Elevator Safety Applications When you’re a global manufacturer of lifts and platforms that transport people, safety isn’t just important, it’s imperative. It means putting product design, quality, and engineering excellence at the forefront of everything you do. Japanese and European companies have taken a leadership position in developing elevators for commercial and residential applications. There [...]
CAN MINIMALISM WORK IN SUPPLY CHAIN? How we helped a commercial transportation OEM simplify their supplier pool. If supply chain were to be described with a single word, it would be anything but “minimalistic.” However, for some organizations, minimalism is not just a good idea, it’s a powerful strategy for improving efficiencies and reducing administrative [...]
How the Right Supplier Can Help Save your Reputation Shoddy quality from a supplier is a direct reflection on you. Can you afford to pay for their mistakes with your reputation? Successful businesses know that reputation is a key component of customer loyalty and, ultimately, profitability. Researchers say that up to 80% of market value [...]
13 Countermeasures To Manage The Container Shortage Crisis COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on everything from the way we work to the way we spend our leisure time. Thankfully, some things have begun to settle down and return to a semblance of normal – but not everything. From fast-casual restaurants to shipping ports, labor shortages still [...]
<strong>Our CEO & President, Hiten Shah</strong>, participated as one of the keynote speakers at The Presidents’ Forum of Columbus event. Hiten was one of the first speakers to kick off the event and had 30 minutes to discuss a plethora of topics, including the future of MES, hind sighting last year and overcoming the challenges [...]
MES Supports Local Charities During National Volunteer Month April is National Volunteer Month, but with COVID-19 restrictions, many volunteer organizations have canceled in-person opportunities or stricken in-person volunteer opportunities. So how do you continue with your corporate philanthropy and supporting your local communities during a global pandemic? Here at MES, we believe in supporting those [...]
4 Signs It’s Time to Switch Suppliers Here’s how to know when to fire a vendor – even if they’ve been an extension of your team for a long time. Whoever said business isn’t personal never lost a job, promotion, client, or customer. It is personal. That’s because business involves people who are in a [...]
Global Vaccination Update – Ohio Operations – Vaccinated One of our commitments to our team members has been to keep them safe. Our team has been working from home and coming into offices, visiting suppliers, visit select customers. Our warehouses tirelessly have been working throughout Covid. Kudos to our warehouse teams globally. We are proud [...]
6 Reasons Why Near-Sourcing is NOT a Sustainable Solution A Special for Report Buyers, Planners, Sourcing Specialists, and Supply Chain Professionals Executive Summary NearSourcing is a strategy. Like any strategy, it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution. It has its pros. It has its cons. So, if you think NearSourcing is a one-and-done strategy guaranteed to save [...]
MES President & CEO Hiten Shah Featured in Value Walk Magazine Hiten Shah, a Plastics Engineer, is a name not unknown in the corporate world. He is the founder of MES Inc., a globally-known full-service provider of manufacturing and supply chain management. The company that came into the picture in 2007 started as a marketing and engineering [...]