Publications

1) Welcome to this Special Issue of MHI Solutions

Celebrating 75 Years of Making Supply Chains Work From the beginning, the leadership of our industry established the goal of enhancing productivity through ­material ...

2) By the Numbers: Then, Now and Beyond

What statistics say about the supply chain, its infrastructure—75 years ago, the present day and in the future. Read More…

3) 75-Year Historical Timeline for Material Handling

From 1850 when Sir William Fairbairn patented the industrial crane to 2020 when COVID-19 tested every joint in the supply chain, these are some of the milestones in the material ...

4) Economic Market Analysis: The Past Is Prologue

The material handling industry first came together during the conflict of the Second World War to form the organization we know as MHI. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

5) MHI Solutions Community: Looking Forward to 75 More Years of Collaboration

On a timeline representing MHI’s rich 75-year history, the MHI Solutions Community doesn’t appear until almost the very end. But the group has made significant contributions ...

6) Trailblazers: Celebrating MHEFI Award Winners

The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) recognizes significant contributions to our industry either overall or in the area of education in the form of awards. ...

7) College Industry Collaboration: 68 Years Perfecting the CICMHE-MHI Partnership

The year was 1952. In the USA, the Greatest Generation was hitting their stride. Having survived the Great Depression and World War II, they were buying. Wages were about ...

8) The History and Future of College-Industry Collaboration

The worlds of academia and industry can seem incompatible at times, owing to the former’s focus on the theoretical and the latter’s emphasis on the concrete. However, in ...

9) MHI Industry Groups — Tailored to Fit

MHI’s Industry Groups are its lifeblood—some dating back to the association’s earliest days when it took on the management of several independent trade groups. As the material ...

10) Transformation Age: Preview of Our Industry’s Next Chapter

By 2030, robotics and augmented reality will be in mainstream use for warehousing, manufacturing and distribution centers. Maritime shipping will be almost unrecognizable ...

11) MHI MEMBERS: 75 Years of Visionary Innovations

For 75 years, MHI has served the interests of material handling and supply chain firms by providing a forum for connections, educational and knowledge resources, industry ...

12) 10 Game Changers for the Next Decade for Supply Chains

The events of the past several months have made it very clear how difficult it can be to predict what supply chains will look like in one year, let alone 10 years from now. ...

13) 10 Game Changers that Transformed How Supply Chains Work (1945-2020)

When you stop to think about it (which, admit it, you probably haven’t until now…), the supply chain world has changed radically in the past 75 years of MHI’s existence. ...

14) From World War II to Katrina to COVID-19

MHI Supports Innovation and Brings the Industry Together to Solve Big Challenges Responding to national and international disruptive events is in the DNA of MHI and ...

15) MHI Leadership (1943 to 2020)

While MHI came about in 1945, it got its start in 1943 under the leadership of Larry J. Kline. See who else has been part of MHI’s leadership over the years. Read ...