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MHI board member Annette Danek-Akey, executive vice president, supply chain for Penguin Random House, was recently named on Supply Chain Digital’s newly released "Top 100 Women in Supply Chain" 2022 list.

Digital twins and AMRs are two emerging technologies that will have a significant impact on the future of material handling and supply chain systems.

MHI announced the addition of new charter members to the recently formed MHI Industry Group: Scan, Label, Apply, and Manifest (SLAM).

For this issue, Jay Traylor and Krys Slovacek give us a peek into what they do, how they do it, what drives them and what makes them happy after a long, productive day at work

A lot is happening and changing in mobile automation, with emerging technologies bringing even greater value to warehouse managers and new products coming to market that are revolutionizing how mobile automation is viewed and being incorporated.

Safety is paramount for the operation of any equipment in a warehouse space, but it takes on particular gravity in the field of underhung cranes and monorail systems, which are installed in facilities for overhead material handling and load movement.

The annual DC Measures Study and Report confirmed and quantified the challenges faced by warehousing and distribution professionals over the past 24 months.

Robots can be equipped with a variety of interchangeable end effectors tailored to handling specific kinds of products, which is making them invaluable on the warehouse floor and in other material handling environments.

While the hallmarks of this year’s economic activity in the United States and other advanced economies have been slower year-on-year growth rates with relatively high inflation, the pressures on EM and LIDC economies are dire—and mounting with each passing month.

Cassie Johnson, a MHEFI award winner, joined global technology company ABB right out of college and is taking part in their Discovery Program. She is rotating through three different areas of business, spending eight months in each role.