If we have learned anything from this past year, it’s that people need to feel safe to be productive. Protecting people in their workplace has never been more important than it is today. In industrial environments, a large part of protecting people involves keeping people and machines safely separated. Please join the Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association of MHI for a July 21 webinar on this important topic.

A true optimization game-changer is quite possibly within reach with the promise of quantum computing. Given their unique capabilities, quantum computers can optimize supply chains by quickly considering a wide range of intersecting variables.

New innovations in location technology could revolutionize how orders are fulfilled. By taking advantage of these technologies both inside and outside the warehouse, supply chain professionals can continue to build stronger, more efficient processes.

Advances in software have allowed material handling professionals to build a digital warehouse using predictive analytics. New software helps to predict trends in inventory and sales, allowing for more accurate planning for seasonal and other demand changes. This MHI view video demonstrates how to build a digital warehouse and optimize your operations.

Historically, having a Lean, just-in-time, cost effective manufacturing or distribution supply chain was a point of pride for many chief supply chain officers. Unfortunately, that model isn’t the most resilient when it comes to the unforeseen pandemic disruptions that exposed multiple supply chain vulnerabilities. Yet, some companies were able to flexibly respond, quickly recover and subsequently thrive amid the pandemic; they’ve since emerged even stronger and more competitive than ever before. How did they do it?