Zach Hamner | MES Inc

September 1, 2021

Rethinking Our Packaging Case Study

Packaging also is an integral and essential part of the supply chain. Because it’s the MES way to seek out new and better ways to optimize supply chain, our Pack Team embarked on a quest to do the same for packaging. Rethinking our packaging has turned out to be a good thing not just for us, but also for our customers

September 10, 2021

MES President & CEO-Hiten Shah Featured in World Leaders Magazine

The road to being an entrepreneur is not a straight line to success. It’s a winding path with many ups and downs. The amount of risk that an entrepreneur takes, whether it’s quitting a job, making a capital investment, or borrowing money, is greatly underestimated. Hiten Shah’s entrepreneurial journey is an inspiration for many emerging business leaders.

December 7, 2021

How a power transmission manufacturer found inventory freedom-MES

How can a mechanical components manufacturer provide well-engineered and energy-efficient products to their customers in the face of constrained supply chains? What happens when their parts availability is at the mercy of long lead times? And how can they keep their administration costs (and sanity) at reasonable levels while dealing with hundreds of part numbers and just as many different suppliers?

December 15, 2021

Flying Blind During the Supply Chain Crisis

Back in September and October, suppliers in China and many other countries dealt with electricity shortages, aluminum, magnesium, and silica shortages, in addition to ongoing container shortages. Fast forward to December; we are seeing that - Containers are becoming more available than in the last 90 days, although they remain historically high (Drewry Index is still high around $9500 – 5x the 10-year average!