*  By Stephen Murdoch * The Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS) Industry Group of MHI has been busy. Working alongside member companies, the leadership team has been meeting regularly to review and discuss the standards for the design, performance and safe operation of automatic guided vehicle systems (AGVs). The team, made up of industry stakeholders, is making every effort to ...

Paying It Forward LEILY FARROKHVAR, West Virginia University Leily Farrokhvar is giving the Material Handling Education Foundation Inc. a solid return on the investment it made in her. Farrokhvar, a 32-year-old native of Tehran, Iran, received a scholarship from MHEFI as a doctoral student at Virginia Tech and for the past two years has been an assistant professor at West ...

Be sure to check out the MHI News section, which includes these articles: Congratulations to the 2018 AIM Dilling Award Recipient John Hill ProMat 2017 Named to TSNN Top US Trade Show List New Standards Committee Formed for Data Identification Elements 2018 Innovation Award Winners Announced Latest ProGMA Video Highlights Loading Dock Hazards Willard P. Heddles Memorial Fund Contribution Campaign ...

Some of the articles in the MHI News section of the Q2 issue of MHI Solutions include: MHI to Preview 2018 Annual Industry Report at MODEX MHI Names Doug Reed Executive Vice President of Strategic Development Willard P. Heddles Memorial Fund Contribution Campaign In Memoriam: Donald Frazier 363,410 Square Feet of Show Floor Reserved at Record ProMat 2019 Space Draw ...

The people who work at MHI are the gears that keep the association rolling. They ensure MHI continues to be a valuable association and resource for people involved in the material handling industry, and do so with wit, competence and a smile on their face. The goal of this new column in MHI Solutions magazine is to give readers an ...

Helping Boeing’s Parts Suppliers Run a Tight Ship Catching up with an MHEFI Scholarship Recipient Seth Willmarth, Texas A&M University

CEO UPDATE: Finding, Retaining and Unleashing Supply Chain Talent — By George W. Prest, Chief Executive Officer, MHI With the advent of digital supply chains, organizations are facing new and demanding technical and business challenges as they navigate the unchartered waters of adoption. Beyond developing a business case for digital investments and growing cybersecurity concerns, the lack of adequate talent ...

An interview with Dr. David DeLong on how to attract, train and retain employees in this perpetually evolving workplace reality. By Doug Reed— The critical skill shortages within the supply chain industry have long been proclaimed and documented by MHI and many others within our field. Implementation of automation and technologies is increasing exponentially at every level—from sourcing to manufacturing ...

A shift to more widespread use of artificial intelligence and machine learning promises to streamline supply chain operations. By Nick Fortuna— November 11, 2017, is a date that sticks in the mind of Jim Tompkins, chief executive of MHI member Tompkins International, and he’s working hard to make the events of that day commonplace in the supply chain industry. Two ...

While the supply chain continues to be predominantly male, more women are joining the industry throughout the material handling, logistics and transportation fields. By Carol Miller— While the supply chain continues to be predominantly male, more women are joining the industry throughout the material handling, logistics and transportation fields. According to the 2016 Gartner-AWESOME (Achieving Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain ...