Author Archives: Shani Calvo

The Future of Urban Freight

How will digital, connected technologies address the challenges posed by urban freight in an e-commerce world? * By Sara Pearson Specter * Four years ago, the 2016 MHI Annual Industry Report explored the emergence of Smart City Logistics and the potential for digital, connected technologies to address the significant challenges posed by urban freight in an e-commerce world. Fast forward ...

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Be Part of MHI’s 75th Anniversary Commemorative Magazine!

In 2020, MHI will be publishing a special commemorative issue of MHI Solutions magazine to highlight MHI’s 75th anniversary. If you or your company has been involved in the supply chain and material handling industry since before cell phones, the internet and robotics changed how we all do business, we welcome you to share your visual memories in this special ...

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Most-Read Online 2019 MHI Solutions Articles

MHI Solutions, MHI’s award-winning quarterly magazine, is mailed and/or emailed to more than 100,000 people four times a year. So, at this time of the year, it is interesting to see which articles were the most popular reads online. The most online visits came from these five states – Illinois, North Carolina, California, Texas and Georgia – and these were ...

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Top 8 MHI view Videos of 2019

On a regular basis throughout the year, MHI releases videos as part of its MHI view platform. MHI view is an innovative video approach to education that illustrates and informs on the latest and emerging trends in the material handling and supply chain industry.  These are the top eight videos of 2019, based on the number of pageviews and excluding ...

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This Is All About YOU!

Welcome to our new artificial intelligence (AI) newsletter, where YOU are in charge. Where your interests are reflected more specifically in your Newswire. Where your articles are customized and chosen using AI in order to be more valuable to YOU. Each week, the articles contained in your MHI Newswire will be selected by the AI program as ones that will ...

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MHI News—Q4, 2019

AGVS Releases Two New White Papers New Chair for AGVS Industry Group ECMA Announces New ANSI Standard CSS Group Releases Latest Publication in Industry Educational Program MHI Overhead Alliance Launches New Overhead Lifting Blog MODEX Honored by TSNN and TSE MH+ Program Saves ProMat 2019 Exhibitors $1M+ ProMat 2021 Exhibit Pre-Selection Secures 35,700 Square Feet of Space in New Robotics ...

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Q4 2019, MHI Solutions: Sustainability—On the Fast Track

CEO UPDATE: A New Era of Supply Chain Sustainability Is Rising * By George W. Prest, Chief Executive Officer, MHI  * Consumers are becoming more interested in making environmentally friendly decisions when it comes to their buying habits and the brands to which they are loyal. Studies have found anywhere from 80-85% of consumers are more likely to buy from ...

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Sustainable Supply Chains Making Big Strides Across Multiple Corporations, Industries

Sustainable Supply Chains Making Big Strides Across Multiple Corporations, Industries * By Sara Pearson Specter * Companies worldwide are putting innovation behind their sustainability mandates, deploying technology, collaborations, innovation and partnerships to work both for the preservation of the planet and to enhance their bottom lines. Here are six real-life case studies featuring green solutions implemented across multiple supply chains ...

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Zero Waste Supply Chains: A Winning Business Strategy That’s Good for the Earth and for the Bottom Line

A Winning Business Strategy That’s Good for the Earth and for the Bottom Line * By Carol Miller, MHI Vice President of Marketing and Communications  * With the recent media focus (both traditional and social) on pollution, global warming, resource depletion, landfill limitations and food waste, the concept of zero waste is creeping increasingly into the public’s awareness. Likewise, companies ...

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Creating Customer Value with Supply Chain Sustainability

Sustainable supply chain programs appeal to customers, boost efficiency and provide crucial, far-reaching bottom-line benefits. * By Tom Gresham * Toshiba America Business Solutions imports a range of products from Asia. In a recent product cycle, the company determined that its product packaging didn’t allow for the double stacking of the packages in shipping containers because the top stack would ...

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