Helpful Links    

• APICS International Society Sites
• About Search Engines
• Search Engines
• Manufacturing Reference Sites
• General Reference Sites
• Telephone and E-mail Directories
• Related Sites of Interest
• Ergonomics-Related Sites
• Books
• Engineering Societies, Councils and Associations
• Build Your Own Home Page
• Guides to Multiple Publications
• Business Humor

APICS International Society Sites

About Search Engines

• UBC Library Internet Search Tools Details

Search Engines

• Alta Vista: Searches more then 30 million web pages originally from Digital Equipment
• Google Groups: Lets you post and read comments in Usenet discussion forums
• Msn: A top-rated search engine
• AOL.com: Another top-rated search engine
• Dogpile: A meta-search engine that searches several engines simultaneously
• Galaxy: The original, searchable Internet directory (go to Engineering and Technology)
• Google: The #1-rated search engine
• Excite: A highly effective concept search engine
• ForumOne: One-stop guide to forum topics from around the world
• Hotbot: One of the newest search tools from Hotwired and Inktomi
• Lycos: Free-Text searching of more than 39 million URLs, also People Finder, E-Mail Finder and Custom Road Maps
• MRO Explorer: Industrial maintenance-specific search engine
• Metacrawler: A meta-search engine that searches several engines simultaneously
• Search.com: Standard engine with more obscure topic-oriented choices
• Yahoo: An easy to use subject guide and text-free search engine
• ... Other ways to search the Internet

Manufacturing Reference Sites

• Thomas Register of Manufacturers
• Manufacturing.Net: Links to Manufacturing-related publications
• TechSavvy.com: Powerful technical website helps to identify suppliers, locate critical info, worldwide standards, mil. specs on millions of parts

General Reference Sites

• Tradezone: Information about embassies, trade law, trade statistics, shipping, traveland and more
• CIA World Fact Book: An interesting site. Includes international weights and measurement calculator
• Mapquest: Gives maps for any U.S. address (also available at lycos.com)
• Onelook: Has words in over 700 online dictionaries indexed
• Travlang: A language-to-language translation dictionary
• iTools: An all-in-one reference desk: dictionary, quotes, translators and more

Telephone and E-mail Directories

• 555-1212.com: National and international phone and email directories (also has a reverse directory)
• WhoWhere: Can help find email addresses
• Internet @ddress.Finder: Can help find email addresses
• Yahoo! People Search: Can help find email addresses
• Zip Code and Zip+4 Finder: Simple and efficient

Related Sites of Interest

• American Metal Market: The latest news, prices, analysis, products, classifieds and more
• Best Manufacturing Practices: Benchmarking the best manufacturing processes
• BPR Center Home Page: An extensive grouping of links to related BRP sites
• Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
• Core Index.com: A platform to find worldwide businesses and business partners among importers, exporters, traders and distributors
• Engineering Information Inc.: Important engineering literature for technical professionals, researchers and managers. A wide variety of information and services are available
• National Engineering Week: General information about the annual event
• The Kaizen Institute: Continuous improvement systems and information
• Product Data Management Information Center: A central information source on PDM technology
• Simulation and Scheduling Software: Pritsker Corporation
• Virtual Community of Associations

Ergonomics-Related Site

• University of Virginia Office of Environmental Health & Safety

Software

• Proware Corner: A site for exchange of profession-oriented software

Books

• Amazon.com: The largest online bookstore on the Internet
• Professional Publications, Inc.: Review Products and Information about the annual PE Exam.
• Bookzone.com: Interesting titles, catalogs and literary resources

Engineering Societies, Councils and Associations

• ANSI - American National Standards Institute
• APICS - American Production and Inventory Control System
• ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers
• ASEE - American Society for Engineering Education
• ASET - American Society of Engineering Technology
• ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• ASNT - American Society for Nondestructive Testing
• Engineering Degrees & Resources Online - From AcademicInfo, an online education resource center
• IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• NAS - National Academy of Sciences
• NCEES - National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
• PMA - Purchasing Management Association of Western New England, Inc.
• PMI - Project Management Institute
• SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
• SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Warehousing Education and Research Council - An Association of Distribution Professionals

Build Your Own Home Page

• Yahoo! Geocities: Offers free web pages and email services
• An Introduction to HTML

Guides to Multiple Publications

• Manufacturing.Net: Links to Manufacturing-related publications
• Newslink: A guide to newspapers, magazines and broadcast organizations

Business Humor

• Dilbert