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Cloud Material Handling Systems
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine Efficient utilization of material handling equipment (MHE) significantly impacts the productivity, profitability and flexibility of production systems. For instance, machine performance could be impacted when a forklift driver is unavailable, or unit loads in the […]
Autonomous Planning
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine Autonomous planning is increasingly being embraced as a supply chain solution to augment the ongoing worker shortage. Requiring a closed-loop planning approach utilizing a fully automated technology platform, autonomously integrated systems have the ability to […]
Automation, AI and the Future of Supply Chains
By John Paxton, Chief Executive Officer, MHI One important lesson learned from the pandemic was the need to address the fragility of global supply chains. To mitigate the risk of future disruption, it’s become clear that firms need to automate […]
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine Automated solutions streamline operations in the pharmaceutical and health-products industry. Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur and television personality, made big news last January when his Cost Plus Drug Co. launched its online pharmacy, selling generic […]
“Jobs of Tomorrow”: Collaborative Automation
Some might see robots as a necessary evil. Given the gigantic uptick COVID-19 caused in e-commerce and the persistent labor shortages, it’s likely that your warehouse or distribution center has started to introduce this smart technology. In episode four of […]
Maximize Automated Equipment Uptime through Mitigation of Electromechanical Failures
Guest blog by MHI Members, HMS Automation in Modern Warehouses Automation is an ever-increasing presence in the modern warehouse. Tasks that were handled manually are now handled by interconnected systems of conveyors, robots, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) and […]