On-floor Seminars

When will your investment pay you back? This is the biggest question we hear when reviewing technology and robotics. While the strategy will mitigate labor shortages, improve order accuracy, and drive productivity, the question remains of how much? And how soon? ROI models aren't new, they continue ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has added further strain to already disrupted supply chains. Rising concerns over the availability of raw materials like neon gas used in semiconductors, and grains like wheat, barley, and corn are furthering market tensions. This session will explore what the conflict in ...

Real robotic systems are in use today, helping enterprise organizations solve labor challenges and increase throughput. From eCommerce fulfillment to on-demand grocery orders to store replenishment and package sortation – intelligent, modular, scalable robotic systems deliver value at Fortune 50 retailers. ...

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. ...

In this session, Bricz, a global supply chain solutions provider for many leading retailers, brands, and distributors, shares their experience building automation and robotics strategies on behalf of their customers. Learn about real-life examples, best practices, common pitfalls, how to account for ...

The number of robots and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) available in the marketplace are growing every day. This session will focus on how organizations can save labor and space while improving their customer service levels. We'll be reviewing a wide variety of order fulfillment, goods to person, sortation ...

A new generation of intelligent robots is taking over warehouses. As eCommerce demand continues to skyrocket and labor shortages intensify, AI-powered pick-and-place robots have become a mission-critical part of today’s most competitive fulfillment operations. In this session, participate in a 15-minute ...

What are the operational advantages of discrete order picking and batch order picking? When should you deploy one method over the other? This presentation will describe the specific applications where retailers, wholesalers and B2B fulfillment operations could utilize a discrete order picking method ...

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, ...

What You Will Learn Labor shortages. Inventory delays. Limited warehouse vacancy. COVID-19-driven challenges thrusted logistics into the spotlight, and the warehouse emerged as the event horizon at the center of global commerce and public health. In parallel, a 2020 survey from McKinsey found that ...

The entire Supply Chain industry is undergoing rapid change and expansion. The warehouse and manufacturing automation market is set to reach more than 27 billion USD by 2025. The main drivers behind the increase are a rise in e-commerce (warehouse) and the challenge of sourcing skilled labor (manufacturing ...

In this session, Samay Kohli, Co-Founder and CEO of GreyOrange, shares innovative yet practical strategies on how to quickly turn an under-performing store into a high producing micro fulfillment center. By revisiting the success that a major department store chain experienced through the leveraging ...

Although most distribution and fulfillment (D&F) operations would like to automate more, many hold back because of the complexities involved. A key concern is how to integrate robotic material handling equipment (MHE) and automated storage solutions. The good news is that autonomous controls systems ...

The labor shortage isn’t a new issue for supply chain operations, but the effort to attract and retain, both leadership and hourly positions has become increasingly challenging since the pandemic. This session aims to address the workforce challenges holistically and focus on how process digitization, ...

Look around at MODEX and you’ll see robotic solutions at every turn. But how do you know which, if any of them, is right for your business? Is an AMR supported goods-to-person solution the one? Or is an automated put wall what you need? And what about software? How and where do you begin the process ...