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Insurance Companies—Advocates for Reducing Workplace Injuries
A resource for reducing injuries associated with manual material handling (MMH) your company may have overlooked is your insurance carrier. Many insurance companies offer their policyholders no cost programs designed to analyze MMH tasks and develop solutions to minimize worker […]
U.S. East Coast Ports Could Gain 10 Percent Additional Share Following Panama Canal Expansion
Following the Panama Canal expansion next year, up to 10 percent of container traffic to the U.S. from East Asia could shift from West Coast ports to East Coast ports by 2020, according to new research conducted by The Boston […]
Transforming Your Supply Chain
By J. Paul Dittmann, Ph.D., Executive Director Global Supply Chain Institute, University of Tennessee Perhaps this article caught your eye because your supply chain strategy is not generating the results you expect and need, or perhaps it’s because you know […]
Transportation Is #1 Worry of CPG Supply Chain Leaders
Getting products to retailers is increasingly an uphill battle for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. Eighty percent of CPG supply chain leaders say transportation is now their greatest worry, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) […]
Rising consumer expectations and looming regulations provide for rising pressures for automotive manufacturers
In the U.S. and international auto industry, the wheels are spinning. That cliché takes on multiple meanings in today’s automotive manufacturing sector. There are the new ideas that come from a technological revolution and infotainment that is common place in […]
MODEX named one of TSNN’s Fastest-growing Trade Shows
MODEX 2014 was recently named by Trade Show News Network (TSNN) as one of the top fastest-growing shows. “The Top 50 fastest-growing show winners were chosen by their show’s growth rate between 2012-2014 in attendance and net square footage,” said […]