The emergence of technology throughout the supply chain is creating openings in the industry for a completely different skill set— one that is proving challenging to fill.
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Tech Forecast 2020: Anticipating the Top Supply Chain Technology Trends
What’s ahead for usage, implementation and developments across the broad spectrum of digital technologies in the coming months?
Read More »Digital Supply Chain Twins
Increasingly, companies are utilizing the digital twin concept to create an end-to-end model of their supply chains for more accurate planning and timelier decision-making.
Read More »Closing the Gap
Supply chains are rethinking their sourcing distances, with some opting to try a more localized approach to manufacturing and distribution.
Read More »Industry Focus: Consumer Electronics
Consumer electronics is a vast, well-established category. But it also is one that is undergoing dramatic changes, some of which ultimately trickle down to supply chains.
Read More »Higher Education: Flying Pharmacies
Auburn University and Toyota Material Handling North America are collaborating to explore how material handling can play a key role in improving access to health services in rural populations.
Read More »Diversity and Inclusion as a Differentiator in Supply Chains
Studies validate that an inclusive company culture and a diverse workforce is a true competitive advantage for businesses.
Read More »Q1 2020, MHI Solutions: Transportation and Logistics 2020
Transportation plays a central role in supply chains, whether they are local or global enterprises.
Read More »2019 MHI Annual Conference Coverage
Annual Conference and Industry Group Sessions During these sessions, attendees heard from industry visionaries—including Pablos Holman, Jason Schenker, Peter Sheahan and Michael Bush—on topics ranging from technology, leadership, the economy and the workforce crisis. MHI Industry Group meetings and conference sessions gave attendees insights into the latest trends and digital technologies impacting our industry. Networking Events Attendees enjoyed a variety ...
Read More »Need for Social and Emotional Skills Growing Along with More Automated Supply Chains
While these skills have always had their place in the toolbox of employees and leaders, the need for mastery will be crucial in the new future of work. These are skills that machines cannot replace, at least not yet. * By Maria Leggett * According to the report, “Skill Shift: Automation and the Future of the Workforce,” by the McKinsey ...
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