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New Video on MHI View: E-Commerce and the Rise of Dimensioning
With e-commerce’s dramatic rise in popularity, how products are packed and shipped is becoming more and more important. Now as products are more frequently packed and shiped in eaches, there is high potential for shipping costs to quickly eat away […]
Moving Through the Middle Mile
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine To truly understand e-commerce’s impact on supply chains, follow the movement of goods through the middle mile, e.g. from port to warehouse/DC, between warehouse and from warehouse to e-commerce storage areas. Last mile delivery is […]
Authenticating Supply Chain Fulfillment
As e-commerce continues to grow, regulators and consumers are increasingly demanding that online retailers and fulfillment centers prove that their products are, indeed, authentic—and firms within the supply chain are employing emerging technologies to accomplish just that. The technology creating […]
Flexibility and Agility are Essential in an Omni-Channel Business Model
Consumer-centric” is the key to success in today’s omni-channel environment. As retailers strive to meet consumer demand for a seamless shopping experience across all channels—brick and mortar locations and online—the winners will be material handling professionals who understand the need […]
New Video on MHI View: Growth of E-commerce
MHI view just released a new video on the Evolution of E-Commerce and Distribution that discusses how e-commerce has affected traditional retail. Business continues to evolve. Stores want to engage in e-commerce, but recognize the value of traditional shopping. Making […]
ProMat 2015 Recap: Emerging Industry Trends and Best Practices for Optimization in 2015
By Ron Sledzieski, Executive Business Director, Sealed Air Having just returned from the ProMat 2015 trade show, where leaders in the material handling, logistics equipment and technologies industry gathered, it’s worth recapping some of the most significant current and emerging […]