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Breaking Language Barriers in Warehousing: WERC’s New Spanish Training Program
The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC), a division of MHI, has expanded its educational offerings by launching a Spanish version of its popular e-learning course “Distribution Logistics Fundamentals.” Aimed at Spanish-speaking professionals in the warehousing and distribution sectors, the […]
Second‑Chance Hiring of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Helps Build the Supply Chain Workforce
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine More than 19 million Americans—8% of all adults in the U.S.—bear a felony conviction on their permanent record. That includes nearly two million people currently incarcerated. With roughly 75% leaving state prisons convicted of a […]
Mind the Trust Gap
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine In ways both big and small, we choose to trust every day. When we get into our cars for the commute to work, we trust the brakes will work. We trust the food set before […]
Digging Through the Alphabet Soup of Supply Chain Certifications
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine Have you ever seen a LinkedIn profile with a downright comical number of acronyms following the person’s name? Something like “John Doe, ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL, MNO….” LOL! All jokes aside, however, there truly are […]
Leveraging AI to Improve Supply Chain Operations
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine Just how much can artificial intelligence (AI) improve material‑handling software such as warehouse execution systems? As an operations engineer for FORTNA, an Atlanta‑based supplier of supply chain software and solutions, Amber Clauss is determined to […]
Building a Diverse Supply Chain Workforce Series: Misconceptions are Biggest Obstacle to Hiring Disabled Persons
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine About a year ago, when a survey from Descartes asked supply chain leaders which diversified talent pools they were dipping into to address ongoing labor shortages, 34% said disabled persons. While companies may tie these […]