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Today’s rugged tablets and smartphone-like handhelds offer a familiar, consumer-like experience for employees—especially millennials who grew up with screens as a central feature of life. Navigating apps is second nature, which simplifies introducing mobile apps to the workforce in the field or on the warehouse floor. There is one potential flaw in workforce mobile […]
Firefighting technology helps emergency personnel perform their jobs effectively. This article highlights the new technologies today’s firefighters use, such as GPS, drones, and mobile apps. The technology available to firefighters has come a long way in recent years. Firefighters now have access to various tools and equipment that can help them do their jobs more […]
Firefighting technology helps emergency personnel perform their jobs effectively. This article highlights the new technologies today’s firefighters use, such as GPS, drones, and mobile apps. The technology available to firefighters has come a long way in recent years. Firefighters now have access to various tools and equipment that can help them do their jobs more […]
While the pandemic has intensified many of the challenges faced by the construction industry, it has also driven the industry to adopt new technology solutions to overcome those challenges. This article outlines five technologies used by construction professionals to improve management, tracking, and communication. With increased labor shortages, supply chain delays and COVID-19 restrictions, the […]
There are four distinct stages in the evolution of freight payment to “freight settlement”. This article explains why the latter is important and how shippers use transportation data and management systems in each stage. For some years, data-hungry shippers have leaned on their carriers and third-party logistics (3PL) partners to provide more than just a […]
While warehousing and manufacturing facilities have increasingly embraced smarter technology over the years, recent surveys conducted by MHI reveal that these changes are ramping up. This article highlights 11 technologies being adopted by facilities and their current and projected adoption rates. Smart technology has been around for well over a decade, but a look at […]
In chemical manufacturing facilities, plant rounds are an important duty. This article highlights why and how companies are digitizing these responsibilities and what potential challenges they’re facing. Connecting workers digitally in their everyday tasks, such as plant rounds, improves not only communication and accountability, but also safety and operational stability. Operators have been collecting data […]
As it continues to grapple with a labor shortage, supply chain disruption and rising costs, the U.S. manufacturing sector is turning to technology, automation and mobile devices for help. The ongoing labor shortage is pushing U.S. manufacturers to develop new and creative ways to keep their operations running without additional manpower. Whereas, in the […]
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Attracting and retaining new law enforcement officers is challenging even in the best of times. Complicating the challenge of recruiting and retaining new officers is the need to address new generations of recruits, consisting of the Gen Zers just now entering the workforce and younger millennials in search of new careers. While the different values […]
Utility workers in electric, water, oil, gas and telecommunications operate in extreme conditions. An important part of the job is keeping logs and collecting information regardless of the environment and reporting on this information to fill communication gaps and compliance requirements. Workers crave efficiency and advanced work tools, however, they also desire reliability and […]