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Automation Supports a Productive, Safe Warehouse Environment
Although automation and use of robots to improve efficiency, productivity and employee safety are the norm throughout the manufacturing industry, the warehouse and distribution industry has been slower to adopt automation technology. While the same benefits of automation apply, barriers […]
Amazon considering turning customers into couriers
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is working on a mobile app internally that would pay consumers to pick up their packages at various retail locations and deliver them to their final destination. The project, tentatively titled “On My Way,” would […]
Mike Rowe and Speakers from Coca-Cola, MIT and Caterpillar will headline 2015 MHI Executive Summit & Annual Conference
Mike Rowe, from CNN’s Somebody’s Gotta Do It and formerly of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs, will be a headliner at the MHI 2015 Executive Summit & Annual Conference, October 4-7 in Ponte Vedra, Florida. The 2015 MHI Executive Summit will kick off […]
Amazon challenges students to develop robotic picker
Amazon recently held its inaugural “Amazon Picking Challenge” which inspired mechanical engineering and computer science students from around the world to design robots that can grab objects from warehouse shelves and place them in bins, tasks ordinarily done by people. […]
Major Food & Beverage Firms Taking The Lead In Managing Water Sustainability
U.S. food companies need to adopt far stronger practices to use global water resources more efficiently, according to a report released today by Ceres. The report, Feeding Ourselves Thirsty: How the Food Sector is Managing Global Water Risks, ranks the nation’s […]
Supply Chain Talent Gap is a growing concern
As the 2015 MHI Annual Industry Report details, accelerating technology and innovation is leading to dramatic supply chain transformation. As supply chains become ever more complex systems to manage, hiring and retaining the talent it takes to manage them becomes […]