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MHISolutionsmag.com—While the supply chain continues to be predominantly male, more women are joining the industry throughout the material handling, logistics and transportation fields. According to the 2016 Gartner-AWESOME (Achieving Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management, and Education) Women in Supply Chain survey, females are slowly gaining ground in the field overall, representing 35 percent of the total supply chain workforce—although significantly less so in the most senior levels at just five percent.
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MHI Blog—Too often, talented people wait for new roles and responsibilities that never appear. That’s why MHI’s Young Professionals Network is bringing you the webinar, Taking Charge of Your Career, on June 7 from 2-3 p.m. EST with business management consultant, Marilyn Sherman. Using specific examples of how others have moved up their company ladder and created a more rewarding career, Marilyn Sherman will inspire you to be more accountable for your success and job opportunities. After this session, you will be prepared to ask for what you want and be more assertive in your career path.
Visit http://s354933259.onlinehome.us/mhi-blog/learn-the-tools-you-need-to-take-charge-of-your-career/ to view the full article online. |
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Visit http://videos.mhi.org/changing-environmental-regulations-and-product-innovation to view the full article online. |
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Material Handling & Logistics—Businesses that do not consider how blockchain could help are at risk of falling behind competitors.
Visit http://www.mhlnews.com/technology-automation/blockchain-could-revolutionize-retailers-operations-says-new-study to view the full article online. |
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Modern Materials Handling—This report by CBRE, "Breaking Ground: Market Rents Justify New Warehouse Development," analyzes the gap between rental rates developers can expect and the rates needed to cover all development expenses.
Visit https://www.mmh.com/article/cbre_research_makes_the_case_for_more_warehouse_and_distribution_center_dev to view the full article online. |
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EBN—We fully expect additive manufacturing to change not just how we manufacturer, but also where. This will have some interesting impacts on the supply chain, most of which are positive for the brands, consumers and environment.
Visit https://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=4123&doc_id=283476& to view the full article online. |
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The Wall Street Journal —The head of the firm behind the Amplify Online Retail ETF says online retailing has been expanding rapidly, but still has untapped potential.
Visit https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-sales-etf-could-be-in-a-sweet-spot-1528077720 to view the full article online. |
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Supply Chain Management Review—Inland ports and short haul rail are quickly becoming a solution to age old supply chain issues.
Visit http://www.scmr.com/article/cheaper_faster_better_how_short_haul_rail_surprises_the_supply_chain to view the full article online. |
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MHI Blog—Each year, MHI member companies have the opportunity to submit their employees for the MHI Outstanding Young Professional of the Year Award and the MHI Mentor Award. We were proud to announce at MODEX 2018 the winner of the MHI Outstanding Young Professional Award is Brian C. Neuwirth from UNEX Manufacturing. We were recently able to catch up with Brian to learn more about him.
Visit http://s354933259.onlinehome.us/mhi-blog/2018-ypn-outstanding-young-professional-award-winner-qa-session/ to view the full article online. |
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Supplychaindigital.com—A worldwide study of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders has found that 55% of organizations are set to make a major investment in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next two years.
Visit https://www.supplychaindigital.com/technology/half-organisations-set-procurement-and-supply-chain-ai-investment-within-two-years to view the full article online. |
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Trucks.com—Uber Freight added a new feature to its smartphone app, targeting small trucking fleets. The company’s digital load board also matches independent truckers with shippers.
Visit https://www.trucks.com/2018/06/04/uber-freight-targets-small-trucking-companies/ to view the full article online. |
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The Wall Street Journal—The sector added 18,700 jobs last month as warehouse operators, trucking companies competed to get more workers into capacity-strained distribution networks.
Visit https://www.wsj.com/articles/logistics-hiring-surged-in-may-on-growing-freight-demand-1527873949 to view the full article online. |
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Supply Chain Executive—Women in the supply chain industry continue to look up at the glass ceiling as their men counterparts can earn as much as 29 percent more than they do for similar positions.
Visit https://www.sdcexec.com/professional-development/news/21007112/female-supply-chain-professionals-face-wage-gap 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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Industrial Distribution online—If a company maintains more safety stock in inventory, it provides more protection against stockouts. However, this additional inventory will have a negative effect on profitability.
Visit https://www.inddist.com/article/2018/05/inventory-profitability-good-bad-and-ugly to view the full article online. |
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Material Handling & Logistics—Improved logistics processes can have a positive impact on scheduling, collections and inventory management.
Visit http://www.mhlnews.com/technology-automation/how-robotics-technology-modernizing-third-party-logistics to view the full article online. |
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IT Business Edge—In a couple of decades, you may be able to print your next TV, smartphone, or even car far more quickly than it is now manufactured and in a far more customized fashion than the industry allows today. But, there are still a lot of steps to climb before getting to that theoretical point.
Visit https://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/unfiltered-opinion/hp-anticipating-factories-becoming-huge-printers.html to view the full article online. |
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Multichannel Merchant—Retailers and ecommerce companies are spending considerable sums to manage and fill customer orders from multiple shipping. Adopting a strategic approach to optimizing inventory levels can maximize sales and profits and improve customer service.
Visit http://multichannelmerchant.com/blog/6-steps-toward-making-inventory-management-strategic/ to view the full article online. |
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Logistics Viewpoint—Integrating automation into your warehouse, specifically, robotics and drones, may help your warehouse become more productive without the need for huge capital outlays, and provide payback within three to six months.
Visit https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2018/05/31/robots-help-manage-inventory-better/ to view the full article online. |