3D printing has now become a feasible option for manufacturing replacement parts in-house and customizing mass-manufactured goods. But what is the next step? For the past several years, a new application has been researched and has the potential to revolutionize the manufacturing industry again. 

MHI.org—At the 2019 MHI Annual Conference in Palm Springs, CA, MHI Industry Groups appointed new chairs and vice chairs. The new Chairs and Vice Chairs were elected by members of each Industry Group by way of vote during their groups’ Annual Membership Meetings. The new Chair and Vice Chair terms will kick off with Chair Training in January 2020, followed by a Strategic Planning Meeting, led by MHI’s Industry Group staff.

MHI Blog—MHI Industry Groups are your resource for finding a product specific answer or solution to your supply chain needs. This past October, MHI Industry Groups released a variety of resources, including white papers and videos, on topics ranging from supply chain operations and big data analytics to workplace safety.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive—Nearly 7.5 million retail jobs are at risk of being replaced by automation, but will it actually leave them without work?

ThomasNet—Due to the vast nature of its operations and product lines spread throughout the world, the company’s supply chain needs to be robust. As such, Coca-Cola is known for employing some of the most state-of-the-art supply chain management techniques and innovative technologies in the food and beverage industry. 

SupplyChainBrain—For companies that ship dozens or thousands of items in any given day, packaging presents big opportunities for customer experience and cost savings — but matching items to appropriate boxes can turn into a complicated science. At tools manufacturer Snap-on Tools, artificial intelligence is changing that.

Logistics Management—The trucking sector is going through a major paradigm shift due to the ongoing digitization of the industry and the increased transparency resulting from the digitization and the launching of a trucking forward and freight futures market. It’s now a 3D market comprised of the spot, forward and trucking freight futures markets.

Supply Chain Dive—A tight trucking market drove shippers to adjust their operating models and position themselves as good customers to carriers. These four experts weigh in on what makes a successful shipper of choice: Foster Finley at AlixPartners, Pete Guarraia at Bain, Mark Hermans at PwC and Courtney Rogerson at Gartner.

Supply Chain Management Review—Digital transformation is changing supply chains on many fronts, including the functional makeup of teams. Unfamiliar job titles such as “data scientist” are now part of the supply chain ecosystem, as the discipline comes to rely more and more on its ability to collect, analyze and interpret massive volumes of data.

SupplyChain247—Recently, logistics companies that have failed to comply with the regulations that govern exports have experienced more and significant penalties.