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Welcome to MHMS Chicagoland

The Chicagoland Chapter of the Materials Handling & Management Society (MHMS) brings together material handling practitioners and other members of the greater Chicagoland area material handling community.

Throughout the year, we sponsor a number of special events to help our members keep up-to-date on recent advances in the industry and how local material handling professionals are responding to the challenges they face in today’s competitive business environment.

For more information on the Chapter and its activities, click on the links above.

Our Mission

The Materials Handling & Management Society is is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(6) organization dedicated to providing career development and recognition for material handling professionals.

This commitment extends to anyone whose responsibilities embrace the planning, design, deployment or operation of equipment and systems that are fundamental to the productive and safe movement, storage, control, and protection of goods through the use of material handling products and practices.

This mission is accomplished through our stakeholders: the members, chapters and our affiliations with related organizations.

	Interested in MHMS Activities At the National Level?
	National MHMS membership gives you the opportunity to increase your professional knowledge and skills. And MHMS' many educational resources and certification programs will help you keep on track toward achieving your professional goals. Click here to go to the MHMS web site.


Want to know more about what's happening in the materials handling industry?
Check out the website of the Material Handling Industry of American. MHIA is the largest professional organization in the industry. Its members are involved in the movement, protection, storage, and control of materials and products throughout manufacturing and distribution.



	Teeing it Off at theMHMS Golf Outing
	Chalk up another successful golf outing for MHMS Chicagoland More then 100 golfers from nearly 30 companies teed it up at Old Orchard Country Club in Mount Prospect on Friday, June 24. Winners of the Low Team Gross event was a foursome from Team Exide. The winning teammates were Jeffery Keipper, Ted Manzano, Jay Gardiner, and Kevin McWilliams who together shot a blistering 10 under 61. Consolation prize winners for high gross were the team from The Howard Street Inn -- John De Bartolo, Tom Raines, Nick Nichers, and Paul Cefalio -- that shot a 7-over 71. (MORE)


Chapter Awards 2011 Scholarship
The Chicagoland Chapter of MHMS recently announced the winner of its annual Honor Scholarship. The award is presented each year to a student who exhibits promise with respect to embarking upon a career in supply chain management. This year's winner is Matthew Vermeere of Moline, Illinois who is working toward a Bachelor of Business degree in Supply Chain Management at Western Illinois University. Upon achieving his degree, Matthew intends to pursue an MBA after gaining some "real-world" experience in the field. Matthew already is gaining valuable work experience through a previous internship at Head Quarters, Joint Munitions Command, at the Rock Island Arsenal and a current internship at John Deere. In expressing his gratitude to the Chicagoland Chapter, Matthew said the internship will better allow him to focus more on his academics and career goals and less on worrying about his financial situation.

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