Although automation and use of robots to improve efficiency, productivity and employee safety are the norm throughout the manufacturing industry, the warehouse and distribution industry has been slower to adopt automation technology. While the same benefits of automation apply, barriers […]
by George W. Prest, Chief Executive Officer, MHI Supply chains are in a state of transformation. Traditional models are radically changing as technology and innovation create more intelligent supply chains that are faster, more efficient and more connected. The recently […]
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is working on a mobile app internally that would pay consumers to pick up their packages at various retail locations and deliver them to their final destination. The project, tentatively titled “On My Way,” would […]
In 2014, the Global third-party logistics (3PL) market expanded to $750.7 billion and the U.S. 3PL market grew 7.4% to $157.2 billion. Big deals have recently altered the 3PL market. In January of 2014, FedEx purchased GENCO for $2 billion. […]
Firms must include supply chain security as part of their strategy to reduce the risk of data breaches, according to an expert panel at the recent Infosecurity Europe 2015 event in London. Information security weaknesses at the supplier level have been […]
Mike Rowe, from CNN’s Somebody’s Gotta Do It and formerly of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs, will be a headliner at the MHI 2015 Executive Summit & Annual Conference, October 4-7 in Ponte Vedra, Florida. The 2015 MHI Executive Summit will kick off […]