MODEX is the most comprehensive supply chain expo in the Americas. It's where manufacturing and supply chain professionals from over 100 countries gather to find the solutions they need to solve tough operational challenges. It's also where 800 of the leading supply chain providers showcase their latest solutions and the industry's brightest minds meet to network and share perspectives on the ever-evolving state of the supply chain - where it's headed, new ideas, innovation and more.
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Six months ago, the U.S. Census Bureau noted that a quarter of our nation’s population is now made up of 83.1 million millennials (born between 1982 and 2000). So, it should be a snap to fill those 1.4 million new supply chain jobs the "U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics" predicts our industry will create by 2018—right? Well, maybe. If the field can figure out how to educate and inform young professionals about the myriad opportunities supply chain offers.
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The MHI Young Professionals Network (YPN) of MHI is holding a panel on April 5 on women in supply chain titled "It’s Not Just for the Guys Anymore." This panel will delve into the challenges that come with being a female supply chain professional. Panelists will give their perspective on being a woman in the supply chain industry, how to support the new generation of women and how they excelled in a typically male-dominated field.
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When it comes to material handling and supply chain in apparel, the systems may be as outdated as bell bottoms and paisley prints. A confluence of trends affecting retail more broadly may require a bit of a makeover. Much of the change relates to omnichannel, a retailer’s ability to create a seamless experience for shopper in a bricks-and mortar store, online or mobile.
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The New Year is upon us and with that comes predictions of what 2016 has in store. Will Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) continue to drive materials on the factory floor? What is ‘Industry 4.0’ and when will it take shape? The factory of the future is around the corner and these 3 supply chain trends for 2016 will take us there.
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Industry professionals using overhead cranes for material handling are continuing to use the Crane Operator’s Manual to support lifting operations. The manual is Specification No. 79 from the leading authority on overhead lifting equipment, Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA).
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