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Supply Chain Technology Trends
From MHI Solutions Those brown UPS trucks have been doing more than hauling online purchases and wedding gifts. For the past few years, the delivery company has used tens of thousands of its trucks as “rolling laboratories,” analyzing data from […]
3-D Dilemma
From MHI Solutions 3-D printing isn’t a new technology but it’s recently been gaining more attention in the business and popular press. Companies like GE are incorporating it into their manufacturing processes; NASA is planning to send a 3-D printer […]
The Exponential Growth of Omni-Channel
From MHI Solutions In many fields, technological advances bring focus and simplification. The exponential growth of e-commerce and omni-channel retail, however, has done quite the opposite when it comes to distribution centers and material handling. Conversations have become increasingly complex, […]
Leverage Data to Produce Accurate Inventory Demand Forecasts
From MHI Solutions Having the right item in stock when customers are ready to purchase is an essential component of customer satisfaction. Customers have a wide range of choices, so whether they are looking for clothing, appliances or electronics, there […]
Self-Driving Vehicles Will Hit the Highways Within a Decade – Study
As manufacturers and shippers adopt robot labor and e-tail giant Amazon ponders delivery drones, we all may be less than a generation away from a world of self-driving cars. A new study from research and analysis firm IHS, Emerging Technologies: […]
Can you launch a new warehouse site with a system in less than a week?
By Christian Miller Banneker Industries, a Rhode Island based 3PL, can. I think we can all agree that bringing up a new site fast brings with it lots of benefits: shortened time to value, happier customers and project sponsors. Now […]