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BY TOM GRESHAM   Since the COVID pandemic, trade uncertainty and disruption have been commonplace in the retail supply chain. “Whether it’s on the trade front or geopolitics or weather disasters or all manner of different things, there’s always something going on that’s affecting the retail supply chain,” Jess Dankert, vice president of supply chain for the Retail Industry Leaders ...

A shifting policy landscape is pushing companies to rethink how they balance clean energy goals with economic security and industrial growth.   BY JASON SCHENKER, PRESIDENT OF PRESTIGE ECONOMICS® AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FUTURIST INSTITUTE®   As the Trump Administration prioritizes U.S. reindustrialization, technological supremacy and energy dominance, the landscape for sustainability and clean energy appears to be entering a ...

Member Stories BY CHRISTY DULA, CHIEF EXPERIENCE & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, MHI As labor shortages continue to challenge supply chains across the U.S., many companies are reevaluating long‑held hiring practices. With frontline positions in warehousing, distribution and manufacturing increasingly hard to fill, talent acquisition leaders are turning to a demographic long overlooked: mature workers. These are individuals typically over the ...

WERC Matters Filling a new role, Capellán leads MHI’s workforce initiatives. BY MICHAEL MIKITKA, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MHI’S KNOWLEDGE VALUE CENTER AND WERC As the material handling and supply chain industry continues to evolve rapidly, the pressure to build a skilled, diverse workforce has never been greater. Enter Pahola Capellán, MHI’s new Workforce Development Manager. She’s filling a new ...

MHI Board of Governors’ member Rick Fox is the founder and president of FOX IV Technologies, a company that designs and builds industrial labeling and automation systems for some of the world’s most demanding supply chains. With more than 30 years of experience in product identification, packaging and manufacturing automation, he has grown FOX IV into a trusted partner for ...

Higher Education BY JOANNA LEON, MANAGING DIRECTOR, COLLEGE‑INDUSTRY COUNCIL ON MATERIAL HANDLING EDUCATION (CICMHE) The material handling and supply chain industries are evolving rapidly, driven by automation, data, sustainability and global challenges. Yet one of the most pressing concerns isn’t just technological—it’s human. A significant workforce gap threatens the industry’s growth, fueled by a lack of student exposure to the ...

Manufacturing Supply Chain Document & Records Management From data to compliance, strategies for improving supply-chain efficiency. Amid a prolonged workforce shortage, increasing order volume, SKU proliferation, pressure to speed up delivery times, and lingering economic uncertainty, factories, and warehouses are turning to AI-powered technologies to automate time-consuming tasks. But for all their investments in digital transformation, many supply-chain organizations are ...

More than half of industry leaders plan to increase investments in supply chain technologies to facilitate end‑to‑end orchestration of equipment, workforce and goods, according to the 12th edition of the MHI Annual Industry Report. BY CAROL MILLER, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, MHI The increasing complexity and volatility of today’s highly competitive business environment is prompting companies to pursue a more integrated ...

CEO Update In 2016, the MHI Annual Industry Report introduced the term “always‑on” supply chain defined as “an integrated set of supply networks characterized by a continuous, high‑velocity flow of information and analytics, creating predictive, actionable decisions that better serve the customer.” Nearly a decade later, the promise of autonomous, always‑on supply chains is quickly becoming a reality as firms ...

Executive Viewpoint BY JOHN KRUMMELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO, ADVANCE STORAGE PRODUCTS As an engineer, I like order and consistency. If you have something that is ready for change, I know that I’m pretty good at being able to see a new and improved way through it. No surprise, then, that when the opportunity presented itself to update RMI’s “R‑Mark” certification ...