Global Trends

A look at how (and which) equipment and technologies have impacted the process of handling, moving, storing, protecting, controlling and disposing of literally everything we use and consume today.

The official formation of the Material Handling Institute (now known as MHI) was in 1945.

While MHI came about in 1945, it got its start in 1943 under the leadership of Larry J. Kline. See who else has been part of MHI's leadership over the years.

Since January, Kathy Fulton has been tracking the novel coronavirus with trepidation. “We saw what was happening in Asia and asked ourselves, ‘If the ports shut down and the warehousing and the manufacturing shuts down in China, what’s that going to do to the world?’” Now living, breathing and working through the answers to these queries as they evolve both ...

COVID-19 has had many of us accepting a new norm. In most states bars and gyms are still closed and restaurants are operating at a limited capacity. We know how this effects our everyday, but is it clear how this will effect the supply chain and material handling industry across the globe? To read the rest of this story and ...

Supply chain professionals are facing unprecedented challenges.

The seventh edition of MHI Annual Industry Report explores the fundamental link between these three pillars of operational success.

Competitive advantage through AI, IoT and robotics is increasingly within reach for more supply chain companies.

As more organizations work toward achieving a digital supply chain, the ongoing challenges of the existing skills gap continue to hamper progress.

How to mitigate supply chain disruption with technology in the age of COVID-19.