On-floor Seminars

2023 is the year automation comes into its own. Warehouses are ready, the technology is falling into place, and all that’s left is for you to jump in and start reaping the benefits. But, before making any investment, it’s good to know where we are at today—and what’s coming around the corner.

While automation has been front and center for many, it's remained on the fringe for many others.  Current market conditions such as a shrinking labor force and shifting skill sets are motivating  stragglers to further investigate the benefits of automation. Overcoming perceived obstacles and reimagining ...

Automation is critical to tackle labor challenges and increase throughput to improve speed to market. In this session, learn how organizations are leveraging automated solutions including goods to person systems, autonomous mobile robotics and other automation solutions to improve fulfillment efficiencies ...

Nobody could have predicted the chaotic state of supply chain logistics during and after the pandemic. However, one thing is certain: the industry will never be the same. Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, increasing cost pressures – the list of challenges warehouses are facing is long and ever-changing. ...

Companies across the industry cannot meet modern fulfillment demands with technology built for a previous era. Join this session to learn how AI-driven cloud software and smart robotic automation can help overcome inadequacies in existing warehouse technology and capitalize on modern market developments. ...

In this session we'll hear from ShipHero how they upgraded their operations with intelligent technologies – specifically digitization and automation – using existing facilities and operations. They were able to eliminate inefficiencies and better utilize their resources to increase productivity, without ...

The use of the word robot has become almost ubiquitous, as vendors and analysts call virtually any mechanization a “robot” and practitioners struggle with an almost dizzying array of options and alternatives from the latest vendors and their VC partners. In this session we will guide attendees with a ...

Warehousing and distribution thought leaders will discuss what's new and what is needed to tap into the immense value that both people and technology bring to their supply chain performance, how robots (working in harmony with the human factor) can deliver labor savings and what innovative automation ...

As businesses continue to seek insight on prioritization of their limited investment dollars, how will you generate the business case for your project? This moderated panel session will share insight, learnings and mistakes on projects focused on ROI outcomes. In addition, how that differs from the business ...

Customers have been asked to choose between implementing a manual process or investing in a large, costly ASRS solutions for order fulfillment, with few options in between available in the market. Due to trending labor shortages, manual fulfillment operations have proven to be flexible but not scalable. ...

In today’s marketplace, people want their products without delay, and since the COVID lockdowns, they’ve become accustomed to fast & free delivery. Consumers' expectations for access to products and speed of delivery have rapidly risen, and it’s driving changes throughout industrial machinery, manufacturing, ...

MIX - Green Solution for Goods-to-Person. This innovative warehousing solution effectively combines the flexibility of latent AMR Goods-to-Person and the high storage advantage of Shuttle AMR Totes-to-Person, which simultaneously supports the storage and picking of large, medium and small sizes parcels. ...

As environmentally-minded consumers push for more eco-consciousness in their ecommerce providers, distributors have responded with increased SIOC (Ship In Original Containers) to both reduce waste and lower costs. SIOC, improved custom package creation, tighter advertising connections, and faster cycles ...

Learn how consumer behavior and labor markets are spurring today’s reality and how companies leverage automation as a solution. Consumers are changing shopping behaviors, and retailers need to accommodate to compete. E-commerce is fueling the increase in consumer demand even as labor shortages are the ...

The digital revolution ushered in the launch of new automation technologies and operational processes to go along with them. But even today’s automation opportunities are still bogged down with outdated implementation practices. The answer to those challenges can be found in micro deployments. This ...