INDUSTRY MAGAZINES & PUBLISHERS:

DC Velocity
Distribution Center Managment
Food Logistics
Inbound Logistics
Logistics Management & Distribution Report
Modern Materials Handling Magazine
Purchasing Magazine
Supply Chain Managment Review
The WWW Virtual Library of Logistics
Thomas Register of Manufacturers

GOVERNMENT:

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
FedWorld Home Page
National Association of State Fire Marshals
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
OSHA Ergonomics
OSHA Lift Truck Regulations
U.S. Department of Commerce

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    #9   Close out the merchandise. In many trade lines there are companies that specialize in buying close-out merchandise. They may resell by mail order, through off price stores or as 'special purchases'in full price stores. Look in trade journals, The Wall Street Journal and local newspapers to find who handles your class of product. Sometimes your present customers may be interested in a one time deal to use as a promotion. Do not overlook your employees as close-out customers. With luck, you may even find another outlet for your regular merchandise. You can use close-outs to sell raw material as well as finished goods.
    #45   Use computer directed putaway. If the inbound material does not require elaborate checking in procedures and a computer can assign empty locations for each pallet, the material can be put away directly into storage eliminating the need for receiving staging space. If the receipt contains less than full unit storage quantities, the computer can locate a partially filled location of the same product and direct the putaway to fill the location.
    #4   Sell to present users. Use your sales or warranty history to find the people who have bought the product. Let them know that you have more available for immediate delivery. Consider telling them that you are discontinuing the product and closing out the remaining inventory. Offer a discount because they are loyal customers. Offer owners of older versions the chance to upgrade at low cost.