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Mercedes-Benz reorganizes global supply chain network to reduce vehicle costs, increase efficiency

Mercedes-Benz is investing hundreds of millions in a global reorganization of its supply chain network that will set the course for growth and efficiency with the goal of reducing supply chain costs by 20 percent per vehicle. The reorganization includes […]

MHI: Bridging the Gap Between Supply Chain Professionals and Their Solution Suppliers

By Matthew Smurr, MHI Senior Director, Groups Since the dawn of time, we’ve all known that two halves make a whole. Yin and yang, peanut butter and jelly, Siskel and Ebert. It is all about synergy; igniting new ideas and […]

Insurance Companies—Advocates for Reducing Workplace Injuries

A resource for reducing injuries associated with manual material handling (MMH) your company may have overlooked is your insurance carrier. Many insurance companies offer their policyholders no cost programs designed to analyze MMH tasks and develop solutions to minimize worker […]

U.S. East Coast Ports Could Gain 10 Percent Additional Share Following Panama Canal Expansion

Following the Panama Canal expansion next year, up to 10 percent of container traffic to the U.S. from East Asia could shift from West Coast ports to East Coast ports by 2020, according to new research conducted by The Boston […]

Second MHI Annual Industry Report Examines Supply Chain Innovations and How to Leverage Them

By Jeff Woroniecki, MHI Chief Operating Officer During the March 25 keynote at ProMat 2015, MHI released the 2015 MHI Annual Industry Report: Supply chain innovation—Making the impossible possible. In this second report, MHI again partnered with Deloitte to conduct […]

Transforming Your Supply Chain

By J. Paul Dittmann, Ph.D., Executive Director Global Supply Chain Institute, University of Tennessee Perhaps this article caught your eye because your supply chain strategy is not generating the results you expect and need, or perhaps it’s because you know […]

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