Industry Trends

With the uptick in workforce mobility and access to corporate networks via smartphones comes increased exposure enterprise-wide to cybersecurity threats, including those that originate within the supply chain. * By Carol Miller * Remember when your mobile phone just made phone calls? Today, smartphones/mobile devices are owned by 77% of U.S. adults, according to Pew Research. With them, voice phone ...

CEO UPDATE: Overcoming the Digital Risk of NextGen Supply Chains * By George W. Prest, Chief Executive Officer, MHI * Emerging technologies such as IIoT, robotics and artificial intelligence provide exciting opportunities for supply chains. They also mean an exponential growth in the amount of data these supply chains generate. When properly utilized, this data can provide crucial information to improve ...

While we marvel at IoT technologies that have been implemented globally into the day-to-day operations of manufacturing and supply chain operations, we often quickly lose sight of the potential supply chain risks this tech adds to the equation. * By Doug Reed, MHI Executive Vice President of Strategic Development * While we marvel at internet of things (IoT) technologies that ...

Company employees as well as people who work for the company’s contractors and third-party suppliers often bear responsibility for cyberthefts, whether they’ve acted maliciously or inadvertently. * By Mary Lou Jay * When you hear that companies have suffered a cyber-related data or monetary loss, your immediate reaction may be to assume that the culprits were automated bots fielded by ...

Cybersecurity concerns roll into the roadways as transportation vehicles become more high-tech and computerized. * By Fiona Soltes * As the journey toward connectivity, mobility, new technology and the Internet of Things continues to gather speed, it can be tempting to accelerate the search for solutions at the same time. This especially can be the case when it comes to ...

More products, more customization, more regulatory scrutiny and more public outcry over price increases. That’s where pharmaceutical manufacturers find themselves in 2018. * By Sandy Smith * There are early indicators of what the pharmaceutical industry may hold in the near future—and the impact on supply chains is at the forefront. “The biggest challenge facing pharmaceutical manufacturers is the stringent ...

John Paxton Joins MHI as Chief Operating Officer Alan Primack Named Director of Membership for MHI CSS Group Releases New Video and Introduction to Conveyors Guide Educators Build Curriculum and Connect With Their Peers During the Annual MHI CTE Educators Summit ProGMA Video Highlights Safety Solutions to Falling Objects from Overhead Conveyors ProMat 2017 Honored on TSE Fastest 50 List ...

CEO UPDATE: Next-Gen Supply Chain Technology — By George W. Prest, Chief Executive Officer, MHI Anyone who attended MODEX 2018 will tell you, technology is disrupting supply chains and early adopters are successfully combining NextGen innovations to improve speed and agility and increase efficiency and visibility. These trends and technologies are having a dramatic business impact on supply chains, their ...

2018 MHI Annual Industry Report Highlights NextGen Innovations and How to Overcome Top Barriers to Their Adoption * By Carol Miller, MHI Vice President of Marketing and Communications * For the fifth consecutive year, MHI and the Deloitte Consulting LLP research team—led by Scott Sopher, principal and leader of the Global Supply Chain Practice—queried more than 1,100 manufacturing and supply ...

They’re collaborative, they’re autonomous, they’re intelligent. Fast-evolving technology in robotics—now often called “co-botics”—is allowing machines to pick, pack, tug and transport in ways they haven’t in the past. Cheaper than ever, more flexible than ever, they’re offering sensible solutions to the supply chain’s increasing need for speed. * By Amy Drew Thompson * Valvoline. Volleyball nets. Vegan cookbooks. Viagra. A ...