Global Trends

Significant transformations are taking place in the food and beverage supply chain, especially due to pandemic-related challenges.

The offshoring and outsourcing trend that is based on low-cost manufacturing destinations contributed to changes in manufacturing and supply chain strategies.

Manufacturing and supply chain professionals attended to find equipment and technology solutions to keep supply chains agile amidst concerns about COVID-19.

MHI’s Innovation Awards program has seen an increasing number of submissions each of the past eight years since its introduction.

According to the National Business Emergency Operations Center (NBEOC), acute stock-outs in stores and online continue across the United States as prolonged, heightened consumer demand has caused distribution backlogs slowing resupply efforts. Private sector supply chains are running at high freight volume but overall capacity remains normal; there are no current shortages reported on the production side. However, deliveries are ...

MHI is closely monitoring information regarding COVID-19 caused by the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its impact on material handling, logistics and supply chain operations. MHI is coordinating with the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) on supply chain continuity and critical healthcare resources in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. ALAN is working with multiple government and private sector organizations including Healthcare ...

MHI released the list of finalists for the 2020 MHI Innovation Award. After receiving 155 submissions for this year’s awards, judges comprised of professionals from the material handling and supply chain industry completed the initial vetting process.

From blockchain and the need for transparency, cybersecurity, IoT, robotics and AI, here are some of the technology statistics that are directly related to the supply chain.

Studies validate that an inclusive company culture and a diverse workforce is a true competitive advantage for businesses.

Source: MHI Newswire 2019 was an exciting year in the MHI Newswire realm. Not only was an artificial intelligence (AI) Newswire introduced on Dec. 4—which already has a loyal following and multiple subscription requests each week—the stats and interest levels from the first 11 months of the year were incredible, as well. The Newswire, which is sent to more than ...