MHI Cast

MHI’s Executive VP of Membership and Industry Leadership, Christian Dow, discusses the tools MHI’s Solutions Community offers to members to address supply chain labor shortages– ahead of their MODEX 2020 session, “Solutions Community of MHI: Do You Have a Labor Shortage? The Solutions Community of MHI Can Help”.

Labor availability and planning are challenges in an ever-changing landscape of e-commerce. The ability to plan and balance workforce in real-time is critical to fulfillment operations.

This seminar will present a case study on how Puma consolidated several warehouses into a single highly automated Omni-channel warehouse to support the European market.

Maintenance, especially of automated solutions, is increasingly important to a company’s overall success. Come learn how to get started, build a maintenance team and prepare for the future.

Are lithium-ion batteries safe to use in industrial and commercial applications? This seminar will discuss the latest advances in lithium-ion battery technology for industrial lift trucks.

Want to overcome increasing order fulfillment challenges? Learn how to prepare your supply chain to keep up with changing demand by integrating expandable, flexible and adaptable systems.

Innovation is exploding. Learn to identify emerging opportunities to capture a competitive edge through automation, connected products, software and data-driven solutions in this digital revolution!

Learn how to leverage practical robotics to improve distribution and fulfilment and overcome labor shortage. Determine if practical robotics could improve efficiencies for your organization.

It is crucial to the approval and success of any improvement project to set and manage appropriate expecations with all parties to win much-needed investment in distribution.

The most successful and beneficial way to automate your operation happens with small steps, not big leaps.

Learn how Universal logistics turned to AMR’s working with employees to help them meet their targets, reduce continuous need for overtime, minimize upfront investment and realize a compelling ROI.

Although everyone talking about IoT, Big Data and AI, few companies have implemented these technologies into their operations. This session provides a guide to integrate real-time analytics.

Although everyone talking about IoT, Big Data and AI, few companies have implemented these technologies into their operations. This session provides a guide to integrate real-time analytics.

Navigating Data with Disruptive Technologies to Analyze, Cleanse and Fix the Way Your Company Consumes Data

Today’s distribution centers are struggling to keep pace with the explosion of modern e-commerce. Learn about the latest advances in robotic solutions and how they can augment your workforce.

AGVs are an industry standard. Key elements such as the logistics interface for IT integration and the trend toward lithium-ion battery systems with automatic charging, continue to evolve.

Learn how a new and proprietary Voice solution speeds truck loading by reducing congestion and conflicts during the staging of produced goods in Food Processing and other manufacturing facilities.

When implementing new technologies such as semi-autonomous and fully autonomous solutions, forming strategic partnerships and implementing valuable insights can increase your bottom-line.

How millennial shopping habits and behaviors have transformed the retail and distribution landscape.

This session will show how with the availability of cloud applications and AI services even the smallest companies have access to advanced techniques for processing and analyzing their data.

This session briefly reviews some pros & cons of moving to automation and then presents ways through simple equipment options and applied ergonomics to enhance the productivity and worker health now.

Learn how to select a quality 3PL provider for our supply chain. Understand the warning signs of a partnership mis-match and make the best selection of a partner the first time!

Hear from a panel of leaders who have implemented AMRs, Goods-to-Person & automated solutions. Learn the challenges and pitfalls to avoid as well as best practices for implementing new technologies.

With a focus on delivering double digit savings in operational costs we will review the benefits of product slotting both in labor and resource utilization.

A detailed look at today’s Warehouse Execution Systems and how they augment and complement WMS solutions, marching towards the truly intelligent and autonomous distribution center.