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Product Spotlight   BY SANDY SMITH The loading dock is often overlooked, despite its key function between the trailer and the warehouse. MHI’s Loading Dock Equipment Manufacturers (LODEM) group is helping to improve the industry from within while making others aware of this important link in the overall material handling ecosystem. Helping others understand this role is vital with the ...

Where Are They Now? Catching up with an MHEFI Scholarship Recipient   STEPHEN FARLEY, SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, KIMBERLY‑CLARK Stephen Farley arrived at Penn State University in 2021 prepared to study finance and pursue a career in investment banking, following in the footsteps of his mother, an executive assistant at a leading Wall Street firm. But then, at the suggestion ...

Linda Lasure Gray Murray The people who work at MHI and its 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 and do so with wit, competence and a smile on their face. The goal of this column in MHI Solutions magazine ...

MHI reinforced its commitment to STEM education by pledging $25,000 to support five youth robotic teams in North Carolina. The donation follows the organization’s participation in the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition North Carolina Mecklenburg County District Event, where several MHI employees served as judges and volunteers. This event celebrates STEM, innovation and teamwork, inspiring the next generation of engineers and ...

The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC), a division of MHI, invites logistics professionals to register for the WERC Annual Conference on June 8‑11, 2025, at the New Orleans Sheraton Hotel. This event provides industry leaders with practical insights to enhance operational efficiencies and maintain a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving warehousing, distribution and fulfillment landscape. By providing keynote ...

MHI is proud to announce that MODEX, a premier supply chain exhibition, has been named to the Trade Show Executive’s (TSE) “Fastest 50 Class.” MODEX 2024 earned recognition for its remarkable growth in three key categories: total attendance, net square feet of exhibit space and the number of exhibiting companies. TSE celebrated this achievement at the Fastest 50 Awards & ...

CEO Update Technology and talent are the fuel of any successful supply chain operation. However, in terms of priority, the human element trumps technology. The talent gap has become one of the biggest barriers to technology adoption. According to the newly released 2025 MHI Annual Industry Report, 83% of the manufacturing and supply chain professionals surveyed said that the ongoing ...

Executive Viewpoint BY CRYSTAL PARROTT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MUJIN US In today’s high‑growth, rapidly evolving job market, it is crucial to quickly place the right individuals in the appropriate roles. Equally important is the retention of these individuals through effective onboarding, consistent communication and appropriate leadership training. While the pace of hiring may be fast, it is essential to take ...

BY CHRISTIAN DOW, EVP OF INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP, MHI At manufacturing plants and warehouses plagued by high turnover, it might seem like employees don’t truly value their jobs and happily would jump ship to make a few bucks more somewhere else. That outlook tends to change, however, upon the first sign of new automated material‑handling solutions in the facility, as workers ...

Economic Market Analysis     BY JASON SCHENKER, PRESIDENT OF PRESTIGE ECONOMICS®, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUTURIST INSTITUTE® Some of the biggest risks to the 2025 economic and material handling outlooks evaporated in late 2024 with a swift and decisive outcome of the U.S. presidential election that removed the most significant risks to uncertainty and potential economic and societal disruption. With ...