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How Prepared is Your Supply Chain for Disruptions?
by Sterling J. Scott, Marketing Communications Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_sterling 44% of container cargo comes in and out of the U.S. through West Coast ports. 13,600 dockworkers’ contracts at 30 West Coast ports expire Monday, June 30. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and […]
The Evolving Parcel Industry
Competition has always been fierce in retail. But as retailers continue to contend for greater customer loyalty and a larger share of the market, those in shipping and material handling are finding themselves racing to keep up with demands for […]
The ACA’s Impact on the Healthcare Supply Chain
The supply chain represents as much as 40 percent of the operating costs of hospitals, the second-largest expense after labor. The average hospital carries 8,000 stock keeping units (SKUs) of in-house inventory and owns up to 35,000 SKUs end-to-end. The […]
New Report Outlines Opportunities and Disruptions of 3D Printing for Industrial Manufacturing
3D printing (3DP), also known as additive manufacturing, is showing signs of triggering transformations in U.S. industrial manufacturing, from product design and production to restructured supply chains, according to a report released by PwC US in conjunction with The Manufacturing […]
Security & Supply Chain: ISIS Threatens Global Supply Chains
by Sterling J. Scott, Marketing Communications Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_sterling Iraq is the seventh-largest producer and fifth-largest exporter of oil in the world and the second-largest exporter in OPEC. The country’s largest oil refinery as well as the capital of Baghdad […]
Emerging Markets – Opportunities & Threats: India
by Sterling J. Scott, Marketing Communications Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_sterling Opportunities Narendra Modi, of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, was recently announced as India’s new Prime Minister, resulting in increased investor confidence in the country. As an emerging market and one […]