If you’re looking for the most comprehensive showcase of material handling and logistics, equipment, systems and technologies in the U.S., you don’t need to go any further than NA 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Held April 26-29 in the I-X Center, NA 2010 focuses on the productivity solutions provided by material handling and logistics. The 4-day event will be the most comprehensive showcase of material handling and logistics equipment, systems and technologies in the U.S. this year. It is designed to offer productivity solutions and information by showcasing the products and services of more than 500 material handling and logistics providers.
To make it easier for attendees to find the solutions they need, the NA 2010 show floor is divided into 4 solution-specific sections: Manufacturing and assembly solutions, fulfillment and delivery solutions, information technology (IT) solutions and a Knowledge Center. An extensive educational conference runs concurrently with the show and focuses on improving productivity in these 4 areas of material handling and logistics.
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Industry professionals from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and around the world are expected to attend and more than 500 exhibitors from industry, commerce and government will display their productivity solutions on the 150,000 sq. ft. show floor.
Keynote seminar series: The Future Track
The Future Track seminar series will discuss issues of sustainability, training, workforce and the global supply chain. Each 45-minute session will provide forward-thinking perspectives on each of these important issues impacting manufacturing and distribution professionals.
Session 103: Theater A
The business case for sustainable distribution centers
It doesn’t matter whether a distribution center is 100,000 sq. ft. or 1 million, there is a strong business case for sustainable practices and operations. Hear how Carol Tienken, chief operating officer for the Greater Boston Food Bank, and John Ling, vice president, Supply Chain Management and Logistics for Crate and Barrel, started with a sustainable plan for their new distribution centers and made it pay off from the first day of operation.
Tienken and Ling also will offer tips on how you can take the principles, techniques and equipment they used to make sustainability an important player in your distribution center of the future.
Session 113: Theater C
How industry is changing material handling training and education
Managers at warehouses and distribution centers are becoming more demanding of the skill sets required from their entry-level workers. As a result, many are working directly with high schools, technical/community colleges and universities to help develop curriculums that delivers knowledgeable workers that are able to contribute to the operation without delay. This panel will discuss how they are collaborating with industry and what makes their programs so successful. The panel will include Don Gillman, director of the Applied Technology Center in
Rock Hill, S.C.; Clyde Hornberger, Ph. D., executive director of the Lehigh Career and Technical Institute; and Jeff Smith, Ph.D., professor at Auburn University.
Session 203: Theater A
Leading trends in retail distribution
To stay current with shifts in consumer buying patterns and expectations, retail distribution centers must change their practices. Hear how Dan Whitnable, the engineering manager for Lands End, is dealing with top trends, including continued integration of the traditional retail channel and consumer direct distribution. Other notable developments affecting their pick, pack, ship operations range from new value-added services to changes in packaging. The bottom line is continuous improvement with the customer in mind.
