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Leaders at seven different MHI member companies share their perspectives about the current and future states of big data and artificial intelligence and their benefits.

New technologies could soon provide even more facility workers in manufacturing and supply chains with the opportunity to take on their job without being on site.

Following e-commerce’s 32.4% growth surge in 2020, businesses are realizing a digital supply chain is essential to their future success.

By Christian Dow The wall separating the front of a retail store from the back of the building is the line of scrimmage, and due to the pandemic, the back of the store is marching downfield with momentum while the front of the store gives up ground. That’s the message from supply chain experts who are helping retailers adjust to ...

By Sandy Smith One of the first casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic was in-person shopping. With mandatory shutdowns of non-essential retail and customers fearful about being in public, necessities moved to e-commerce. As the pandemic lingered, it shifted habits in ways that aren’t necessarily changing back. “People are saying, ‘When are we going to get back to normal?’ That’s like ...

What’s ahead for usage, implementation and developments across the broad spectrum of digital technologies in the coming months?

It’s no secret that the ongoing labor shortage and consumers’ desire for ever-shorter delivery times have combined to pose an unprecedented challenge for supply chains.

MHI Announces New Leadership Appointments for 2020 MODEX—The Biggest Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expo of 2020—Is Coming to Atlanta, March 9-12 Material Handling Education Foundation Appoints Two Industry Leaders to Board of Directors Big Data Analytics and Operations: New White Paper from MHI Solutions Community In Memoriam—Lewis Pickering Cabot  

Supply Chain Sustainability Goes High Tech * By Mary Lou Jay * The promise of improved efficiencies and reductions in operating expenses are usually the major drivers when supply chain companies adopt digital technologies. But there’s another benefit that they should consider. Tech advances like the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), 3D printing, robotics and blockchain ...