Tag Archives: supply chain

SUPPLY CHAINS HAVE never been more powerful—or more exposed. Over the past decade, digitization has transformed how goods move, how data flows and how decisions get made. Warehouses operate on interconnected sensor networks. Inventory systems communicate with suppliers in real time. Artificial intelligence (AI)‑driven platforms forecast demand, flag disruptions and optimize routes before a human ever looks at a dashboard. ...

BY BRIAN PFANNES, PRESIDENT, STEEL KING INDUSTRIES AS THE LEADER of a material handling business, a question on my mind every day is, “How do we bring in that next generation of talent to lead our organization?” I know from talking to my peers that I’m not alone. A big reason that we’re thinking about it so much is because ...

BY CHRISTIAN DOW, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP, MHI AS SUJIT MOITRA, vice president of enterprise technology at MHI member Top Hat Engineering, reflects on present‑day cybersecurity, he believes the material handling industry must look beyond traditions. In fact, he stresses that cybersecurity—within modern warehouses and material handling environments alike—extends well beyond conventional IT security. After all, cybersecurity systems ...

Evaluating third-party vendor risks is standard procedure for supply chain organizations. But the risk assessment processes that have been used for years ...

BY KATIE KUEHNER‑HEBERT MEMBERS OF THE MHI Industry Group Advanced Energy Council (AEC) are actively promoting the safe adoption of advanced energy technologies in material handling, with a particular focus on motive power: lithium‑ion batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, chargers and the accessories that tie those systems together. The group brings together manufacturers, equipment OEMs and suppliers under one roof to ...

BY SANDY SMITH WITH THE RAPID changes in warehouse automation, The Robotics Group is a place where competitors work together to move the industry forward. The group’s leaders say that role is more important than ever as robotics adoption shifts from novelty to necessity. Chris Lingamfelter, co‑founder and managing partner of Robot Advisory Group and current TRG chair, has watched ...

Walk into a modern distribution center today and the impression is one of precision engineering and ...

Catching up with an MHEFI Scholarship Recipient BY KATIE KUEHNER‑HEBERT DEAN MOUNT IS keen on industrial engineering because the discipline focuses on “the big picture.” Mount was a 2024‑2025 Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) scholarship recipient “Instead of designing a product, you get to organize all the variables of a process. That broader scope appeals to me,” says Mount, ...

How companies are training employees to serve as the first line of defense against cyberattacks. BY CHRIS LEWIS EMPLOYEE TURNOVER REMAINS a persistent challenge for warehouses, logistics and transportation operations—and cybersecurity roles are hit especially hard. That’s unlikely to change soon. The supply chain industry is competing for cybersecurity talent against deep‑pocketed sectors like finance, government and healthcare. The result: ...

The supply chain for the apparel and textile industry is vast and reaches across a wide spectrum of interested parties ...