Where Are They Now? Catching Up With an MHEFI Scholarship Recipient BREANNA SCHNEIDER, OPERATIONS ANALYST, GRAINGER BREANNA SCHNEIDER HAD a formative experience in high school when her Advanced Placement statistics class watched the movie “Moneyball,” about how the budget‑constrained Oakland Athletics used statistical analysis to build an overachieving roster. Schneider said the film inspired her to study statistics at the ...

THE PEOPLE WHO work at MHI and its Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) division are the gears that keep the association moving. They ensure MHI continues to be a valuable association and resource for people involved in the industry, doing so with competence and smiles on their faces. The goal of this column is to give readers a glimpse ...

BY CHRISTY DULA, CHIEF EXPERIENCE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, MHI AS SUPPLY CHAINS face ongoing labor shortages and demand volatility, distribution centers and warehouses are rethinking how they schedule workforces. The traditional model of fixed, eight‑hour shifts across two or three blocks is giving way to more adaptive approaches. Flexible scheduling—supported by digital workforce platforms—is emerging as a way to ...

Trends Signal a New Era of Visibility, Resilience and Intelligence Amid Ongoing Uncertainty AS GLOBAL MARKETS brace for another year of transformation, MHI has released its Top Supply Chain Trends for 2026. The ranking combines research and industry analysis from the MHI Board of Governors and Roundtable Advisory Committee to identify the trends and technologies that will have the greatest ...

Providing a choice of language expands frontline workers’ access to the industry’s most comprehensive collection of equipment, safety and processes information.   BY REBECCA WOODS, DIRECTOR OF TALENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MHI THE WERC DISTRIBUTION Logistics Education Program has reached a new milestone: the first of its six courses—Distribution Logistics Fundamentals—is now available in Spanish. This marks an important step ...

In‑person event to feature over 1,000 exhibitors, 200 sessions and keynotes from Richard McPhail, Salim Ismail and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. WHEN THE LARGEST manufacturing and supply chain trade event of 2026, MODEX, returns to Atlanta on April 13, it will include over 1,000 exhibitors from leading solution providers and a comprehensive Educational Conference focusing on best‑in‑class solutions for manufacturing and ...

Powered by CICMHE: Creating Synergies Between MHI and Academia   BY PROFESSOR FABIO SGARBOSSA, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND PROFESSOR DAVID PORTER, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   THE 17TH INTERNATIONAL Material Handling Research Colloquium (IMHRC) was held in Trondheim, Norway, from June 24‑27, 2025. Since 1990, MHI and the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) have proudly ...

MHI and Oxford Economics release new insights into the material handling sector’s $266 billion GDP impact and its growing role in the national supply chain MHI, IN COLLABORATION with Oxford Economics, has released an updated “Handling the U.S. Economy: The Economic Impact of the Material Handling Industry” report. This in‑depth analysis explores how the material handling sector contributes to the ...

BY SANDY SMITH CHICAGO‑BASED STARTUP ARVIST AI is redefining warehouse automation with a vision‑based platform that integrates seamlessly into existing infrastructure. Founded with a focus on safety analytics, Arvist has expanded into quality control and compliance, helping customers reduce manual tasks, eliminate barcode scanning and improve operational accuracy—without disrupting their current systems. The company just closed a $4 million seed ...

MHI News MHI RECENTLY ANNOUNCED its 2026 Board of Governors and Roundtable Advisory Committee. The Board of Governors consists of the Officers and Board Governors of MHI, plus the chief executive officer and general counsel of the corporation. The Board of Governors serves as the Board of Directors for MHI. 2026 MHI OFFICERS MHI Chair, Brian Reh, CEO, Gorbel Inc. ...