Ecommerce and the Growing Demand for Technicians
By Steve Harrington In the year 2000, speculation in internet technology firms and web based companies became frenzied. People were talking about the incredible rise of the NASDAQ, their foray into day trading and the unique opportunity presented by the “Worldwide Web”. In board rooms across the country retailers and their suppliers were scrambling to […]
April 2, 2017
Ask Your MHEDA Board: Material Handling Business Trends
“Which of the 2017 Critical Impact Factors is having the biggest impact on your business? What steps/processes is your organization taking to manage this business challenge?” Asked by Kristen Sutherland, Sales Manager at Stein Service & Supply, LLC in Charlotte, NC Buddy Smith, CEO, CMH Services, Columbia, SC I believe the most important critical impact […]
April 2, 2017
Growth In Store for Material Handling in 2017
ITR Economics President Alan Beaulieu will be presenting at the MHEDA Convention on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. Alan, and his company ITR Economics, have been mainstays at MHEDA Conventions for years and the economic advice that he has given in these presentations has been indispensable. […]
January 1, 2017
2017 CEMA Forecast: Conveyor Industry Shipments Rise
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reports that overall industry orders (bookings) for the first 6 months of 2016 decreased 0.93% compared to the same period in 2015, with total orders of $5.67 billion. CEMA estimates industry billed sales (shipments) for the first 6 months of 2016 increased 3.15% compared to the same period in […]
January 1, 2017
2017 ITA Forecast: U.S. Forklift Industry Records Historic Year
A new president elect has been decided, Republicans control all three branches of government, Brexit happened and the U.S. economy keeps chugging along. The question now is at what pace will the economy move and in what direction? It has been a brutal presidential election, there have also been many hard fought and expensive congressional […]
January 1, 2017
