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    March 10, 2023 Services
    Best Practices for FIFO Warehousing

    Warehousing is an essential aspect of supply chain management as it helps businesses store and organize their products efficiently. The art of warehousing is all about balancing storage and organization. But, have you ever wondered about the science behind it? ...

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    March 9, 2023 Services
    Spare Part Inventory Management Best Practices

    Spare parts inventory is a stock of components kept on hand to repair or replace failed or broken elements in a production system, equipment, or machine. Spare parts management involves controlling and organizing spare parts’ storage, supply, and distribution. Spare ...

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    March 9, 2023 Services
    Setting Up a Warehouse Bin Location System

    Are you tired of the chaos in your warehouse? Well, you’re in luck. A warehouse bin location system is the answer to all your problems. Organizing your inventory systematically can do wonders for your warehouse’s efficiency, accuracy, and overall productivity. ...

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    May 24, 2022 COVID-19, News, Products, Services, Supporting the Mission
    MDI featured in Minnesota Chamber Business Insights Report

    Published in the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce 7th Annual 2022 Business Benchmarks: Resiliency and Recovery It’s nearly impossible to have a conversation with a business leader without talking about workforce. Challenges have evolved but persisted over a decade, with employers ...

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    May 3, 2022 Services
    What Is a White Room?

    A white room is a dedicated space where airborne particles are removed and the environment is tightly controlled to provide the ideal environmental conditions for manufacturing sensitive components.  White rooms manage air quality in a room, including parameters such as ...

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    October 17, 2021 News, Services
    5 Reasons to Work with a Contract Manufacturing Partner

    Let’s face it – it’s hard to find skilled workers and manufacturers can’t keep up with growing customer demands. The U.S. Manufacturing Index stood at 62.1 in June 2021, just below the previous month’s all-time high, meaning the industry continues to ...

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    September 28, 2020 News, Services
    Saturday Recycling Drop Off Concludes

    MDI Hired Hands would like to thank the #Itasca County communities for their support of our recycling program over the past 25 years. The materials that were collected and sorted in our Deer River and Cohasset facilities provided jobs for many people ...

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    March 28, 2017 Medical, News, Services
    FDA Registered

      MDI is an FDA Registered Food Handling Facility As MDI continues to grow and expand its base of business offerings in order to create more employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, it is honored to announce that its Twin ...

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    March 3, 2017 Disability News & Services, News, Services, Supporting the Mission
    Focus On Ability: Overcoming The Workforce Shortage

      Manufacturing managers of the 1950s grappled with some of the same challenges and prejudices their modern-day counterparts face: the need for productive, reliable workers coupled with a reluctance to hire people with disabilities. According to research from Deloitte and The Manufacturing ...

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    December 13, 2016 In the Community, Services
    Hired Hands Cold Weather Policy and Recycling Info

      Cold Weather Policy for Cub Foods Acceptable Recyclables for Cub Foods Drop-Off Cub Foods Drop-Off Closed December 24th   MDI Hired Hands Cold Weather Policy: If the air temperature/real feel (combination of actual temperature and wind chill) is at ...