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 ...
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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.
Read More »MHI Honors Three Innovative Technologies for Transforming Supply Chains
The 10th Annual MHI Innovation Awards’ 12 finalists—four in each of three categories—brought strong competition to MODEX.
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MODEX 2022 keynote speakers.
Read More »Celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/IWD2022 Worldwide, millions of people mark International Women’s Day on March 8. The day provides an important opportunity to reinforce commitment and action forging women’s equality, while also celebrating women’s achievements. Help us celebrate International Women’s Day and recognize the women on the MHI Roundtable and Board who #BreakTheBias. “Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to ...
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