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Solutions Spotlight BY KATIE KUEHNER-HEBERT Photo provided by OneCharge Inc. MHI has a brand-new industry group: the Advanced Energy Council, or AEC. The group is focused on advanced energy solutions, including lithium-ion batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, and other technologies and accessories, which now includes lead-acid battery manufacturers that recently added lithium batteries to their offerings. The idea to form the group ...

Feature Now is the time to prioritize data and visibility BY NICOLE NELSON BLUE PLANET STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Autonomous planning is increasingly being embraced as a supply chain solution to augment the ongoing worker shortage. Requiring a closed-loop planning approach utilizing a fully automated technology platform, autonomously integrated systems have the ability to oversee and control supply chains from end to end, ...

Product Spotlight BY CATHY LANDRY Photo provided by SICK, Inc. As e-commerce continues its explosive growth, warehouse operators must evolve and innovate. Capturing a parcel’s dimensional weight in motion during the Scan, Label and Auto Manifest (SLAM) process allows users to reap huge benefits including quality control, cost savings, increased efficiency and greater productivity, experts say. “An investment in warehouse pack-and-ship ...

Industry Focus BY TOM GRESHAM ISTOCK.COM/1933BKK The third-party logistics (3PL) industry is a complex and varied one that includes a wide range of operators. 3PLs serve as crucial partners in the supply chain for manufacturers who opt to outsource some, or all, of their logistics operations, such as warehousing, fulfillment and distribution. The role of 3PLs can differ greatly, but ...

Catching up with an MHEFI Scholarship Recipient BRI MALCZEWSKI, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC When Bri Malczewski graduated from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, she knew what type of company she wanted to join, even though she did not know what role she wanted in the company. “My engineering and management degree was a business degree that also allowed me to graduate as ...

Feature BY JASON SCHENKER, PRESIDENT OF PRESTIGE ECONOMICS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FUTURIST INSTITUTE® BILLION PHOTOS/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM The call for sustainability in business has been growing in recent years. If your company hasn’t yet been called on to share sustainability metrics, it likely will be soon. In fact, sustainability is poised to become a key part of almost every business. Sustainability ...

Higher Education BY LAUREN B. DAVIS, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY AND STEVEN X. JIANG, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY ISTOCK.COM/GORODENKOFF Advances in technology have made it easier for companies to amass extensive amounts of data about every aspect of their supply chain, in real-time. Using this technology ...

The 12 episodes spotlight the unique value and skills of material handling and supply chain jobs and can now be seen on MHIView and streaming on Amazon. As part of MHI’s mission, we are working to develop new tools to increase awareness and to provide education about the supply chain and material handling industries. To that end, the MHI has ...

DEI Feature BY CHRISTIAN DOW, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP Connection through commonalities is the linchpin of belonging, which is why companies seeking to foster a more inclusive business culture increasingly support the creation of employee resource groups (ERGs) among their ranks. “An employee resource group (ERG) is a supportive, inclusive network of employees who share knowledge, ...

MHI is launching a new Industry Group, the Advanced Energy Council (AEC), focused on advanced energy solutions including lithium-ion batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and other technologies and accessories. The group’s mission is to uplift and promote the safe use and adoption of advanced energy technologies in motive material handling applications by advancing sustainable motive material handling energy solutions. AEC will ...