Next Generation Supply Chains: Fast, Efficient and Collaborative
Companies across almost all sectors and regions are facing unprecedented disruption and challenges in their supply chains as they face increasing consumer expectations for better, faster and cheaper products.
In order to meet and exceed these expectations, supply chains must transform. This transformation is so imminent that the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics predicts that, when 2025 rolls around, traditional supply chain models will be extinct.
This issue of MHI Solutions covers next generation supply chains from best practices in developing supply chain talent to robotics and automation to wearable and mobile solutions to driverless technologies.
We have also included detailed information on ProMat to celebrate its 30 years of showcasing the leading solutions our industry has to offer.
ProMat is where the brightest minds in manufacturing and the supply chain gather to discuss the trends of today and the challenges of tomorrow.
With over 800 exhibits and 120 educational sessions, it’s also where leading companies get reliable information and solid advice about capital expenditures and supply chain investments. The very investments that will deliver the next generation supply chains that will transform this industry.
Many of these investments are among the submissions for the 2015 MHI Innovation Award which you can view on page 65. The Innovation Award winners will be announced during ProMat at the MHI 70th Anniversary Celebration on March 25. Speaking of the 70th anniversary celebration, you can get more information on this event on page 50.
At ProMat’s March 25 keynote, MHI will release our 2015 MHI Annual Industry Report. This report will provide a better understanding about the innovations and trends driving change and provide guidance on how to develop next generation supply chains that are fast, efficient, collaborative and profitable. The report will also be available for download on MHI.org.
I hope this issue of MHI Solutions helps provide the information and resources you need to transform your supply chain for future success.
Cheers!
George W. Prest Chief Executive Officer, MHI
