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The Demand for Supply Chain Talent is Growing, and the Supply is Shrinking
By Daniel Stanton, MHI Vice President, Education and Professional Development What’s keeping you up at night?” It’s the question we’ve all been trained to ask when we want to understand the big challenges that our colleagues are facing. And for […]
Manual Material Handling—Ergonomics Required
Despite the introduction of robotic and other mechanical means of moving materials, manual material handling (MMH) is still an essential part of the supply chain process. To minimize the injuries from the repetitive motion involved in MMH means companies must […]
Material Handling Student Design Competition Winners Recognized during ProMat 2015
The College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) and the Order Fulfillment Solutions Council (OFS) recognized the winners of the 2013-2014 Material Handling Student Design Competition at ProMat 2015. The 2013-2014 case was developed by Reddwerks, Corp. and focused […]
ProMat 2015 Recap: Emerging Industry Trends and Best Practices for Optimization in 2015
By Ron Sledzieski, Executive Business Director, Sealed Air Having just returned from the ProMat 2015 trade show, where leaders in the material handling, logistics equipment and technologies industry gathered, it’s worth recapping some of the most significant current and emerging […]
MHI releases 2015 Annual Industry Report-Supply Chain Innovation: Making the Impossible Possible during ProMat keynote
Traditional supply chains will radically change over the next five to 10 years as a result of new technologies, competition and customer demands, according to a new study by MHI and Deloitte that was released during ProMat. On average, companies […]
U.S. Growth to Remain Positive in 2015, While Risks to Growth in Europe and China Remain
By Jason Schenker, Prestige Economics Our economic expectations have not changed in the past quarter; we still expect solid U.S. economic growth in 2015. This growth is likely to be accompanied by downside risks to global growth, benign materials costs […]