RMI makes seminar available on Industrial Steel Storage Racks
During MODEX 2018, held this past April in Atlanta, members of RMI presented a free, on-floor seminar to attendees. Entitled “Considerations for the Planning and Use of Industrial Steel Storage Racks,” the 40-minute session’s slides and audio were recorded for those who were unable to attend, or wish to revisit the information. Via the presentation, potential and current end users and owners of industrial steel storage racks take a...
What is next: The top trends impacting supply chain management in 2019
The ability to manage the four “Ts”—technology, trade, talent, and transportation—will define how well supply chain organizations can meet customer expectations in the coming year DHL Supply Chain, a provider in contract logistics and part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has shared the top supply chain trends for 2019. While there are a number of emerging technologies that supply chain managers should have on their radar, from blockchain...
Your most important business success metric – Customer Loyalty
Business is besieged with metrics. Return on Investment (ROI), website visits, website return visits, shopping cart abandonment rates, and average customer spend are all important and well used metrics to evaluate the success of a business. As with all business problems, everyone agrees that metrics are vitally important. What no one can agree on is which metrics are the most important. Until now. The most important marketing...
What happened last year? And what’s the goal for the New Year?
It’s interesting to me that at the end of the year, people are always interested in your biggest success, or your biggest failure, in the year that’s ending. They also want to know what you have resolved to do new and better next year. Everyone wants you to write down your goals, your plans, your dreams, or, in the short term, your New Year’s resolutions. All of the above is a bunch of hooey UNLESS you have a better...
A fresh perspective on employee engagement
For some time, there has been a labor shortage in distribution centers. A healthy economy and boom in warehouse construction have led to more job openings, fewer applicants, with less experience, and more turnover. As a result, the balance of power has shifted from the employer to the employee. At the same time, most labor management approaches haven’t evolved to align with the new generation of workers – especially Millennials – or...
ProMat 2019 releases Student Days agenda
For the 16th consecutive year, MHI is partnering with the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE), Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) and the Material Handling Education Foundation (MHEFI) to present Student Days at ProMat 2019. With sponsorships from Bastian Solutions, Hanel Storage Systems, The Raymond Company, Toyota Material Handling USA and Vanderlande Industries, over 200...
NREL details great potential for Floating PV Systems
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 man-made U.S. reservoirs could generate about 10 percent of the nation’s annual electricity production. Their findings, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, reveal for the first time the potential for floating PV to produce electricity in the United States. While the United...
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