Robin Lamerson

Gainesville

Managing Editor at Naylor Association Solutions

Director of Content Strategy at MHI Solutions

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Digital Investments Cover End‑to‑End Supply Chains

2 weeks ago | mhisolutionsmag.com | Robin Lamerson

More than half of industry leaders plan to increase investments in supply chain technologies to facilitate end‑to‑end orchestration of equipment, workforce and goods, according to the 12th edition of the MHI Annual Industry Report. The increasing complexity and volatility of today’s highly competitive business environment is prompting companies to pursue a more integrated and agile approach to global supply chain management. The leading strategy to achieve this objective?
Warehouse Wearables Delivering New Opportunities for Operational Efficiency

2 weeks ago | mhisolutionsmag.com | Robin Lamerson

Wearable technologies for warehouse and distribution center operations have been around for more than a decade, but it’s only in the last five years, as the tech has matured, that their adoption has become more widespread and real‑world efficiencies are being seen. Wearables for picking and/or putting come in a variety of configurations. They include lightweight devices that are worn as rings, mounted on gloves, secured on the wrist like a smartwatch or even as glasses.
Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems Limits Risks for Warehouse Workers

2 weeks ago | mhisolutionsmag.com | Robin Lamerson

Among the most prominent ways that sophisticated technology has helped make warehouses safer for workers is the emergence of Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems (ASRS). An ASRS is a combination of equipment and controls that handle, store and retrieve materials under a defined degree of automation.
‘Playing Nice’ with the Orchestration of Automation

2 weeks ago | mhisolutionsmag.com | Robin Lamerson

Solo performances and smaller ensembles can highlight any orchestra’s performance. But when the entire group plays seamlessly together, the magic of the symphony can be experienced in dynamic, powerful—and sometimes even awe‑inspiring—ways. In today’s supply chain community, there’s much talk of “orchestration” and “harmonization” in warehouses and distribution centers, alongside notes of scalability and interconnectivity.
Economic and Material Handling Outlook in a World of Rising Trade Risks

2 weeks ago | mhisolutionsmag.com | Robin Lamerson

Material handling businesses entered 2025 with strong tailwinds. However, risks have risen significantly in recent months, and the entire industry is being swept into an economic storm driven by escalating tariff risks. While tariffs are usually inflationary, tariff risks are recessionary and deflationary, because they can weigh on growth and consumption, reducing growth and adding downward price pressures.
How to Know if You’ve Outgrown Your Automation

2 weeks ago | mhisolutionsmag.com | Robin Lamerson

Maybe your manufacturing plant or warehouse was an early adopter of automation, but that original material handling equipment is now showing signs of age. Or maybe your automated systems were built for the business‑to‑business selling model, before the shift to business‑to‑consumer e‑commerce. Or maybe robust order growth and SKU proliferation are pushing your automated systems—and the four walls of your facility—beyond their limits.
4 Groundbreaking Supply Chain Solutions Receive Innovation Awards

2 weeks ago | mhisolutionsmag.com | Robin Lamerson

Ingenious technologies honored with the 13th Annual MHI Innovation Awards across four categories during ProMat 2025. Among the thousands of supply chain and material handling technologies and products showcased throughout McCormick Place during ProMat 2025, four received MHI Innovation Awards. These solutions stood out amid 234 entries to MHI’s 13th annual competition.
Agentic AI: The Next Big Thing?

2 weeks ago | mhisolutionsmag.com | Robin Lamerson

The next generation of artificial intelligence—called agentic AI—is being hailed as the technology that will finally fulfill the promise of autonomous supply chains that are smarter, faster, more agile, more efficient and more reliable than ever before. What are the real opportunities and roadblocks, and when can we expect agentic AI to make a real impact? We talk to experts who separate the wheat from the chaff.
The Promise of Orchestrated, Always‑On Supply Chains

2 weeks ago | mhisolutionsmag.com | Robin Lamerson

In 2016, the MHI Annual Industry Report introduced the term “always‑on” supply chain defined as “an integrated set of supply networks characterized by a continuous, high‑velocity flow of information and analytics, creating predictive, actionable decisions that better serve the customer.” Nearly a decade later, the promise of autonomous, always‑on supply chains is quickly becoming a reality as firms adopt technology and enable data to significantly improve speed and accuracy while minimizing...
Hoist Manufacturers Institute: Elevating the Supply Chain Industry

2 weeks ago | mhisolutionsmag.com | Robin Lamerson

For members of MHI’s Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI), emphasizing safe work practices involving the use of hoists is always top‑of‑mind. “From providing materials such as fact sheets and tip cards to OSHA and continuing to strengthen our relationship with this body, to examining dos and don’ts of hoist use at the user level, HMI makes safe working practices a consistent priority,” says Robert Beightol, director, marketing for MHI member Gorbel Inc. and HMI’s president.