On-floor Seminars

This seminar will communicate how the growth of e-commerce (including the acceleration of that growth triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and the aftermath) has affected supply chain networks (facility locations and mission), facility design for both major hubs and last mile e-commerce facilities and ...

Learn how to leverage a WMS implementation to address the challenges facing most operations in today’s environment. A first-hand case study presentation from a highly successful WMS implementation that resulted in a 30% improvement in labor efficiency, increased lines picked per hour by over 90%, reduced ...

Unifying supply chain execution systems, like warehouse and transportation management, eliminates the “no man’s land” that exists between these critical functions, transforming what are often supply chain silos into a unified supply chain platform. While yard management can sometimes be a secondary ...

The health safety and wellbeing of associates while in the workplace. The conference will cover the physical safety, the confidence in safety measures, and the adherence to administrative and engineered controls.

Metal prices were at an all-time high in 2022, including the rare-earth metals used in battery manufacturing. The main contributing factors were the COVID-related supply-chain disruptions in China and around the world, the Russian war on Ukraine, and subsequent US and EU sanctions against Russia. On ...

Technology implementation and digital strategies in the warehouse have accelerated at an exponential clip over the last 3 years. As companies have worked to create resilient teams in the face of unpredictable supply and demand, one thing has become clear: When it comes to warehousing and supply chain ...

Supply chain transformation “breakthroughs” often turn out to be little more than integrated dashboards, with siloed operations and technology that prevent users from accessing real-time insights or analysis that can be actioned immediately. Join our unified supply chain experts to understand how ...

Warehouses are bustling with the constant movement of people, merchandise, and equipment, creating the perfect environment for incidents to occur. How do you inspect, operate and maintain your pallet racks to keep your people and inventory safe and costs down? Charles Carbonneau (Ph.D.), head of an ...

Demands on your material handling operations grow increasingly complex and uncertain. Volatile energy costs, intense throughput demands, shifting operator demographics and even stringent sustainability requirements add new dimension and risk to decisions on motive power systems for your equipment. Traditional ...

The safe use of a storage rack system is key to the productivity of a warehouse. We discuss the resources available from the Rack Manufacturers Institute that can be used to design and implement a safe rack system. We discuss the inspections necessary in maintaining a safe rack system. We discuss how ...

When customer complaints, sluggish labor and high operating costs become too problematic to ignore, the status quo isn’t just not working – it’s holding you back from optimal performance. But is it possible to solve a combination of issues with just a new piece of technology? Join this session to hear ...