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UPS Invests $18 Million In Solar Energy
UPS just announced plans to significantly escalate its investment in solar energy. The estimated $18 million investment will allow each building in the initiative to produce half of its daily energy requirement from the sun and provide a nearly five-fold […]
2017 MHI Innovation Award Finalists Announced
MHI just released the list of finalists for the 2017 MHI Innovation Award. After receiving a record 153 submissions for this years awards, seven judges comprised of professionals from the material handling and supply chain industry completed the initial vetting […]
The Material Handling Industry: Acronyms to Know
By Alex Batty, MHI Marketing Communications Coordinator |@mhi_alex Okay, so this series, of which this is part the fourth and the final bookend, is all about getting to know MHI and how we can help you out. If you missed the […]
Smart Cities May Be the Future, But What Does That Mean for Supply Chain Logistics?
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced four finalists from its Smart City Challenge that will receive funding. The grants will go to projects in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Denver, and Portland to fund technology-driven projects to fight congestions, increase […]
Authenticating Supply Chain Fulfillment
As e-commerce continues to grow, regulators and consumers are increasingly demanding that online retailers and fulfillment centers prove that their products are, indeed, authentic—and firms within the supply chain are employing emerging technologies to accomplish just that. The technology creating […]
Edge Protection: Keeping Your Facility Safe
Racks, mezzanines, staircases, walkways and storage shelves in material handling facilities have edges. Preventing people, boxes, pallets, tools, materials and packaging from falling off these edges onto the floor below is edge protection’s goal. Mezzanines maximize facilities’ cubic space. Falls […]