Fundamentals of Warehousing and Distribution, Volume 3: Warehouse and Personal Performance builds on the equipment and process knowledge introduced in Volumes 1 and 2. This volume shifts the focus to how facilities, equipment, and employees work together to drive warehouse performance. The textbook examines how companies measure performance, how worker and manager contributions affect success, and how design and equipment choices support operational goals. Five case studies illustrate these concepts, covering conventional, semi-automated, and automated facilities, along with cross-docking and direct-to-consumer warehouses. Students are also encouraged to create their own case study of a local facility, linking classroom learning to real-world practice. Publication Date: 2025. For more information or quotes on special quantity shipping, contact the MHI Knowledge Team (education@mhi.org).

Volume 4: Developing Your Soft Skills - Making a Successful Leap from the Classroom to the Workplace is the final textbook in the Fundamentals of Warehousing and Distribution series. The first three volumes in the series gave you an understanding of warehousing, distribution, and the technologies that play a critical role in the supply chain. Volumes 1 and 2 introduced the equipment, technologies, and processes used by all warehouses and distribution centers. Volume 3 described the most common types of warehouse designs, how they perform, and how they differ. This volume will help prepare you for your job in the workplace and help you refine the skills that will help you succeed and grow your career. The goal of this volume is to familiarize you with the responsibilities of the workplace beyond a basic job description and give you the tools you need to succeed. Many of the skills you’ve developed during your school years will help you succeed in the working world. Time management, organization, self-discipline, and relationship building are just as important as the mathematics and grammar skills you’ve practiced as part of your schoolwork. This know-how, along with your understanding of materials-handling equipment and systems, will serve you well in the workplace. Publication Date: 2025. For more information or quotes on special quantity shipping, contact the MHI Knowledge Team (education@mhi.org). 

Updated May 2023. This Guideline was developed by the Rack Manufacturers Institute, an Industry Group of MHI and represents suggested practices and considerations for repairing or replacing damaged racks. It is intended to provide useful information and guidance for owners, users, designers, purchasers and/or specifiers of repairs to racks and rack systems. It is advisory only and should only be regarded as a simple tool that its intended audience may or may not choose to follow, adopt, modify, or reject. The following information does not constitute a comprehensive safety program, cannot guard against pitfalls in operating, selecting and purchasing such a system, its repair or its replacement, and should not be relied upon as such. However, such a safety program should be developed, and an independent adviser should be consulted in doing so.