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IoT, IIoT, and Industry 4.0—Our Common Future or Summoning the Demons?
What’s your initial reaction when you hear the Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or Industrie/Industry 4.0? Are you excited because it represents an unparalleled opportunity to make things better? Or are you defensive because you fear […]
New Video on MHI View: A Deeper Dive into Aero-Robotics and Cycle Counts
As part of MHI’s ongoing video program, this new episode focuses on: A Deeper Dive into Aero-Robotics and Cycle Counts In a previous episode, we explored how drones can be used indoors to track inventory through cycle counting. In this episode […]
A Calculated Approach to Predictive Analytics
It wasn’t that long ago that the concept of predictive analytics was the stuff of thought leadership pieces and futuristic white papers. The recently released 2017 MHI Annual Industry Report, “Next-Generation Supply Chains—Digital, On-Demand and Always-On,” however, places predictive analytics […]
Augmented Reality Smart Glasses
If seeing is believing, then manufacturing, warehousing and distribution facilities throughout the supply chain can expect to be taking a closer look at the latest wearable technology emerging as a viable competitive advantage in operations: smart glasses leveraging augmented reality. […]
Supply Chain Transformers! How Robotics and Automation Are Changing the Game
At ProMat, people were saying: ‘That’s the future!’ I was saying: ‘That’s the present,’” says Rafael Granato, marketing director for MHI member PINC Solutions. He’s referring to the company’s drone systems, which can fly through a manufacturing or distribution center […]
MHI Digital, Always-On Supply Chain Update – Episode One: Next-Generation Supply Chains
MHI is embarking on a series of video updates on topics covered in the 2017 MHI Annual Industry Report. View episode one, Next-Generation Supply Chains. Next-Generation Supply Chains The pace of change towards digital supply chains is accelerating. According to the 2017 […]