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Not ‘One of the Guys’: The changing face of supply chain leadership
By Carol Miller, MHI Vice President of Marketing and Communications Services “How do you know you’re at a supply chain event? Because the women are walking straight into the restroom, but there’s a line for the men’s room.” – 25-plus […]
Exel to test “vision picking” technology in U.S. warehouses
Contract logistics provider Exel, part of the Deutsche Post DHL group, is set to test “vision picking” technology in two of its US warehouses later this year. Warehouse workers will be equipped with “smart glass” eyeware which can read bar […]
Leveraging the US Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics
In addition to four keynote sessions, the MHI 2015 Annual Conference will include six expert panel sessions. These sessions offer a great opportunity to network and problem-solve with your peers on topics ranging supply chain management systems and omni-channel fulfillment to automation […]
U.S. East Coast Ports Could Gain 10 Percent Additional Share Following Panama Canal Expansion
Following the Panama Canal expansion next year, up to 10 percent of container traffic to the U.S. from East Asia could shift from West Coast ports to East Coast ports by 2020, according to new research conducted by The Boston […]
U.S. logistics costs up 3.1 % in 2014 to $1.45 trillion in 2014 as truck driver shortage remains key concern
Total US business logistics costs rose to $1.45 trillion in 2014, a 3.1% increase from the previous year according to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 26th Annual “State of Logistics Report®.” However, the growth rate for logistics […]
Shock and Awe: Revelations from the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics
With supply chains evolving at an “exponential-exponential” rate of universal transformation, the impact on a business can inspire both shock and awe. During the annual the 2015 WERC Conference in Orlando, Gary Forger, MHI’s Managing Director of Professional Development, will present “Shock and Awe: […]