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According to the National Business Emergency Operations Center (NBEOC), acute stock-outs in stores and online continue across the United States as prolonged, heightened consumer demand has caused distribution backlogs slowing resupply efforts. Private sector supply chains are running at high freight volume but overall capacity remains normal; there are no current shortages reported on the production side. However, deliveries are ...

Manufacturing and supply chain professionals converged on Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center last week as they came together for MODEX 2020 to find new equipment and technology solutions, gain knowledge and network with industry peers to solve common supply chain challenges. Based on the information from the WHO, CDC and local authorities at the time with regard to COVID-19, the ...

Emerging technology has been a common theme over the last seven Annual Industry Reports MHI has released with Deloitte over the same number of years.

New sophisticated solutions are being developed to optimize the last leg of the delivery journey: the final 50 feet.

There is a new aerial option for performing inventory management—a solution that’s gaining traction is autonomous drones.

The growing use of collaborative robots, or cobots, is giving some warehousing and distribution centers a much-needed productivity boost.

Innovation in the sensor arena—especially related to cameras and safety—is creating opportunities for increased functionality with AGVs and mobile robots.

Attaining the benefits of a more agile supply chain hinges on the ability to see what’s up with all of its moving parts.

The emergence of technology throughout the supply chain is creating openings in the industry for a completely different skill set— one that is proving challenging to fill.

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