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1) From the State-of-the-Art to the Future of Lithium-ion Power for Industrial Trucks
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Monday, March 20
Location Theater A Sponsor Green Cubes Technology

Green Cubes Technology will review the state-of-the art technology showing how Li-ion is used today. By using customer case studies, we show the real-world benefits in safety, efficiency, and total cost of ownership for enterprise customers large and small. These case studies will highlight the benefits ...

2) Generate Carbon Credits from Electric Vehicles and Equipment
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Monday, March 20
Location Theater C Sponsor SRECTrade, Inc.

Learn how manufacturers and their supply chain partners are generating valuable carbon credits by operating electric vehicles and equipment. Certain states and provinces across North America have adopted clean fuel programs that provide incentives for deploying EVs, electric yard trucks, eCHE, eForklifts, ...

3) Optimizing Warehouse Execution and Warehouse Control Systems with Automation
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Monday, March 20
Location Theater E Sponsor Ascent Warehouse Logistics

Warehouse Execution Systems (WES) manage, optimize, and direct the physical work processes (picking, receiving, replenishment, etc.) in a warehouse or distribution center. For companies to remain competitive, modern distribution centers must employ levels of automation that were unheard of a decade ago. ...

4) nEwCommerce: E-Commerce’s Effect on SC Network, Facility Design, and Real Estate Strategies
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Tuesday, March 21
Location Theater A Sponsor St. Onge Company

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 ...

5) How do Automated Pallet and Case Handling Systems Compare with Traditional Storage and Material Handling Systems?
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Tuesday, March 21
Location Theater C Sponsor KPI Solutions

ProMat provides visitors a chance to see how material handling equipment, technologies and software solve real world order fulfillment, logistics and manufacturing problems. Today we are seeing an unprecedented shortage of labor and need for space. There are multiple systems that can enable drastic reductions ...

6) Yard Management: The Apex of Distribution & Transportation Unification
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Tuesday, March 21
Location Theater F Sponsor Manhattan Associates, Inc.

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 ...

7) Picking may be the star, but it’s time to put upstream processes into the spotlight
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Wednesday, March 22
Location Emerging Technologies Theater Sponsor DLN Integrated Systems, Inc.

When it comes to designing a facility or system upgrade, order picking takes center stage. The technology and solutions are usually designed around picking operations. While there is no doubt that picking is key - due to the labor involved and direct impact over order efficiency - a common mistake is ...

8) The 6 Principles of a Best-in-Class Rack Safety Program
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Wednesday, March 22
Location Theater A Sponsor Damotech, Inc.

The burden of liability and ever-increasing operating expenses encourage warehouse owners to seek trusted strategies to help them improve safety while reducing maintenance costs. Rack safety expert Marc Rousseau will show you a strategic framework based on best practices. You will leave the session ...

9) Knowing the Total Cost of Ownership and Avoiding Risk with your Pallet Rack System
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Wednesday, March 22
Location Theater C Sponsor Steel King Industries, Inc.

How much will a pallet rack system really cost? If you only look at the purchase price, you’re not factoring in the total cost of ownership. Looking at purchase price only could lead to much higher ongoing maintenance and loss-of-use costs over the life of your system. In this session, learn the questions ...

10) Advanced Energy Council of MHI presents: Integrated Lithium Battery in MHE - Types, Standards, and Benefits
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Wednesday, March 22
Location Theater G Sponsor MHI

Following many decades of electric forklifts’ engineering evolution based on the single power-source technology (the lead-acid battery), electric lift trucks have finally adopted a new power source: a lithium-ion battery pack. The benefits of lithium solutions are well-known by now: longer runtime and ...

11) Maximizing Efficiency by Combining Automation
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Wednesday, March 22
Location Theater I Sponsor SDI

What is the perfect solution? It depends on the challenge, preferences, and often depends on the automation your partner has available. But by allowing yourself to have the flexibility to combine technologies from multiple providers you could potentially tap into one of the most highly efficient solutions ...

12) The Key Automation Technologies that Will Live in Your Warehouse Within Five Years
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Thursday, March 23
Location Theater A Sponsor Tecsys

The automation train is hurling towards us at 200 miles per hour, but most of us are still planning our itineraries. To avoid the collision course, this session brings together industry experts with diverse perspectives to provide insight on the state of automation, major milestones, where there is real ...

13) Secrets to Ensuring Supply Chain Execution System Selection Success
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Thursday, March 23
Location Theater C Sponsor enVista

Selecting the right supply chain execution (SCE) system vendor for your business can be a daunting project with substantial impacts to your operations. In this session, enVista’s expert SCE consultants will unlock the secrets to selecting the right system vendor for your organization. The discussion ...

14) 10 Racking Mistakes Warehouse Managers Must Avoid
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Thursday, March 23
Location Theater G Sponsor Damotech, Inc.

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 ...