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MHISolutionsmag.com—Many are looking to the supply chain for solutions to the health care industry’s challenges, including rising health care costs and dropping hospital profit margins. And it seems that everyone has some idea of how to solve at least part of the health care challenge—even Alexa.

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MHI Updates
As part of MHI view's ongoing video program, this new episode focuses on Digital Business Transformation: Becoming Customer-Centric.

Industries around the world continue to adopt digital solutions, transforming the way they do business. Demands for faster, cheaper, and more visible solutions means meeting customer expectations must become a priority. 

 
  

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Technology and Innovation

SupplyChainDive—To ensure your ice cream stays frozen until it reaches your front door, new technology—and some old tech being used in new ways—is reducing the burden on human labor and tracking a multitude of sectors across the cold chain warehouse.

Robotics Business Review—The yearly revenue for cobot arms will reach $11.8 billion by 2030, according to newly released analysis from ABI Research. Lower cost, ease-of-use and re-programming ability are driving the growth of the market.

How would you solve this: Clipboards in the Warehouse
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Supply Chain Trends
  

C3 Solutions—This white paper explores the five key elements that are causing drastic shifts within the food and grocery industry via a collection of five, heavily researched articles that discuss omnichannel grocery, out-of-stocks, sustainability, automation and digitization, and blockchain in great detail.

  

Modern Distribution Management—Slowdown periods can be a great opportunity for progressive distributors to get more efficient with their strategic business agreements and build stronger partnerships that, after the slowdown periods ends, allow both parties to take share from the competition.

Global Trade Mag—Finance companies now consider mobile oriented tech as part of the core work-flow and expectations indicate that the FinTech industry will extend its tech integration significantly over the next four years.
   
FOX IV Technologies, Inc.
      
Ideal Warehouse Innovations
   
Manufacturing

Robotics Business Review—It’s increasingly common for warehouses, whether in e-commerce fulfillment operations, or just as part of a manufacturing company, to use robots to increase efficiency and output. If you’re thinking about adding robots to your warehouse operations, it’s crucial that safety is made a priority. Here are some practical ways and steps to take when considering implementing warehouse robotics.

CSCMP Supply Chain Quarterly—With the adoption of disruptive supply chain technologies forecast to double in the next five years, commercial real estate (CRE) for logistics will increasingly be built for both people and robots, according to the Chicago-based realty firm Cushman and Wakefield.

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Transportation

FreightWaves—As a result of the operational restrictions resulting from the ELD mandate of December 2017, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed major changes to the trucking hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. These changes could result in an estimated $274 million in savings to the U.S. economy and give carriers and drivers more flexibility in driving time.

Material Handling & Logistics—UPS is working with TuSimple, an autonomous driving company, to determine whether self-driving tractor trailers can improve service and efficiency in the UPS network.

   
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United Material Handling, Inc.
   
Education & Professional Development
  

MHISolutionsmag.com—Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) schools, which first launched in Brooklyn, NY, have established a model for how to empower young people with the skills required by both “new collar” jobs and continuing education.

Workforce
  
MHI’s new Career Forum enables manufacturing and supply chain professionals to view current job postings of MHI member companies. Go to http://www.mhi.org/careers to find the perfect opportunity for you.
   
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Global Trade
  
Oil Companies International Marine Forum—A number of shipping, refining, fuel supply and standards organizations have worked together to produce Joint Industry Guidance on the supply and use of 0.50% - sulphur marine fuel released on 20 August 2019. The free publication was developed by experts from across shipping, refining, supply and testing of marine fuels.