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WHILE SOME COMPANIES embrace innovation, others still rely on aging infrastructure, manual processes or fragmented data systems that are no longer slow‑burning liabilities but direct threats to resilience, competitiveness and, ultimately, continuity. Companies that fail to adopt AI, automation, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and other technologies face blind spots, slower response times, rising costs and increased exposure to ...

BY RICK FOX, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, FOX IV TECHNOLOGIES, AND MEMBER, MHI BOARD OF GOVERNORS   AT FIRST, I didn’t see the value of trade associations. Early in my career, a colleague invited me to join him at a trade association meeting. I was dubious, but he insisted that I would learn a great deal and quickly understand how a ...

GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION INFORMATION If you pre‑registered for MODEX 2026, you should have received your registration confirmation email when you registered. Bring it to a registration counter when you arrive at the Georgia World Congress Center to retrieve your badge. If you did not pre‑register, proceed to the Registration Counter. Registration is in the Georgia World Congress Center, Building B, ...

Where Are They Now? Catching up with an MHEFI Scholarship Recipient MATTHEW WELLS, DESIGN ENGINEER, HYTROL CONVEYOR CO. INC. BY KATIE KUEHNER‑HEBERT MATTHEW WELLS HAS always had a passion for material handling, starting from working on his family’s farm to designing parcel belt conveyors. “Only now, my material has changed from field crops to just about anything you can think of,” ...

With the theme “Advancing Warehousing,” WERC’s marquee event invites participants to explore the human side of logistics innovation. Plus, both MHI and WERC members now have expanded access to resources and networks.   BY WILL SPARKS, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYTICS, TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY WERC ADVISORY COUNCIL PAST PRESIDENT (2025)   EACH YEAR, THE Warehousing Education and Research Council ...

BY DEBJIT ROY, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT; PUNEET TIWARI, ARAPL RAAS INTERNATIONAL LLC, USA; AND MILIND PADOLE, ARAPL RAAS INTERNATIONAL LLC, USA   THE NEED FOR ORCHESTRATED FORKLIFT FLEETS IN A WAREHOUSE With advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and sensor fusion technologies, such as 3D vision and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems, the global autonomous ...

TO DELIVER INCREASED value and foster a collaborative community for its material handling, warehousing and supply chain members, MHI and WERC have expanded their membership benefits. NEW WERC MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS WERC has introduced a new Corporate Membership, which allows all professionals in an organization to access WERC’s wealth of resources. The WERC Corporate Membership now includes complimentary access to: The ...

THE PROMAT 2027 exhibit space draw attracted 930 exhibitors who reserved a record of 977 booths for a total of 653,600 net square feet of show floor space at the industry’s largest supply chain event. This record amount of space reserved represents 94% of the ProMat 2027 show floor and is the largest exhibit space draw in MHI history. “The ...

TO SUPPORT THE development of future leaders, MHI is now accepting registrations for its 2026 Industry Leadership Program. Designed for emerging leaders in material handling and supply chain organizations, the program offers opportunities to build critical leadership skills while forming lasting industry connections. Participants will grow their knowledge through team‑based simulations, assessments and progress tracking and online resources. They will ...

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 ...