Materials Handling Virtual Summit


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How automation, robotics, software, mobility and
advanced technologies are enabling warehouse/DC operations
to outpace the competition.


Keynote
Gearing Up for Growth: Key capabilities your company needs to consider today.

Keynote presenter Steven Bowen asks his clients one simple question: How are you preparing your supply chain for recovery? In this year’s address, he outlines key considerations managers and organizations should take into account when readying their supply chain operations for the next round of growth.

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Session 1: Automation
Automation’s evolving role in future growth.

In this session, our speaker offers an overview of what’s driving this need to automate; examines the automated solutions currently transforming warehouse/DC operations; explores how automation can best be applied; and offers a roadmap for how operations managers can create a plan to make sure the investment is on target.

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Session 2: Robotics
Assessing and scaling robotics to fit your operations.

In this session, our speaker will explore how to best assess robotics for a good fit with a company’s operations and sites—including brownfield site considerations. He’ll cover the general types of robotic solutions that exist in the market, the extent of integration needed with systems like WMS or WES.

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Session 3: Software
The ties that bind.

In this session, our speaker takes a closer look at how far SCE providers have come in development; defines software’s evolving role in our operations; explores the progress of software adoption as more operations discover the need; and then shares the benefits of putting today’s SCE offerings to work to tie the enterprise together.

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Session 4: Mobility
What’s next? Assessing the maturity of mobile technology solutions.

From line-of-sight bar code data capture to RFID and machine vision, from mobile computers to body-worn devices, and from Wi-Fi to private LTE/CBRS and 5G, attendees will come away with a better understanding of what’s next and what can impact operations today.

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Session 5: E-commerce
Micro-fulfillment: Beyond the buzzwords.

In this session, our speaker will define what micro-fulfillment actually means and then explore how micro-fulfillment is both a strategy that needs to be set, and an area for technology innovation when it comes to micro-fulfillment center (MFC) automation.

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Session 6: Emerging Technologies
AI, IoT & Machine Learning inside the four walls.

In this session, our presenter offers attendees a comprehensive overview of the current status of AI, IoT and ML for warehouse and DC operations as well as the future benefits they can ultimately provide.

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