By James L. Patterson, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, College Of Business and Technology, Western Illinois University It is generally recognized that companies around the globe are faced with an acute shortage of qualified supply chain talent at the early and mid-career […]
MHI announced the MHI 2015 Innovation and Young Professional Award winners recently at their 70th Anniversary Celebration during ProMat 2015. MHI 2015 Innovation Awards The MHI Innovation Award recognizes the latest manufacturing and supply chain innovative products and services. The award […]
These days, food and beverage is focused on fresh—and that’s not just in kitchens and restaurants. From farm to fork, the industry is under tremendous pressures that require new approaches. For a snapshot of the pressures on food and beverage, […]
By Carol Miller, MHI Vice President of Marketing and Communications Services When the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics hosts its Supply Chain Workforce Summit at ProMat 2015, a series of speakers and discussion panels will explore best practices […]
Cloud computing has played a critical role in the improvement of supply chain management by supporting an enterprise’s efforts to share data with multiple partners across many different locations throughout the world. While the benefits of cloud computing include improved […]
Predictions about the future of logistics often include scenarios of driverless trucks loaded with goods cruising effortlessly down the highway and flying drones departing from warehouses to make last-mile deliveries of consumer goods. Will such visions become a reality? Despite […]