MODEX

Get the lay of the land around the Georgia World Congress Center for Modex 2012, February 6-9.

RPA’s con­fer­ence pro­gram is designed to edu­cate atten­dees who are con­sid­er­ing imple­ment­ing reusable pack­ag­ing solu­tions in their sup­ply chains as well as those who already deploy­ing reusables.

Thomas Carbott promoted to MHIA, Senior Vice President of Exhibitions

More than ever, what happens outside the four walls determines what happens inside the four walls. Six supply chain experts look at the most important factors shaping the future of the supply chain.

Modern spends 60 seconds learning more about the Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education.

In addition to Modex’s three keynotes and 70 educational seminars held on the show floor—all sponsored by the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA)—no fewer than 17 other materials handling, supply chain and logistics industry-affiliated groups have also convened to host their own educational events at the show.

As part of its ongoing effort to build stronger working relationships with other key industry associations, the Reusable Packaging Association will host a Reusables Conference at the new MODEX show in Atlanta, GA, February 6 – 8, 2012.

Modern spends 60 seconds talking with John Nofsinger, outgoing CEO of the Material Handling Industry of America.

The workshop will focus on developing engineering solutions for manual materials handling (MMH) jobs in retail, wholesale, and warehousing (RWW) industries.

The Board of Governors of Material Handling Industry of America has announced that John B. Nofsinger, Chief Executive Officer of MHIA since 1999, will retire on December 31, 2011. George W. Prest, Chief Operating Officer of MHIA, will succeed Nofsinger as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2012.

Modex 2012 to feature keynotes from CSCMP, Georgia Tech and the Panama Canal Authority plus events from 17 co-located education partners

As an indicator of the continued economic recovery of the materials handling, supply chain and logistics industry, U.S. and international attendees registered in record numbers for ProMat 2011.

By all accounts, this was one of the most successful shows in recent years, especially when compared against 2009.

Thursday marks the conclusion of ProMat 2011, four days of comprehensive problem solving and networking to provide solutions to the complex manufacturing and supply chain challenges faced by industry today.