New report highlights nine technologies driving next-generation supply chains that are digital, on-demand and always-on. Talent shortage remains the top barrier.

ProMat 2017 attracted more than 950 exhibitors and thousands of attendees from around the world to Chicago's McCormick Place last week. Attendees came to view 375,000 square feet of manufacturing and supply chain exhibits on two show floors. In addition to the show floor, attendees were treated to exciting keynote presentations and more than 100 educational sessions. View news coverage.

Members of the millennial generation looking for their perfect jobs might craft an advertisement something like this: Employment wanted: Position must be challenging with multiple possibilities for growth and new experiences. Job should involve technology, have a global focus and include opportunities for making a positive contribution to society and/or protecting the environment.

Proship, Inc. wins for best new product. EuroSort Inc. wins best innovation of an existing product and Ubimax GmbH wins best IT innovation.

The correct use of data can help a company run more efficiently and cost-effectively. This episode explores how predictive data can be particularly useful for cutting waste in a transportation fleet. 

MHI awarded International Technical Coatings (ITC) Chief Operating Officer, AriAnne Sproat, with the 2017 Face of the Supply Chain award at MHI Industry Night at ProMat 2017 on April 5. Award judges were inspired by her story and recognized Sproat as a role model for the next generation of workers in the supply chain.

Today’s operations face an ever-changing, increasingly demanding world, with growing SKU counts, the desire for faster delivery times and a labor climate characterized by high turnover, scarcity and rising costs. 

As an update of the preceding document, the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics 2.0 is intended to help the supply chain industry determine how it needs to change between now and 2030.

MHI recently announced the MHI 2017 Young Professional Network (YPN) Award winners during the MHI Industry Night at ProMat event on April 5. The Mentor Award was awarded to: Pete Saladis of The Raymond Corporation. The Outstanding Young Professional Award was awarded to: Tyler Schmakel of Rasco Industries, Inc. 

While you probably know that MHI’s Career & Technical Education (CTE) program, which includes the four Fundamentals of Warehousing and Distribution textbooks, has been adopted nationwide by multiple high schools, community colleges and technical schools, you might be surprised to discover that our second adopter of the program was the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.