Industry Trends

MHI releases third edition in a series of forward-looking industry Roadmaps with “Transformation Age: Shaping Your Future.”

For 75 years, MHI has served the interests of material handling and supply chain firms by providing a forum for connections, educational and knowledge resources, industry leadership and market access via our premier exhibitions showcasing member innovations—all while raising awareness of the critical role the industry plays in our daily lives.

Significant changes with technologies and trends will transform the supply chain as we know it

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.

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 ...

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

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

The 2020 MHI Annual Industry Report, published for the last seven years, features survey results from more than 1,000 manufacturing and supply chain executives.