Episodes

In this episode of the MHI cast, we’re speaking with the panel of experts from ProMatDX about the 2021 Annual Industry Report and how it pertains to the Next Gen Supply Chain Update Series.

In this episode of the MHI cast, we’re speaking with the panel of experts from ProMatDX about the 2021 MHI Annual Industry Report - “Innovation Driven Resilience: How Technology and Innovation Help Supply Chains Thrive in Unprecedented Times.”

The need for resilient supply chains has never been greater. ProMatDX — April 12-16 — will provide access to the latest equipment and technology trends and solutions you need to power up your supply chain to meet this need. During this podcast, MHI’s CEO, John Paxton, and Executive Vice President of Exhibitions, Daniel McKinnon tell us what to expect from the ProMat Digital Experience.

Diversity is more than just a buzzword used when recruiting for a company. Today’s employers are looking for the best talent and skilled workers will gravitate towards companies that embrace workers from all walks of life. In today’s episode, we speak to Annette Danek-Akey from Penguin Random House and Dr. Randy Bradley from the University of Tennessee about why diversity, equity and inclusion are integral for supply chains and what you can do to create a workplace where employees are engaged, included and enjoy a high level of trust and job satisfaction.

The material handling industry has gone through numerous changes over the past year, one of them being the implementation of remote work strategies. In this episode, we speak to MHI members Larry Strayhorn and Bryan Jensen on their approaches to working remotely.

Automation and robotics are two of the fastest changing technologies in the supply chain industry. Today we talk with two members of MHI's Mobile Automation Group to see what’s new and why incorporating it can create a more robust supply chain.

In this episode, we talk with John Reichert and John Ashodian about MHI’s Solutions Community, which recently held its fall meeting. Find out how Community members are using their unique perspectives to help the supply chain industry during the pandemic.

In this episode, we talk with Gerald Perritt and Brian Devine about the effect COVID-19 has had on distribution centers, preparing for peak season amid a pandemic, and some long-term effects we may see They recently wrote an article about the upcoming challenges of Q4 and peak season. You can find it on WERC.org or simply click HERE.

In this episode of MHI Cast, we talk with two members of The Robotics Group, Matt Kulp and Tyler McCoy. TRG is MHI’s newest Industry Group. Its goal is to inspire user confidence and foster the adoption of robotic solutions in supply chain applications.

Ken Ruehdranz, the Manager of Distribution at Dematic, speaks with Jim Tompkins, founder and CEO of Tompkins International. On this episode of MHI cast, these two industry professionals discuss the benefits of localized manufacturing and distribution during and post COVID-19.

In this episode of MHI Cast we speak to three members of the EASE Council — the industry group that promotes ergonomics in the workplace. We get an overview of what ergonomics in material handling entails and take a look at the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on ergonomics in the industry.

Thomas Boykin and Randy Bradley weigh in on what the future implications of COVID-19 might be on the supply chain industry.

In this episode, we talk to three members of the Overhead Alliance. Josh Arwood, president of CMAA, Jerry Eischens, president of MMA, and Mark Arthur, president of HMI. They tell us the benefits of overhead material handling and what you need to consider when deciding which equipment to choose. We also talk about what to expect from the online safety conference taking place in September of this year.

Melonee Wise, CEO of Fetch Robotics, and Erik Nieves, the CEO and founder of Plus One Robotics join us to discuss the impact of the pandemic on the mobile robotics industry.

On this episode of the MHI cast, we are joined by Greg Baer, MHI’s Director of Sales, as well as the three winners of our 2020 Innovation Awards. Jeff Papadelis, Jeff Hedges and Jonathan Hurst each describe the innovation that won their company an Innovation Award at MODEX 2020.

The late Dan Clapp, former Chairman of RMI’s Engineering committee discusses rack safety and why it is so important. RMI had two presentations at MODEX this year and you can listen to both of them on MHI Cast. Listen to Dan’s presentation on Storage Rack Safety 101 HERE or Carlos Oliver’s presentation, Planning Your Rack System & Traditional and E-Commerce HERE. For other RMI resources, visit mhi.org/rmi.

On this episode of MHI cast, we speak with Kathy Fulton and Mark Richards from the American Logistics Aid Network about how they are responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

Emmy Lou Burchette of Burchette & Associates Inc., a strategic marketing and business consulting firm, discusses MHI’s new report, “Transformation Age: Shaping your Future"

MHI CEO, George Prest, and Thomas Boykin of Deloitte, discuss the theme of the 2020 MHI Annual Industry Report – embracing the digital mindset.

See 10+ AMR and robotics applications that can be implemented today to reduce labor and increase operational efficiencies. Learn how AMR POC (Proof of Concept) can assure operational success.

Improve manufacturing and distribution (B2B) supply chains using GS1 standards to enable process automation within the enterprise and for supplier and customer collaboration outside the enterprise.

Implementing a modern, cloud-based procurement solution can transform and streamline the source-to-settle process.

Learn how to identify real-world strategies to use automation to cope with the ongoing shortage of qualified labor in fulfillment, distribution, and parcel operations.

Explore the evolving automated distribution center, through an interactive presentation focused on robotic advancements, technology integration, and realistic constraints of today and the future.