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WERC Matters   Which credentials are the right ones for your unique role in supply chain? WERC Advisory Council President Will Sparks has the answers. BY MICHAEL MIKITKA, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MHI’S KNOWLEDGE VALUE CENTER AND WERC Have you ever seen a LinkedIn profile with a downright comical number of acronyms following the person’s name? Something like “John Doe, ...

MHI reinforced its commitment to STEM education by pledging $25,000 to support five youth robotic teams in North Carolina. The donation follows the organization’s participation in the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition North Carolina Mecklenburg County District Event, where several MHI employees served as judges and volunteers. This event celebrates STEM, innovation and teamwork, inspiring the next generation of engineers and ...

Higher Education   BY KATE VITASEK, KARL MANRODT, PH.D. AND GERALD (JERRY) LEDLOW, PH.D.   In ways both big and small, we choose to trust every day. When we get into our cars for the commute to work, we trust the brakes will work. We trust the food set before us has been prepared correctly and is safe to eat. ...

The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC), a division of MHI, invites logistics professionals to register for the WERC Annual Conference on June 8‑11, 2025, at the New Orleans Sheraton Hotel. This event provides industry leaders with practical insights to enhance operational efficiencies and maintain a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving warehousing, distribution and fulfillment landscape. By providing keynote ...

October 12‑15, 2025Tucson, AZ JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass3800 W. Starr Pass Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona LEAD CHANGE. DRIVE INNOVATION. The 2025 MHI Annual Conference is an interactive thought leadership event for manufacturing, material handling and supply chain professionals that focuses on the technology innovation taking place across the supply chain industry—and the associated workforce challenges highlighted in the 2025 MHI ...

MHI is proud to announce that MODEX, a premier supply chain exhibition, has been named to the Trade Show Executive’s (TSE) “Fastest 50 Class.” MODEX 2024 earned recognition for its remarkable growth in three key categories: total attendance, net square feet of exhibit space and the number of exhibiting companies. TSE celebrated this achievement at the Fastest 50 Awards & ...

The digital transformation of supply chains promises to supercharge performance, improve efficiency and resilience, slash operating costs, increase customer satisfaction and boost sustainability efforts. However, a persistent shortage of workers with the right skillsets has become a major roadblock to realizing these much‑ballyhooed benefits. It’s time, experts say, to focus on the people side of the human‑tech equation.   BY ...

Automation doesn’t replace jobs. Instead, it allows companies to increase job satisfaction and productivity among their existing workforces. Here, experts share how to identify the optimal tasks for automation and the ideal solutions for the job. BY CAROL MILLER, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, MHI As supply chain workforce shortages persist, operations are relying less on recruitment and retention incentives to cope ...

BY MARY LOU JAY   ISTOCK.COM/2D ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTO The ongoing shortage of talent remains a top concern of supply chain companies throughout the world. In fact, the newly released 2025 MHI Annual Industry Report found that 52% of leaders surveyed described hiring and retaining talent as extremely or somewhat challenging. One way to prime the talent pipeline is by ...

Here are five strategies to help employees of different generations, races, ethnicities, genders and more work together successfully. BY SARA PEARSON SPECTER ISTOCK.COM/MONKEYBUSINESSIMAGES No matter how you slice it, the supply chain workforce of the future will be vastly more diverse than ever before. Although supply chains have traditionally been white male‑dominated, the status quo is quickly changing due to ...