Industry Trends

Catch up on all of the latest MHI News, including: CSS Launching New Awareness Campaign; Material Handling Manufacturer HSC Marks 25th Anniversary Milestone; Gorbel Celebrates 40 Years of Manufacturing; In Memorium: J Sherman Mclaughlin; MHI Adds Two Staff Members to the Industry Group Team; MHI Announces New Transportation & Logistics Solution Center at MODEX 2018; MHI Announces New Leadership Appointments for 2018; MHI’s Overhead Alliance Launches New ...

Today’s retail industry has, and is, undergoing a fundamental shift. Five retail trends are particularly impacting the supply chains as well. By Sandy Smith— There is no doubt that today’s retail industry has, and is, undergoing a fundamental shift. Trying to get one’s arms around these changes may feel a little like traveling through a mall, laden down with packages. ...

From April 9-12, the best supply chain solutions, the latest equipment and innovations and the smartest thinking will all be at MODEX 2018. Read more…

Photo collage of sessions, awards/recognition and networking events At the 2017 MHI Executive Summit and Annual Conference last October, attendees heard from industry visionaries including Jon Gordon (author of “The Energy Bus”), Randy Lewis (former SVP supply chain, Walgreens), David Roberts (GSP director, Singularity University), Susan O’Malley, former president of the Washington Wizards), and technology entrepreneur Josh Linkner. MHI Industry ...

CEO UPDATE: Sustainable Supply Chains Are Driving Competitive Advantage — by George W. Prest. As more and more customers, investors and employees demand them, sustainable business practices are becoming an integral part of what makes a company and their products unique and valuable. Today, best-in-class supply chains are collaborating to use sustainability as a strategic weapon for gaining competitive advantage by reducing ...

A Closer Relationship is Developing Between Auto Manufacturers and Suppliers—with Material Handling Playing a Key Role By Sandy Smith The U.S. automotive industry has been written off before. But today, technology, consumer demands and outdated business models are driving significant shifts—to the point where tomorrow’s car manufacturers might not look anything like they do today. As the automotive industry goes ...

Roadmap 2.0 is intended to serve as a crib sheet to help business leaders plan for an increasingly uncertain future as it pertains to material handling and logistics. By Patrick Davison, MHI Director of Education and Standards This fall, the Class of 2030 started kindergarten, and this past June, the Class of 2017, who started kindergarten in 2004, graduated from ...

Fourth MHI Annual Industry Report Says Digital Supply Chain Will Be Predominant Model Within Five Years After four years of surveying supply chain executives, MHI and report partner Deloitte have seen the original predictions about disruptive technologies changing traditional supply chain models from the initial Annual Industry Report in 2014 come to fruition. “A full 80% of the 1,100 manufacturing, ...

For the fifth year, MHI honored their event exhibitors who have created the most innovative products and solutions in our industry. Prior to ProMat 2017, exhibitors were invited to submit entries in three different categories: Best New Innovation, Best Innovation of an Existing Product and Best IT Innovation. We received a record 153 total submissions spread between the three categories, ...