Visit https://www.mhisolutionsmag.com/index.php/2017/12/11/back-to-the-future/ to view the full article online.
 MHI Blog— With January ending, it is all speed ahead on MODEX 2018 this April in Atlanta. To start prepping, we’re going to tease some of the educational things that will be happening at MODEX 2018. First? A look at the Keynotes...
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Modern Materials Handling—The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), which represents the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, has revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2018.
Visit http://www.mmh.com/article/elfa_announces_top_10_equipment_acquisition_trends_for_2018 to view the full article online. |
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EBN—Finding the right tasks for collaborative and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) is a bit of a challenge. But, as AMRs have an open interface, it is possible to put them to work in automated settings that could be both cost-effective and efficient.
Visit https://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=4079&doc_id=283234& to view the full article online. |
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Logistics Management—In a world awash in cyber threats, partners and suppliers can be the vulnerable points that cyber criminals exploit to gain access to systems. Those challenges will get worse before they get better as supply networks become ever more complex.
Visit http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/guarding_against_cyber_threats to view the full article online. |
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MHI Blog— Amazon has applied for a patent for an autonomous ground vehicle that picks up your packages. In this patent published January 25, "Autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) are utilized to retrieve items from transportation vehicles (e.g., delivery trucks) for delivery to specified locations (e.g., user residences, etc.)."
Visit http://s354933259.onlinehome.us/mhi-blog/amazon-applies-patent-autonomous-ground-vehicles-pick-packages/ to view the full article online. |
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Inbound Logistics—These three innovative ideas related to transportation may be worth a second look: unified platforms for full operational visibility, big data and machine learning to mitigate risk, and e-marketplaces.
Visit http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/three-transportation-innovations-that-deliver-short-term-ROI/ to view the full article online. |
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Material Handling & Logistics—Projects include a major electrical transmission line bringing wind power to the middle of the country, and an underground pipeline transporting fresh water to the parched southwest.
Visit http://www.mhlnews.com/transportation-distribution/infrastructure-projects-defy-status-quo to view the full article online. |
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Visit http://videos.mhi.org/future-proof-your-supply-chain-at-modex-2018 to view the full article online. |
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The Guardian—From voting to healthcare, music to energy production, blockchain may just change the way we run our lives.
Visit https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jan/28/blockchain-so-much-bigger-than-bitcoin to view the full article online. |
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CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly—Innovation happens when people are allowed to take risks and test new ideas. They have to be free to devote their energies to problem solving, too.
Visit http://www.supplychainquarterly.com/articles/20180129-what-it-takes-to-innovate-/ to view the full article online. |
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Bloomberg News—JD.com Inc. is preparing to make its U.S. debut with a beachhead in Los Angeles, seeking to best arch-rival Alibaba and challenge Amazon.com Inc. on its home turf.
Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-26/jd-enlists-tencent-as-it-prepares-to-take-on-amazon-in-the-u-s to view the full article online. |
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MHI Blog—The #metoo campaign movement’s explosive growth has also led to clearing the path for beginning to speak about other issues women face in the workplace, such as pay gaps and the glass ceiling.
Visit http://s354933259.onlinehome.us/mhi-blog/2017-womens-movement-continues-phase-two-women-leadership/ to view the full article online. |
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EBN—Technology distributors are pursuing new markets and the result is a rosy financial outlook for the industry, the 2018 Outlook report released recently by the Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) found.
Visit https://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=3219&doc_id=283236& to view the full article online. |
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SupplyChainDigest—Is much of current stock of land and DCs becoming functionally obsolete in face of eFulfillment?
Visit http://www.scdigest.com/ONTARGET/18-01-30-1.PHP?cid=13637&ctype=content to view the full article online. |
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Progressive Grocer—In as few as five to seven years, 70 percent of consumers will be grocery shopping online, according to the second-year findings of the "Digitally Engaged Food Shopper" study by the Food Marketing Institute and Nielsen.
Visit https://progressivegrocer.com/70-consumers-will-buy-groceries-online-2024 to view the full article online. |
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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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MHI Blog—Robotics and automation are pretty hot topics in industrial B2B right now, for both good and bad. They are taking the hard and dangerous jobs, like heavy lifting and painting, but they aren’t smart or dexterous enough to do it all.
Visit http://s354933259.onlinehome.us/mhi-blog/drones-robots-humans-oh/ to view the full article online. |
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Material Handling & Logistics—A new survey shows that 60% of businesses haven't adopted blockchain and that could be because 40% said they don't understand the technology, or don’t see how it could be useful for their company.
Visit http://www.mhlnews.com/technology-automation/what-world-blockchain to view the full article online. |
