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Whether you work in a warehouse, a truck cab, or an office
cubicle, there are some basic
lessons you must learn. Rules
like:
; “When you try to finish
your work too fast, you make
mistakes,”
; “Slow down and do it right
the first time,” and
; “Don’t be afraid to ask your friends for help.”
Now, a children’s book series called “Frankie Forklift and Friends” can
help teach these lessons to young readers. Written by industry veteran
Frank Clark, vice president of forklift dealer The Lilly Co., the books
center on a group of characters named Frankie Forklift, Tony Towmotor,
Petee Pallet, and Sally Shrinkwrapper.
In the first volume, “Frankie’s First Day of Work,” the four friends have
adventures in a warehouse, learn from their mistakes, and cooperate to
achieve their goals. Drawn from a series of bedtime stories that Clark told
his four-year-old twins, the story lines reflect his 25 years of experience in
the forklift truck and material handling industry.
A second volume, to be titled “Frankie Unloads his First Truck,” will
focus on tackling challenges like being afraid of the dark and trying new
things. To order copies of the book or to download free coloring pages for
kids, visit http://frankieforklift.com.
Frankie Forklift teaches young readers
life lessons
Modern cargo ships are marvels of engineering performance, sheer bulk,
and clever technology. However, Dutch photographer Raymond Waltjen
sees another aspect of the colossal vessels when he gazes out to sea—
artistic beauty.
The former advertising agency creative director is a self-trained photographer who spent a year and a half shooting pictures of containerships,
tankers, and other vessels as they sailed from ports near Rotterdam,
Amsterdam, and Antwerp.
He collected the 13 best prints for a series called “Destination,” now
posted on his website but intended for a future gallery exhibit or book
publication.
“Our consumer society asks for a constant flow of cargo crossing
the various seas. Traffic at sea is much busier than you would think or
observe,” Waltjen told Slate magazine.
His photos are stark portraits of the vessels’ sterns as they steam away
from land, intended to illustrate both the power of the ships themselves
and the lives of the mariners who operate them. “They leave their daily
world behind them on the way to their destination, while facing all kinds
of weather in the unpredictable sea,” he told the magazine.
To see the photos, visit www.waltjen.nl/destination.html.
Photos capture beauty of containerships
February is shaping up to be a
busy month for logistics and
supply chain educational events.
On Feb. 17 and 18, the Cargo
Logistics Canada (CLC) Expo
and Conference takes place in
Montreal, Quebec, with two days
of networking and educational
events planned for cargo owners,
managers, and agents who oversee the flow of goods through
Canadian supply chains.
Keynote speakers will include
Jim Vena, executive vice president
and COO of the transcontinental railroad company CN; Najim
Shaikh, vice president for commercial import at Mediterranean
Shipping Co. (MSC); and Sylvie
Vachon, president and CEO of the
Montreal Port Authority.
The event includes distribution
center tours as well as an exhibition that will showcase products, services, technologies, and
equipment designed to optimize
an entire supply chain. For more
information and to register, go to
http://cargologisticscanada.com.
Also kicking off in February
is the Retail Industry Leaders
Association’s (RILA) 2016 Retail
Supply Chain Conference, which
takes place Feb. 28 to March 2 in
Dallas.
The show opens with a keynote
address by Brian Cornell, CEO of
Target Corp., who will discuss the
changing nature of retail and the
supply chain’s critical role in serving the customer. Attendees can
then choose from sessions in the
following five tracks: international
logistics and sourcing, distribution, transportation, supply chain
planning, and “supply chain medley” (legislative and HR-related
topics). For more information and
to register, visit www.rila.org.
Mark your calendar!
