Ask Your Board: Material Handling Business Trends
“Which of the Critical Impact Factors / Material Handling Business Trends from the last 10 years has most affected your business and how have you managed it?” Asked by the MHEDA Staff Doug Carson, VP Marketing / Sales, Fallsway Equipment Company, Akron, OH The Critical Impact Factors surrounding consolidation, both at the supplier and the […]
October 2, 2018
Launching The Certified Forklift Technician Program
MHEDA and the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) partnered to launch the Certified Forklift Technician (CFT) designation in 2017 as an effort to combat the “skills gap” shortage in the material handling industry. The CFT was created to raise performance of forklift technicians, assist individuals in finding higher paying jobs and help employers ensure their […]
July 1, 2018
New DiSC Dashboard – Benchmarking Your Way
By John Mackay If your company wants to increase profitability and continue to grow in today’s competitive environment, you have to realize that sometimes even your best instincts may not be enough (and without an industry benchmark, they’re only instincts). It is essential that you take the time to analyze your industry’s best practices and […]
April 1, 2018
Why Culture?
By Bill Kaiser Today, more than ever before, culture has become the “hot topic” in business. You can hardly open a business journal or magazine without finding some article about the importance of organizational culture. The first 2018 issue of Harvard Business Review features culture as the lead topic. Deloitte’s annual Global Human Capital Trend […]
April 1, 2018
Can You Still Compete on Your Value Added?
By Paul Reilly Sales organizations are facing familiar challenges at unprecedented levels. There are top-line pressures impacting your organization’s profitability. These topline pressures include “sameness,” technology, and a culture of cheap. “Sameness” is the commoditization of products and services. “Sameness” is a combination of blending in and a lack of differentiation. Organizations sound, look, and […]
April 1, 2018
