All posts in Supply Chain

How Autonomous Vehicles Benefit the Supply Chain

Guest Blog by MHI Member Company, OTTO Motors Manufacturers often struggle to find ways to improve their supply chain. Labour displacement, hiring challenges, and an increased need for safety all negatively impact productivity. However, investment in autonomous vehicles are on the […]

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How Small To Midsize E-Commerce Retailers Can Transition From Manual To Automated Picking

By MHI Industry Group, Warehouse Automation With all the challenges facing e-commerce retailers today, and consumer expectations for faster delivery times at no charge rising all the time, it’s become even more imperative for small and midsize online merchants to […]

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The Basics Of Safe Guardrails For Elevated Work Platforms

by MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufacturing Institute) To maximize the overhead space in their facilities, many operations utilize elevated work platforms, pick modules, or rack supported platforms upon which workers access stored items. Because they’re working above ground level, […]

New White Paper focuses on obstacles and opportunities for women as gender balance in supply chain leadership roles is still on the distant horizon

The supply chain workforce shortage and skills gap have been the #1 topic of MHI’s Annual Industry Report for the past six years. Recruiting, retaining and developing a diverse management team has proven to be a growing differentiator for supply […]

Safety Through Separation: Protective Guarding and Pedestrians

Would you let children walk on the side of a busy street that doesn’t have an elevated sidewalk? That sounds pretty dangerous, right? So why would you let your employees do something similar all day at work? People in industrial […]

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SAFER HANDLING: Building a Safer Loading Dock

Content was pulled from MHI Solutions Magazine Q4.2019 Raw materials, goods and finished products enter and exit manufacturing and warehouse facilities through loading docks. Since materials, transfer and transport vehicles and people are moving around regularly, making loading docks safer […]

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