About MHIA
MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRY OF AMERICA (MHIA) is the
largest U.S. material
handling & logistics association representing the leading providers of material
handling & logistics solutions. Solutions that make the supply chain work.
MHIA members are material handling and logistics equipment, systems and software
manufacturers; consultants; systems integrators and simulators; third party logistics
providers and publisher. MHIA provides educational, business development, networking
and solution sourcing opportunities for its 800 member companies and for the larger
community of manufacturing, distribution, logistics and supply chain professionals.
MATERIAL HANDLING AND LOGISTICS is the movement,
protection, storage and control of
materials and products throughout the process of their manufacture and distribution,
consumption and disposal. This process involves a broad array of equipment and systems
that aid in forecasting, resource allocation, production planning, flow and process
management, inventory management, customer delivery, after-sales support and service,
and a host of other activities and processes basic to business. Solutions include
sophisticated techniques that expedite information flow, including RFID and satellite
tracking systems, and the electronic transmission of order and shipping information.
These innovations along with traditional material handling and logistics equipment and
systems are the solutions that make manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and the
supply chain work.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce and Bureau of Labor Statistics,
material handling and logistics is one of America's largest and fastest growing industries.
The consumption of material handling and logistics equipment and systems in America
exceeds $156 billion per year, and producers employ in excess of 700,000 workers.
Material Handling Industry of America
8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201
Charlotte, NC 28217-3992 USA
800-345-1815/(704) 676-1190
FAX: (704) 676-1199