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ProMat 2025: Innovation, Automation Used to Help Workers
Companies are striving to improve their workers’ lives and safety with better tools and ideas in the material handling and supply chain spaces.
March 27, 2025
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Supply Chain Professionals Increasing Investments in Digital Technologies: Study
Adoption of artificial intelligence is expected to rise dramatically, with 28% reporting that it's in use today, and another 54% reporting that they plan to have it in use within 5 years.
March 20, 2025
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Developing the Right Warehouse Automation Recipe
The right warehouse automation strategy is like developing a recipe: The ingredients are similar, but the execution and results are different and requires in-depth knowledge of a company’s facility.
March 19, 2025
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ProMat Preview: Where Supply Chain Solutions Come Together
With 1,200 of the world’s leading manufacturing and supply chain solution providers under one roof, ProMat 2025 provides hands-on demonstrations, 4 keynote sessions and 200-plus educational sessions.
March 2, 2025
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MODEX 2024: Extending the Spectrum of Supply Chain
From warehouse racking and electric material handling vehicles to robot dogs and software solutions, the name of this year's theme seemed truly fitting— MODEX 2024 was full spectrum.
March 22, 2024
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Seeing is Believing: All of the Sights at MHI's ProMat
When you think Chicago, do you think robotics? If you visited MHI's ProMat, you might. From Bastian's C18 automated forklifts to AutoStore's Bins, technology took the stage to show off all of the incredible strides being made in every facet of logistics.
March 25, 2023
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ProMat 2021 Cancelled, Plans for Digital Event Moves Forward
In April 2021, ProMatDX will provide one digital platform where the industry can come together to find manufacturing and supply chain solutions, problem-solve, connect with their peers and learn the latest trends and innovations.
December 7, 2020
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ProMat 2021 Cancelled, Plans Power Up for ProMatDX
After consultation with the MHI Board of Governors, MHI has made the difficult decision to cancel its in-person ProMat event in Chicago in April of 2021.
December 7, 2020
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Packaging and Handling Organizations Expand Leadership
New leadership roles and expanded teams are apparent throughout companies in packaging and handling organizations.
October 16, 2020
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Transformation Age: Shaping Your Future
The third publication in the MHI Roadmap Series, is intended to provide material handling, logistics and supply chain industry professionals insights into trends and technologies impacting business success in the next 10 to 20 years.
September 16, 2020
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WERC to Become a Division of MHI
Today, WERC offers a variety of networking and educational opportunities for warehousing professionals, including their annual WERC educational conference, local WERC chapters, industry research, online learning and facility certification programs.
August 3, 2020
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New Report Predicts Coming Transformation Age for Supply Chains as COVID-19 Accelerates Adoption of Digital and Automated Solutions
These tools are as wide ranging as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, robotics, edge computing and drones, and are expected to shift early-stage promises to step-change value propositions.
July 27, 2020
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MODEX 2024: Extending the Spectrum of Supply Chain
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Seeing is Believing: All of the Sights at MHI's ProMat
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March 25, 2023
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Workforce, Risk Mitigation Still Top Priorities for Supply Chains
Hiring and retaining qualified workers (57%) and the talent shortage (56%) were the top supply chain challenges cited by survey respondents.
March 23, 2023
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The MODEX Experience
As I am new to the industry, MODEX was my first tradeshow. I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to the tangible supply chain world.
April 14, 2022
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Supply Chain Disruption Fuels Investments in Technology
For the first time since the inception of the MHI Annual Industry Report, “lack of a clear business case to justify the investment” was cited as the leading barrier to adoption for all 11 technologies in the report.
April 3, 2022
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MODEX 2022 to Showcase Innovation, Automation, Evolution
MODEX 2022 is equipped to help attendees make new contacts, discover cutting-edge solutions and learn more about the latest trends in the supply chain space.
March 15, 2022
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MODEX Attendees Exhibit Signs of Big Supply Chain Investments in the Future
Attendees are looking for technology, automation and e-commerce fulfillment solutions for their operations.
March 7, 2022
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From Bad to Worse to Better: May Take 1-2 Years for Supply Chains to Recover
John Paxton, CEO, MHI, explains why it may take 1-2 years for supply chains to fully recover from the pandemic and other supply chain disruptions.
December 23, 2021
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ProMatDX Delivers In-Person Feel to Virtual Tradeshow
Editor-in-chief Marina Mayer details why she doesn't miss the fast-paced tradeshow life, but appreciates being able to connect "face-to-face."
April 12, 2021
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ProMat 2021 Cancelled, Plans for Digital Event Moves Forward
In April 2021, ProMatDX will provide one digital platform where the industry can come together to find manufacturing and supply chain solutions, problem-solve, connect with their peers and learn the latest trends and innovations.
December 7, 2020
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Lookback at MODEX 2020—The Last In-Person Trade Show
After the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) forced a string of industry tradeshows and conferences to cancel or postpone—for MHI’s MODEX 2020, the show must go on.
March 13, 2020
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MODEX 2020 Attendees Planning Major Supply Chain Investments Over Next 18 Months
MODEX attendees represent the majority of the Fortune 1000 and Top 100 retailers and consumer goods firms.
February 10, 2020
The logistics industry faces a big challenge recruiting the 1.4 million supply chain workers it will need by 2018, according to an article in Fortune.
Logistics Industry Faces Big Employee Recruitment Challenge
A new MHI report says the logistics business will be looking to fill about 1.4 million jobs, or roughly 270,000 per year, by 2018.
August 19, 2016
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Featured in Food Logistics: The ‘Always On’ Supply Chain Arrives in Full Force
Enhanced computing power has improved predictive analytics and supplemental tools–such as automation and wearables.
July 19, 2016
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The ‘Always On’ Supply Chain Arrives in Full Force
Material Handling Institute 2016 Report explores a convergence of evolving software and hardware.
July 18, 2016
The FANUC Robot M-430iA/2F is a high-speed picking robot designed for food handling. This robot utilizes USDA-certifiable parts and has an IP 67 rating.
Robotics and Automation Gaining Traction With Supply Chain Managers
April 20, 2016
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Featured In Food Logistics: RFID: A Tool For Tracking Products, Assets And More
While RFID began as a tracking tool for inventory and assets, the emergence of real-time networks has since enabled RFID data to deliver insights in areas such as product status reports and inefficiencies in the supply chain.
December 29, 2015
The INSIGHT visualization module allows a supply chain manager to visualize which customer markets are served by which warehouse.
Featured In Food Logistics: In Pursuit Of The Commerce-Ready Enterprise
Inventory and network optimization tools rank as the most widely used and most likely to deliver a competitive advantage, according to the 2015 Material Handling Institute (MHI) Annual Industry Report.
July 17, 2015
The enterprise commerce management platform addresses the complexity of omni-channel selling, order routing, inventory visibility and fulfillment execution.
In Pursuit Of The Commerce-Ready Enterprise
Why inventory optimization and transportation management systems lead the list of tools.
July 16, 2015