On-floor Seminars

Traditional visibility strategies involve the management of data once things have already occurred. Often teams use technologies to look reactively and hypothesize about what could have been done differently to prevent disruption, delays, and profit loss that has already occurred. But the reality of ...

As more companies have adopted lithium-ion technology to power their equipment fleets, the material handling industry’s focus on lithium-ion batteries has evolved. Previously thought of as an emerging technology, lithium-ion battery packs are now considered a reliable source of energy with some significant ...

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 ...

Modern demands on supply chain organizations have exceeded the ability of traditional, portfolio-based supply chain solutions, which create artificial boundaries between distribution and transportation capabilities and limit productivity and adaptability. Join Manhattan's Kristin Kay to hear about ...

Material Handling Cart Delivery has been trending for years. It serves as a safer and more productive alternative to a fork truck saturated workflow environment. Want to know more? In this seminar, participants will be given a highlighted look into cart delivery, but more specifically a comparison of ...

The pandemic-induced e-commerce boom has accelerated the rate of change in buying behaviors, and that change has reverberated throughout the supply chain, placing a new series of demands on distribution operations. This session will address this period of flux by providing actionable takeaways that explore ...

One might not think about the distribution process as a data harvester, but it is. Data is generated daily throughout material handling processes. Each process creates a data point that can help give a competitive advantage and drive better workflows. Understanding what data to leverage is key within ...

Transportation and Logistics have been hot boardroom topics, as manufacturers, retailers, and 3PLs are looking to innovate and improve competitiveness. For example, the order volume surge due to e-commerce and customer-centricity are driving up complexities and costs throughout the distribution network. ...

As ecommerce becomes the norm in warehousing and distribution, the need to adapt storage and retrieval systems is imminent. RMI industry experts will share how rack system designs are changing to meet the requirements in the ecommerce world.

Increased productivity, lower operational costs, reclaimed commercial space, and zero emissions sustainability – sound too good to be true? Join us to learn how facilities both large and small in all links of the supply chain – from manufacturing to middle and last mile - are moving their businesses ...

Need to optimize omnichannel order orchestration and fulfillment, customer service and order profitability? An omnichannel order management system (OMS) is required. OMS is the only solution to drive both top and bottom line revenue, as well as omnichannel agility and customer service. In this session, ...

E-commerce growth trends are radically changing the landscape of the packing and shipping areas of a Business to Consumer distribution center. It is important to focus on the entire process to fully understand how to meet the ultimate objective which is to satisfy customer expectations. The fundamental ...

Session will provide information on that state of the 3PL industry, how to select an appropriate 3PL partner; as well as how to convince prospects you would be an appropriate 3PL partner.

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 ...

The pandemic tested business across the board and, as they had to shift to more online availability, many companies found their existing fulfillment solutions were stretched with the higher demand. So, how can we keep up with these accelerated channel shifts? How can we better manage inventory growth ...