Decision Intelligence Data Platforms Help Companies Optimize Operations BY NICK FORTUNA Supply chain executives are bullish on the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline operations and improve decision-making, but to fully unlock the power of AI, companies need to put a laser focus on their data. It has been said that data is the lifeblood of AI, as it ...
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Automating your DC to Speed Up Delivery BY LINDSEY ROONEY, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, MHI For retailers struggling to speed up the last mile of delivery, it could be productive to look backward. The so-called “middle mile of logistics,” where products travel from a factory or port to a distribution or fulfillment center, is ripe for the type of performance enhancements that ...
Read More »Reshoring on the Rise: Manufacturing Returns to the U.S.
Feature Spurred by a desire for greater supply chain resilience, companies are increasingly reshoring and investing in new and updated manufacturing operations in North America. BY SARA PEARSON SPECTER For the past decade, global management consulting firm Kearney has produced an annual Reshoring Index report to uncover the mindset of top U.S. executives surrounding reshoring. This year—for the first time—the ...
Read More »Supply Chain Visibility
By The Numbers Accenture considers two forms of visibility. Structural visibility is achieved through supply chain mapping, classic risk management, network assessment and modeling. Dynamic visibility is gained through monitoring of the supply chain in real time, leveraging predictive and prescriptive capabilities to gauge and avert potential supply chain disruptions, and autonomous execution utilizing artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic ...
Read More »Circular is the New Green
Feature As pressure ramps up on companies to cut their carbon footprints, more businesses are looking to the circular economy business model, a sustainability approach that focuses on decoupling economic growth from resource consumption. For companies that are serious about meeting their net-zero emissions goals, it might be time to start thinking circular. BY DAVID H. COBURN MIHA CREATIVE/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Here’s ...
Read More »Protecting Your Greatest Asset
CEO Update This famous quote has never been truer, yet while managing unpredictable supply chain disruptions and meeting increasing customer demands, many businesses overlook the importance of the worker experience and having a strategic workplace safety program in place. At its core, it’s about caring about your people and creating a culture that they want to be a part of—one ...
Read More »Building Smarter, More Secure Supply Chains
Digital supply chains have been the central theme over the last nine MHI Annual Industry Reports. To thrive, companies are investing in the digital technologies and embracing innovation to make their supply chains faster, more efficient, more transparent, and more sustainable.
Read More »Consumer Goods Industry Seeing Some Big Numbers
The consumer packaged goods industry can expect 2022 to be another year of “strong financial performance,” according to an annual report on the industry. Just don’t expect it to be easy.
Read More »Why Workplace Microaggressions Are a Big Deal
While microaggressions can be deliberate, most of the time they are unintentional. These suggestions and experiences from MHI member companies can help reduce their occurrence.
Read More »Building Supply Chain Resilience With Big Data and AI
Leaders at seven different MHI member companies share their perspectives about the current and future states of big data and artificial intelligence and their benefits.
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