DHL and Cisco jointly released a new Trend Report focused on the Internet of Things (IoT). According to the report, IoT will generate $8 trillion worldwide in Value at Stake over the next decade.

The University of Tennessee (UT) Global Supply Chain Institute recently published a report focused on warehouse best practices. The report entitled "The ABCs of DCs: Distribution Center Management: A Best Practices Overview" is the fifth in UT’s Game Changing Trends in Supply Chain series.

ProMat 2015 featured over 110 Educational Seminars that can now be viewed online. These Webinars offer in-depth education on best practices, the latest equipment and technology innovations and leading supply chain trends. 

For three weeks in March, a delegation of 20 executives and heads of logistics departments from Eurasian countries Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan toured select cities in the U.S. 

It doesn’t matter how large or small, what you do, or who is your demographic, there is a place for every business on social media. 

The Board of Directors of the Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) recently announced its 2015-2016 Scholarship Winners.  A total of $127,150 in scholarships was issued.

Recently, two new groups have organized and started operating as MHI Solutions Groups – the Automation Solutions Group (ASG), and the Information Systems Solutions Group (ISSG).

MODEX has been named to the 2014 Trade Show News Network’s (TSNN) U.S. Top 250 Trade Shows list. TSNN’s list represents the top 250 trade shows held last year in the U.S. ranked by net square footage. MODEX 2016 is coming to Atlanta next April.

MHI and MHEDA are offering a great professional development opportunity for young professionals in supply chain and material handling at this year's Emerging Leaders Conference this July in Chicago.

ProMat attendees and exhibitors were interviewed during the recent ProMat show to discuss the value the show offers. Find out why they attend the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo in North America.

New legislation introduced in the Senate could help bridge the infrastructure funding gap by expanding the use of tax-exempt bonds and implementing a new tax credit to help state and local governments pay for infrastructure projects.

Recently, the Kern County California School District, in partnership with MHI, held a business education luncheon to address the growing supply chain labor needs of local industry. The meeting included representatives from many of the 40 major distribution centers within the county. It also included representatives from a number of local schools, community colleges, and universities.

The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted an exemption for Amazon to test delivery drones outdoors.