Trends Signal a New Era of Visibility, Resilience and Intelligence Amid Ongoing Uncertainty AS GLOBAL MARKETS brace for another year of transformation, MHI has released its Top Supply Chain Trends for 2026. The ranking combines research and industry analysis from the MHI Board of Governors and Roundtable Advisory Committee to identify the trends and technologies that will have the greatest ...
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Material Handling Industry Fuels U.S. Economic Growth, MHI Report Finds
MHI and Oxford Economics release new insights into the material handling sector’s $266 billion GDP impact and its growing role in the national supply chain MHI, IN COLLABORATION with Oxford Economics, has released an updated “Handling the U.S. Economy: The Economic Impact of the Material Handling Industry” report. This in‑depth analysis explores how the material handling sector contributes to the ...
Read More »MHI Announces Leadership Appointments for 2026
MHI News MHI RECENTLY ANNOUNCED its 2026 Board of Governors and Roundtable Advisory Committee. The Board of Governors consists of the Officers and Board Governors of MHI, plus the chief executive officer and general counsel of the corporation. The Board of Governors serves as the Board of Directors for MHI. 2026 MHI OFFICERS MHI Chair, Brian Reh, CEO, Gorbel Inc. ...
Read More »Geopolitical, Political, Monetary and Fiscal Risks Abound as 2024 Closes
Economic Market Analysis BY JASON SCHENKER, PRESIDENT OF PRESTIGE ECONOMICS®, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUTURIST INSTITUTE® As we look to finish out 2024, the number of risks threatening the outlook are numerous. The geopolitical landscape is fraught with conflict risks from Cold War Two tensions and proxy conflicts. Domestically, the run-up to the 2024 presidential election has been divisive and frustrating ...
Read More »Sustainability in a Time of High Interest Rates and Elevated Costs
BY JASON SCHENKER, PRESIDENT OF PRESTIGE ECONOMICS®, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUTURIST INSTITUTE® Sustainability mandates are gaining steam against a backdrop of high interest rates, high labor costs and elevated costs. For many businesses, this push to embrace sustainability may appear like another cost center adding to the cost pile-on that threatens corporate profitability. While that can be true, it does not ...
Read More »New MHI and Deloitte Report Finds Workforce and Risk Mitigation Are Still Top Priorities for Supply Chains as Need for Transparency and Sustainability Grows
74% say they are increasing their investment in supply chain tech and innovation and 38% are planning to invest over $10 million The recently released 2023 MHI Annual Industry Report finds that 74% of supply chain leaders are increasing their supply chain technology and innovation investments, with 90% saying they are planning to spend over $1 million, an increase of ...
Read More »Supply Chain Disruption Fuels Investments in Technology
Nearly 80% of supply chain leaders say their digital transformation has accelerated due to the pandemic, according to a report released by MHI in collaboration with Deloitte, the 2022 MHI Annual Industry Report — Evolution to Revolution: Building the Supply Chains of Tomorrow.
Read More »Material Handling Ops Increasingly Optimize by Using Virtually Anything as a Service (XaaS)
From EaaS to PaaS and SaaS to XaaS and beyond, an alphabet soup representing an array of “as a service” providers have rapidly entered the supply chain vernacular.
Read More »Moving to the Supply Chain Metaverse
The metaverse is likely to bring about a transformation in the way that we live, interact, learn, play and/or do business. And, it will have a big impact on supply chains.
Read More »Using Technology to Solve Trucking’s Top Industry Issues
Technology is helping the trucking industry—and those who depend on it—contend with challenges, including the driver shortage, safety concerns, regulatory requirements and dealing with marketplace disruptions.
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