Solutions Community Blog
The MHI Solutions Community brings together thought leaders in automation, software, hardware, equipment, and services supporting a fully integrated supply chain. Members include suppliers, integrators, consultants, media, academia, and users collaborating in a non-commercial environment. Explore articles on supply chain trends, technology integration, and material handling solutions.
E-Grocery Growing Pains? How Automation Provides A Cure
Micro-fulfillment centers, featuring automation such as robotics and automated storage and retrieval systems, help grocers fill online orders.
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How Mobile Autonomous Vehicles Address E-Commerce, Automotive And Food/Beverage Handling Challenges
Discover how AGVs and AMRs are being successfully deployed in distribution, fulfillment, and manufacturing operations in three industry sectors.
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Big Data Analytics And Its Value Across Supply Chain Operations
Learn how Big Data gives organizations insights into business operations that enable better decision making, cost savings, and process improvements.
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Members Of The Robotics Group Discuss Technology Adoption Challenges, Best Practices In Podcast
Learn about this MHI Industry Group—comprised of robotics manufacturers, vendors and consultants—and how to incorporate robots into a warehouse.
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Six Ways Automation Addresses Old And New Labor Issues
Learn how automated systems can be applied to alleviate workforce challenges from before the pandemic, and those caused by it.
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Mobile Autonomous Vehicles: Comparing On-Premise To Cloud-Based Hosting Options
Learn about the options for hosting fleet management, monitoring, analytics, and control software for AGVs and AMRs in this educational session.
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Social Distancing In The Warehouse Made Easier With Robotics
Learn how collaborative and autonomous mobile robots enables workers to maintain a safe distance apart to avoid potential exposure to viruses.
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Preview ProMatDX 2021’s Must-See Technologies In Solutions Community’s Education Session
Use this seminar to find the latest technologies being demonstrated and presented by the industry’s leading organizations during ProMatDX.
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Think Robotics Is Out Of Reach For Small And Mid-Sized Facilities? Think Again
New video details how affordable piece picking robots, automated vehicles and sortation systems can offer benefits for smaller operations.
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Warehouse Software: Discerning The Differences Between WMS, WCS And WES
With overlapping functionality and capabilities in certain areas, it can be challenging to determine which software is ideal for an operation.
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Mobile Robots Support Safer Fulfillment Environments During Pandemic
Learn how robots support social distancing and increased order volumes while protecting employees with integrated, on-board safety devices.
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Software + Machines + Workers = Highly Efficient, Real-Time Decision Making
Discover how today’s warehousing solutions are working together to more efficiently and effectively leverage an operation’s resources.
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Supply Chain Adoption Trends In Collaborative Robotics
Adoption of automated, collaborative robots is on the rise, not only due to the pandemic, but also to address labor and productivity challenges.
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Standardized Options Enable Flexible Customization Of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) For Different Applications
Inherently versatile, AMR base units can be outfitted with different accessories to accomplish different tasks in warehousing and distribution.
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Lessons From Operations That Implemented An Automated Micro Fulfillment System
Hear insights about designing, requesting proposals, and installing in-store automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) to fill online orders.
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Key Considerations When Developing An Automated Micro Fulfillment Strategy
Prior to embarking on a journey to in-store automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), reflect upon these three points to ensure success.
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Three Ways Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) Are Helping Operations Successfully Navigate COVID-19
AMRs are being deployed throughout DCs for disinfection, to support social distancing, and to maintain productivity by taking on routine tasks.
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Cybersecurity And Its Importance To Supply Chains
Learn why material handling and logistics are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks and techniques to minimize or prevent these threats.
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Why Pairing Forked AGVs With AMRs Delivers Better ROI
Learn how using AGVs to lift and lower loads in centralized areas, and AMRs to transport them, increases productivity and maximizes efficiency.
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Three Ways Robotic Solutions Are Addressing COVID-19 Supply Chain Challenges
As manufacturing, fulfillment and distribution facilities struggle to maintain productivity during shutdowns, robots help pick up the slack.
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Converting Equipment From Manual To Autonomous Operation? Ensure All Affected Units Are Tested Before Commissioning
In this cautionary tale from MHI’s Solutions Community, learn why it’s important to ensure all functions and safety devices operate as expected.
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Goods-To-Person ASRS Technologies Address Multiple Labor Challenges
Learn how different automated storage and retrieval systems can help existing workforces to be more efficient, accurate and productive.
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Switching To Automated, Goods-To-Person Fulfillment? Gather Company-Wide Input On Material Flow Expectations First
In this cautionary tale from MHI’s Solutions Community, learn why it’s key to solicit input across the value chain before investing in automation.
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Calculating The Potential ROI For A Robotic Installation
Learn how to incorporate labor variables such as turnover, absenteeism and onboarding into the justification for an investment in robotics.
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Taking Over A “New-To-You” Facility? Know The Capacities Of The Existing Equipment, Particularly Racking
In this cautionary tale from MHI’s Solutions Community, learn why it’s important to learn the limits of all systems and structures in the building.
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Exploring The Differences Between Vertical Lift Modules And Vertical Carousels
While they both store items vertically on sub-divided trays in manufacturing and warehousing, VLMs and vertical carousels operate differently.
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Upgrading A Vehicle From Manual To Autonomous Operation? Consider All Safety Aspects When Working With Suppliers
In this cautionary tale from MHI’s Solutions Community, learn why it’s critical to insist on cross-vendor collaboration on all safety requirements.
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Besides Robots, Learn What Other Technologies Are Needed For Successful Warehouse Automation
Thinking of installing a robotic solution? Here are some of the other types of equipment and systems that should be considered as well.
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Ideas For Resolving Warehouse Labor Shortage Issues Shared In MODEX 2020 Session By The MHI Solutions Community
Learn ways to overcome labor shortages, mitigate labor risks and improve labor constraints through process improvements and innovative solutions.
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Three Ways To Improve The Human-Robot Working Relationship
Discover key steps to take prior to investing in collaborative robotics to ensure the safety of personnel who will interface with the system.
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Updated Safety Standards For Autonomous Vehicles Detailed In MAG’s MODEX 2020 Education Session
With more autonomous mobile robots in operation, a variety of new and revised standards for their safe operation and use have been released.
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How Software Makes Automation Even More Effective
The latest warehouse execution software (WES) systems are optimizing automation investments and existing labor to create a cohesive operation.
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How MODEX’s Flexible Automation Solutions Maximize Investment, Process Adaptability
With improved functionality and declining costs, flexible automation solutions help companies more easily adapt to changing business needs.
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Want Higher Performance Rates? Add Robotics To Human Workforce
Learn how the addition of collaborative robotics and autonomous mobile robots to handle routine tasks supports and enhances worker efficiencies.
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Dispelling 4 Common Misconceptions About AGVs
Autonomous guided vehicles offer many benefits to workforce strapped facilities, but many operators erroneously believe they’re not a good fit.
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Sustainable Parcel Delivery: Innovative Solutions Address Last Mile Challenges
Drones, robots and electric-powered vehicles are just a few of the technologies being deployed to cut emissions and reduce delivery costs.
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10 Tips For Implementing Automated Fulfillment Solutions
When considering an investment in automation for order fulfillment, be sure to evaluate these critical — but sometimes overlooked — areas.
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Three Key AGV Functions Controlled By Variety Of Technologies
Learn more about the systems that enable automatic guided vehicle systems to navigate as they maneuver loads safely through an operation.
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How Small To Midsize E-Commerce Retailers Can Transition From Manual To Automated Picking
Free webinar tours benefits of automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), installation steps, and considerations for solution selection.
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Why Blockchain’s Potential To Transform Supply Chain Management Needs More Research
Two UC Berkeley professors identify four categories of issues that researchers must address for Blockchain to feasibly impact supply chains.
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Industry 4.0 And IIoT: Transforming Material Handling And Supply Chains
Explore the implementation and usage trends surrounding the industry buzzwords to separate the hype from the reality of enterprise connectivity.
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Leveraging Collaborative Robotics To Address Labor Challenges
Explore the opportunities and benefits of implementing cobots into warehousing and distribution centers to handle repetitive tasks.
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E-commerce And Its Demands For Single Item Selectivity Driving Latest AR/RS Innovations
Today’s automated storage and retrieval systems are flexible, scalable and have innovative add-ons to handle more variable items with less labor.
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How To Calculate The Return On Investment Of An Automatic Guided Vehicle Installation
Thinking of investing in an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) system? Then you’re probably also thinking about how to cost-justify its implementation. Although no…
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How To Address Barriers To New Technology Implementations With A Crawl-Walk-Run Approach
Start small and measure results from piloting new technologies to confirm expected value as a means to bolster the investment business case.
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5 Ways AGVs Enhance Safety In Plants, Warehouses
Equipped with redundant safety systems to prevent collisions, automatic guided vehicle systems also deliver a host of other safety benefits.
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With Workforce Challenges Prompting Greater Interest In Robots, MHI’s New Robotics Industry Group Offers Resources
Newest source for information on robotic deployments in distribution and fulfillment helps companies address potential barriers to adoption.
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Six Ways To Staff An Automated Distribution Center
Follow these tips to ensure that an investment in automation will be used and maintained to its full potential by current and potential workers.
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Need Dense Storage? There’s An AS/RS For That
Automated storage and retrieval systems come in different shapes and sizes to handle a variety of product shapes, sizes, weights and velocities.
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Picking The Right AGV For Your Operation Depends On Your Handling Needs
There are five categories of automatic guided vehicles in the market. Learn the key differences when picking the best one for your application.
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