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More women needed in supply chain management
by Carol Miller, MHI VP of Marketing and Communications Women account for 37% of students enrolled in university supply chain courses, but only 5% of top-level supply chain positions at Fortune 500 companies are filled by women, according to SCM World. […]
What if going to school guaranteed you a job?
by Sterling J. Scott, Marketing Communications Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_sterling Going to college guarantees people many things – an education, new experiences, new friends and colleagues, opportunities to grow as a person – but it doesn’t guarantee people jobs. Though going […]
E-commerce and the demand for omni-channel fulfillment
by Carol Miller, MHI VP of Marketing and Communications E-commerce sales are growing 20% annually and are expected to reach $750 billion globally this year. This global shift toward e-commerce is changing how the retail and logistics industries operate. This […]
Future Truck 2025: The Future for Transportation Logistics
Autonomous driving with long-distance trucks will be a reality in ten years time, says Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz. They recently debuted a demonstration video of it’s Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 showing the vehicle driving on it’s own on […]
State of Logistics Outsourcing
The recent 2014 18th Annual Third Party Logistics Study results showed the continuing, positive overall nature of shipper-3PL relationships. Shippers agree that 3PLs provide new and innovative ways to improve logistics effectiveness, and that they are sufficiently agile and flexible […]
Emerging Markets Present Opportunities and Challenges
Supply chain leaders hold the key to success or failure for businesses that want to capitalize on the $30 trillion opportunity presented by emerging markets according to a report by research firm Gartner Inc. The importance of supply chain management […]