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BY DEBJIT ROY, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT; PUNEET TIWARI, ARAPL RAAS INTERNATIONAL LLC, USA; AND MILIND PADOLE, ARAPL RAAS INTERNATIONAL LLC, USA   THE NEED FOR ORCHESTRATED FORKLIFT FLEETS IN A WAREHOUSE With advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and sensor fusion technologies, such as 3D vision and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems, the global autonomous ...

TO DELIVER INCREASED value and foster a collaborative community for its material handling, warehousing and supply chain members, MHI and WERC have expanded their membership benefits. NEW WERC MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS WERC has introduced a new Corporate Membership, which allows all professionals in an organization to access WERC’s wealth of resources. The WERC Corporate Membership now includes complimentary access to: The ...

THE PROMAT 2027 exhibit space draw attracted 930 exhibitors who reserved a record of 977 booths for a total of 653,600 net square feet of show floor space at the industry’s largest supply chain event. This record amount of space reserved represents 94% of the ProMat 2027 show floor and is the largest exhibit space draw in MHI history. “The ...

TO SUPPORT THE development of future leaders, MHI is now accepting registrations for its 2026 Industry Leadership Program. Designed for emerging leaders in material handling and supply chain organizations, the program offers opportunities to build critical leadership skills while forming lasting industry connections. Participants will grow their knowledge through team‑based simulations, assessments and progress tracking and online resources. They will ...

THEMED AROUND “ADVANCING Warehousing: Where Human Insight Drives Logistics Innovation,” the 2026 WERC Annual Conference will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. The conference will feature education sessions that address the current concerns of warehousing and distribution center professionals, like ongoing workforce challenges and how artificial intelligence, robotics and automation technologies can impact operational performance. ...

BY CAROL MILLER, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, MHI FOR DECADES, SUPPLY chains have relied on spreadsheets, siloed systems and gut instinct to balance cost, service and risk. But as global networks have become more complex and data volumes have exploded, traditional tools are no longer enough. Today, structured data pours in from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, warehouse management systems (WMS) ...

Companies of all sizes are scrambling to unlock the benefits of artificial intelligence for their own operations. But it’s primarily the largest enterprises—those with the resources to pursue innovation—that are leading the way, using AI to retool their supply chains and make them smarter, faster, safer, more resilient and greener. In the process, they’re providing a glimpse of what the ...

CEO Update IN TODAY’S SUPPLY chain landscape, resilience is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. From ongoing disruptions to geopolitical shifts and climate‑related events, supply chains have been tested like never before. In response, a new era is emerging—one where artificial intelligence and automation are not just tools for efficiency, but catalysts for reinvention. This issue of MHI Solutions explores ...

Executive Viewpoint BY JAMES CABOT, PRESIDENT AND CEO, SOUTHWORTH INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. WE ALL KNOW that we have reached a critical moment in the material handling space. Our industry is growing and evolving at a remarkable speed, creating tremendous opportunities and fresh challenges. The pandemic and the shift in consumer behavior that led to the dramatic rise of e‑commerce have ...

Augmenting Supply Chain Talent with Intelligent Tools   BY MARY LOU JAY   COMPANIES ADOPT AI to boost efficiency, but many fall short because they overlook a critical factor: people. “People put too much focus on the technology and forget to focus on the people training, the people upskilling, on changing the process as well as the organization and the ...