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MHI Industry Leadership Program Launches New Cohort This Summer

The MHI Industry Leadership Program will launch a new cohort on August 3. Through the program, new and emerging leaders will have the opportunity to connect with peers and executives to broaden their perspective of the supply chain and material handling industry. Highlights of the virtual program include eight workshop sessions, working with a team on simulations, and three leader ...

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Durable Corporation Celebrates 100 Years of Business

Local small business Durable Corporation is celebrating 100 years of being in business this year. Durable Corp. employs 43 people and manufactures a wide array of products from used bias-ply tires, making them a long-time steward for the community and the environment. “To survive 100 years most definitely requires a group of dedicated individuals—our employees go above and beyond every ...

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Using DEI to Recruit, Retain and Empower: Four Things to Consider

BY CHRISTIAN DOW, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP, MHI One of the benefits of a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiative is a company’s ability to leverage that distinction when recruiting, retaining and empowering employees. There’s something very Field of Dreams about that idea. “If you build it, they will come…” (and work for you instead of another employer), right? ...

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Alba Manufacturing Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Half a Century of Manufacturing Heavy-Duty Pallet Handling Conveyor Systems Alba Manufacturing is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Alba incorporated in February 1973. Initially a small machine shop under 6,700 square feet, Norman Inderhees purchased the Alba facility and its assets located in Oxford, Ohio to become a regional manufacturer of custom conveyors and equipment. In 1978, Tom Inderhees (Norman Inderhees’ ...

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Automation, AI and the Future of Supply Chains

CEO Update One important lesson learned from the pandemic was the need to address the fragility of global supply chains. To mitigate the risk of future disruption, it’s become clear that firms need to automate and invest in technology to keep up. According to the newly released 2023 MHI Annual Industry Report: The Responsible Supply Chain, 86% of the manufacturing ...

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Tremendous Dividends Through Investing in Employee Satisfaction

Executive Viewpoint BY BRYAN JENSEN, CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ST. ONGE COMPANY AND MHI PRESIDENT As an independent engineering logistics consulting firm, MHI member St. Onge is different from many companies in the material handling industry. We don’t produce specific products like conveyors, lift trucks, pallet racking or software. Instead, our people—their capabilities and skills—are our product. Our people ...

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Better Accuracy, Fewer Stock-Outs, Happier Customers: How Six Companies Use AI For Demand Planning

Feature Retailers, manufacturers and distributors are increasingly leveraging Artificial Intelligence-powered software to aggregate and analyze data for forecasting, allocation and replenishment planning. BY CAROL MILLER, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, MHI If you’ve ever been frustrated because your favorite brand of ketchup is sold-out at the grocery store or had to postpone a home improvement project because some of the key materials ...

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New, Self-Paced E-learning Course Targets Persons New to Warehousing Industry

Distribution Logistics Fundamentals is the first in a series of six stackable e-learning courses that culminate in a new Distribution Logistics Leader Micro-Credential and Certification. BY MICHAEL MIKITKA, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MHI’S KNOWLEDGE VALUE CENTER AND WERC Offering educational resources that deliver the critical knowledge warehouse, distribution and fulfillment professionals need to excel in their careers is at the heart ...

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Data, Last-Mile Delivery, Robotics and Balance

Feature Does the customer remain at the center? BY FIONA SOLTES ISTOCK.COM/IPOPBA Action and adaptability, said speaker and author Garrison Wynn, create opportunity. After years of experiencing the former, it’s surely the time for the latter. With pandemic-related disruptions and reactive solutions increasingly in the rearview mirror, has there ever been a better season for re-evaluating overall supply chain strategies ...

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Focusing on a Customer-Centric Culture

By The Numbers BLUE PLANET STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM It’s an increasingly common refrain: 83% of supply chain practitioners surveyed by Gartner say they’re being asked to improve customer experience as part of their organization’s digital business strategy. The most common priority is developing a customer-centric culture. According to the Gartner for Supply Chain Report “Four Steps to Becoming a Customer-Centric Supply Chain,” ...

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