As part of MHI view's ongoing video program, this new episode focuses on MHI’s New MH+ Program.

MHI’s mission is to deliver member value every day. As part of this mission, MHI and GES have made an investment in the success of exhibitors at MHI trade events by developing a program to help exhibitors control their material handling costs at MHI trade events.

 

 

ThomasNet—The landscape of industrial tech often seems to be in a state of constant upheaval, fluctuating constantly. New concepts, machines, and apps are introduced seemingly every day. Disruption has always played a key role in how the industrial economy evolves, and digital technology, in particular, has created one of the biggest upsets in recent years.

Modern Materials Handling—Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report observes that the rate of blockchain adoption is slower than expected, even though the technology has some clear potential benefits in the freight transportation and logistics marketplace.

Material Handling & Logistics—The U.S. Food and Drug launching a new pilot project on Feb. 7 in which participants representing the drug supply chain can pilot the use of innovative and emerging approaches for enhanced tracing and verification of prescription drugs in the U.S. The goal of the new program is to ensure suspect and illegitimate products do not enter the supply chain.

SupplyChain247—A survey by the Contract Packaging Association revealed that 70% of contract packaging and contract manufacturing companies are concerned that the regulatory environment could negatively impact business in the coming years.

Supply Chain Management Review—There are more semi-electric vehicles on the road as the technology advances. These vehicles can decrease fuel costs, which will decrease operating costs. And the semi-electric trucks have the added benefit of advancing efforts to clean up the environment.

ThomasNet—Solar-powered cars would eliminate the need for a charging infrastructure, which is one of the bigger concerns with electric cars. So, why isn’t anyone figuring out how to make this happen? They are – and testing is in the works. One of the features being testes is a car covered in solar panels, which allow the user to recharge the vehicle each day simply by parking it outside.

Supply Chain Dive—Norfolk Southern laid out its plan to implement precision scheduled railroading (PSR) Monday at an investor conference at the railroad's new headquarters in Atlanta. The plan includes centralizing operations, reducing staff, running fewer, heavier, faster trains and optimizing the network in order to increase efficiency.

Transport Topics—Cents per mile remains the dominant form of pay in the for-hire truckload sector, but its dominance is not as strong as it once was as fleets embrace alternative pay models that take cyclicality out of driver pay.

Global Trade Mag—Technology can make or break a company’s ability to react to changing consumer demand, market shifts, and supply constraints. It can also limit a company’s ability to fully exploit the innovative technologies that are constantly emerging.

Supply Chain Management Review—Even the simplest of concepts can require very complicated processes with a close attention toward every detail. Here are a few common product development hurdles to look out for so you can avoid them.