Industry Workforce Challenges – A Grass Roots Opportunity
By Liz Richards, Executive Vice President, MHEDA I am writing my column on the second week after ProMat. Whew! If you participated in the show as MHEDA did, you are engaged in a flurry of follow up activity. Hat’s off to our friends at MHI who produced an incredible event full of engaging sessions, fantastic …
Continue Reading »What’s in a Name or….What’s in an Acronym?
By Liz Richards, Executive Vice President, MHEDA I remember once telling someone I worked for MHEDA (maa-hee-da), and he said to me, “I know that company. They are a Japanese manufacturer of copy machines right?” Well no, not quite. But frankly, with so many acronyms floating around today, Webster’s might consider a dictionary dedicated just …
Continue Reading »Planning Is Bringing The Future Into The Present
By Liz Richards, MHEDA Executive Vice President “Planning is bringing the future into the present so you can do something about it now.” – Alan Lakein Alan Lakein, an author on personal time management, is credited for that quote, and to me it embodies the essence of why strategic business planning is so critical. Your …
Continue Reading »The Future Looks Bright
By Liz Richards, MHEDA Executive Vice President We’ve just returned from MHEDA’s convention as I write this column, and for those of you who attended, we hope you enjoyed the numerous education and networking opportunities. From what we have read in the post-convention survey results, it appears that you definitely came away with some great …
Continue Reading »MHEDA Members: Doing What You Do Best
By Liz Richards, MHEDA Executive Vice President Given the expertise in this industry, it’s hard to find better sales people than MHEDA members. Of course it’s your life-blood and one of the things you do best. We benefited from your sales skills during the MODEX Show held in Atlanta last February, and we have many …
Continue Reading »New Year Changes
2012 is bringing exciting changes to MHEDA and hopefully a robust business environment to all of you!
Continue Reading »MHEDA – 2012 Critical Impact Factors
Economic rebound is uneven based on region and industry; it’s important to identify viable market opportunities by targeting growth segments. Energy and transportation costs continue to rise which will change the nature of distribution. Commodity price fluctuations, extended lead times, shifts in global consumption and the supply chain, increase complexity for the distributor and supplier. …
Continue Reading »What Are You Prepared To Do?
One of my favorite movie scenes is from The Untouchables when Sean Connery lies dying on the floor after being hit by one of Al Capone’s henchmen, and with his last ragged breath, he asks Kevin Costner, playing Eliot Ness, “What are you prepared to do?” It’s a memorable line because it makes clear the …
Continue Reading »We Can’t Afford To Be Average
MHEDA strives to provide organizational value to its material handling members.
Continue Reading »For Us At MHEDA, It’s All About You
Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association Executive Vice President Liz Richards describes how MHEDA works for its member companies.
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