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Stronger Together: How Academia and Industry Are Shaping the Future Workforce
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine AS SUPPLY CHAINS become more complex, technology‑driven and essential to global economies, the demand for a skilled and adaptable workforce continues to rise. Meeting this demand requires more than traditional hiring strategies; it requires intentional […]
Building the Pipeline: How Employers Are Taking Workforce Development into Their Own Hands
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine AS THE MATERIAL handling and supply chain industry continues to grapple with persistent labor shortages, a growing number of companies are rethinking a long‑held assumption: that talent must be sourced externally. Instead, leading organizations are taking […]
The Revolving Door
Why Food & Beverage Warehouses Can’t Keep Workers, or Costs Under Control Guest blog by Michael Sutherland, Business Development and Marketing Specialist at System Logistics Corp. (MHI member) Your shift starts at 6am. Two of your five line workers didn’t show. […]
Strategic Workforce Planning: Preparing for Multiple Futures
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine AI, AUTOMATION AND RELATED technologies are changing the way that people work today and altering the approach that organizations are taking to determine their future workforce needs. “Traditional operational workforce planning is focused on filling headcount […]
How Many Orders Should Your Team Pick Per Hour?
Guest blog by MHI member Rebus See How You Compare to Industry Benchmarks In warehouse operations, labor productivity is not just a metric. It directly affects cost, throughput, and customer service. Yet many leaders cannot confidently answer a basic question: […]
The AI‑Empowered Workforce
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERS may be all in on incorporating AI capabilities into their operations, but they are also sounding alarm bells about the real‑world constraints that could limit their ability to adopt AI and other forms […]