Workforce

MHEFI Scholarship Winners: Where Are They Now?

Shelby Koskela: Turning Complex Challenges Into Structured Answers Shelby Koskela is the rare person who never shies away from a complex math problem. Koskela, 24, tutored students in math while earning a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, with a minor in mathematics, at the University of Minnesota. And unlike most of us, she actually does use her math skills in ...

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Inside MHI: Paul Chesney, Alex Batty

The people who work at MHI are the gears that keep the association rolling. They ensure MHI continues to be a valuable association and resource for people involved in the industry, and do so with wit, competence and a smile on their face. The goal of this column in MHI Solutions magazine is to give readers a glimpse into what ...

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MHI News — Q2, 2019

MHI Names Daniel McKinnon Executive Vice President of Exhibitions and Events MH10 Subcommittees Issue Call for Membership MHI Announces Formation of New Robotics Industry Group MHI Solutions Magazine Wins MarCom Gold Award Three ANSI Standards on Industrial Shelving, Work Platforms and Ladders Released ANSI Standards ECMA 15-2018 and ECMA 35-2018 Approved for Release 300,000 Square Feet of Show Floor Reserved ...

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Productivity Increases When Robots Work Alongside People

Collaborative robotic technology is emerging as a tool for picking and other tasks, and the demand in this market is predicted to continue its exponential growth. * By Sheryl S. Jackson * The collaborative robot, or cobot, market is predicted to grow by more than 60 percent this year, according to research by Interact Analysis. The industry was worth less ...

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Inside MHI

The people who work at MHI are the gears that keep the association rolling. They ensure MHI continues to be a valuable association and resource for people involved in the industry, and do so with wit, competence and a smile on their face. The goal of this column in MHI Solutions magazine is to give readers a glimpse into what ...

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Catching up with MHEFI Scholarship Recipients

CASEY DAVIS, OHIO UNIVERSITY Keeping Safety Top of Mind in Space Exploration Casey Davis’s career prospects are literally out of this world. Since June 2017, he’s been a system safety engineer for United Launch Alliance, the joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing to provide spacecraft-launch services to the U.S. government. NASA hasn’t launched a manned spacecraft since the Atlantis ...

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INSIDE MHI: Melissa Auer, Amy Shelton

Melissa Auer, CEM, Manager of Exhibitor Services Amy Shelton, Creative Manager The people who work at MHI are the gears that keep the association rolling. They ensure MHI continues to be a valuable association and resource for people involved in the industry, and do so with wit, competence and a smile on their face. The goal of this column in ...

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Making The Business Case for Next-Gen Supply Chain Investments

* By Fiona Soltes * It’s generally understood that the digital, “Next-Gen” supply chain will be the predominant way of operating in coming years. Still up for debate, however, is when that expectation will finally become reality. “The adoption rate has not been progressing as fast as everybody anticipated five years ago,” admits Scott Sopher, principal and leader of the ...

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INSIDE MHI: Morgan Cruz, Laurie Walker

The people who work at MHI are the gears that keep the association rolling. They ensure MHI continues to be a valuable association and resource for people involved in the industry, and do so with wit, competence and a smile on their face. The goal of this new column in MHI Solutions magazine is to give readers an introduction to ...

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Letting Millennials Talk to Millennials… A Possible Workforce Solution

* By Barton Jennings, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Western Illinois University * Just using the term Millennials probably turned a number of readers off. Sorry. This generation born from the late 1980s through the early 2000s has a reputation of being disinterested, lazy, filled with anger and lacking many of the manners typical of society. While this generalization may ...

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