In the ninth edition of the MHI Annual Industry Report, 87% of leaders say COVID-19 altered the strategic importance of supply chains and 64% plan to increase spending on innovative technologies.
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If Your Operational Performance Struggled in 2021, You’re Not Alone
The annual DC Measures Study and Report confirmed and quantified the challenges faced by warehousing and distribution professionals over the past 24 months.
Read More »SLAM Solutions Optimize the Last 100 Feet of Fulfillment
Product Spotlight— Until SLAM got underway at the beginning of 2022, no MHI industry group specifically sought to optimize what practitioners sometimes call the “last 100 feet” in warehousing, distribution and fulfillment applications. SLAM—an acronym for Scan, Label, Apply and Manifest—now targets expertise regarding this critical supply chain component. It’s important because as e-commerce distribution systems increase in importance, especially ...
Read More »Port and Intermodal Freight Disruptions Continue to Impact Supply Chains
Industry Focus Widespread Supply Chain Congestion Has Practitioners Looking at New Practices to Ease Delays BY TOM GRESHAM POTOWIZARD/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Ships sit for days offshore as they wait for an open berth at their destination port. Terminals and warehouses are stacked with containers with no one to pick them up. Shippers get turned away for service by overwhelmed, understaffed carriers. The ...
Read More »Data Analytics Support Manufacturing Capacity Analysis
Manufacturing companies are increasingly investing in data collection and analytics to create a competitive advantage.
Read More »Rethinking Retail Stores’ Footprint in the Age of Curbside Pickup
By Christian Dow The wall separating the front of a retail store from the back of the building is the line of scrimmage, and due to the pandemic, the back of the store is marching downfield with momentum while the front of the store gives up ground. That’s the message from supply chain experts who are helping retailers adjust to ...
Read More »Tackling Resiliency: Piece by Piece
Being resilient is almost a given if you are a woman who has achieved success and a leadership position in the supply chain industry. So, who better to ask about achieving resiliency, especially when it comes to personal challenges, but also how they have applied those lessons to organizational resilience factors, as well?
Read More »Supply Chain Mapping Importance Emerges During Pandemic
The supply chain industry experienced some “ah-ha” moments throughout the pandemic, one of them being the lack of insight into all levels of suppliers. By Sheryl S. Jackson The effects of a worldwide pandemic accelerated a number of changes in the way that companies do business. Businesses that previously would not allow employees to work from home discovered that it ...
Read More »Exploring the Use of Robotics in the Final 50 Feet of Delivery
New sophisticated solutions are being developed to optimize the last leg of the delivery journey: the final 50 feet.
Read More »Supply Chains Are Finding a Market Full of Skilled, Next-Gen Talent. Why Can’t They Hire Them?
An Interview with Randy V. Bradley, Ph.D., CPHIMS, FHIMSS Associate Professor of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, The University of Tennessee * By Carol Miller * For the past six years, MHI has produced our Annual Industry Report to present the findings of a comprehensive survey of industry leaders across manufacturing and distribution supply chains. Queried about current and ...
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