Tag Archives: supply chain transparency

Feature End-to-end supply chain visibility increasingly is seen as the means to achieving critical business goals, from boosting operational efficiency and the bottom line to meeting sustainability targets and building the resilience needed to weather future disruptions. Collaboration with supply chain partners and ‘data democracy’ are key prerequisites. BY DAVID COBURN When Bill Wappler thinks about the current state of ...

To view the Q1 2022 issue of MHI Solutions, click here. CEO Update by John Paxton The pandemic significantly accelerated many supply chain trends and technology adoptions. Sustainability is no different as the drivers shifted from risk management and compliance to the opportunity for new supply chain efficiencies and market differentiation. As manufacturing and supply chain professionals face demand from ...

Link to digital version of MHI Solutions, Q4 2021. Read the new issue of MHI Solutions to learn how supply chains are transforming to improve worker productivity, experience and safety. Some of the features include: —Technology’s Role in Safer Operations —Robots Talking to Robots—Creating a Culture of Safety Excellence —Teleoperations Enabling Remote Options for Warehouse Workers—Augmented and Virtual Realities: Transforming ...

Supply Chains Transforming to Improve Worker Productivity, Experience and Safety BY JOHN PAXTON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MHI Link to digital version of article in MHI Solutions. With the rapidly growing workforce challenges of recruiting and retaining talent, firms are continuing to look for solutions by implementing automation, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and other technologies. These tools not only empower and ...

New technologies could soon provide even more facility workers in manufacturing and supply chains with the opportunity to take on their job without being on site.

Case studies from organizations that have deployed AR or VR reflect futuristic, yet practical, applications, including training, remote assistance, compliance audits and order fulfillment.

The quest for an injury-free workplace requires solid management systems and investments in safety-enhancing technologies, but a strong culture–based on leadership visibility, employee engagement and accountability–is key to achieving a great track record over the long haul.

Six professionals in the supply chain field share their varied experiences, what helped them succeed, and how the industry can improve its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Imagine if robots could talk to other robots—no matter where or how they were designed and built? This concept of interoperability may be the key to widespread AMR adoption.

Next generation technologies have long been helping operations increase productivity through their capabilities for greater agility, flexibility and adaptability. Simultaneously, however, these same systems are keeping workers safer and improving ergonomics.