Modern Materials Handling - November 2012

show previewwhy we have to break away from thatand see the world for where it’s reallygoing, not from where we think it is.Because the way we see the future isreally colored by everything that we’veever learned, so it’s important to startfresh and new.”After her presentation, Weiner willmoderate a panel of materials handlingand supply chain experts as they discusshow important issues, key trendsand shifts in best practices will makethe supply chain work in the future.The panel includes George Prest, CEOof MHIA; Rick Blasgen, president andCEO of the Council of Supply ChainManagement Professionals (CSCMP);Michael J. Mikitka, CEO of theWarehousing Education and ResearchCouncil (WERC); and Liz Richards,executive vice president of the MaterialHandling Equipment DistributorsAssociation (MHEDA).Educational tracksThree separate educational tracks willbe offered during the show—each havingan expanded view into a specifictopic related to materials handlingand supply chains. The tracks are progammedby:• The Association for AutomaticIdentification and Mobility (AIM),• EASE Council (Ergonomic AssistSystems and Equipment), and• Council of Supply ChainManagement Professionals (CSCMP).AIM will present a series of threespeakers discussing the use of theirmembers’ technologies. These sessionsare free to registered ProMat attendeeswithout advanced registration.“For an educational partner, ProMatprovides a terrific opportunity for usto share some just-in-time informationabout topics that our membersknow a lot about,” said Linda Young,AIM’s director of business development.“Participants will take away someinnovative ideas about how companiesare using automatic ID and mobilitytechnologies, perhaps in ways that theyhadn’t thought of before. The presenterswill share sample case studies thathave potential for use in other applicationsin different industries.”Jonathan Ludlow, author and projectmanager at Microscan, will discuss“Unit Level and Product TraceabilityUsing Data Matrix Codes: Benefits,Applications and Trends.” Ludlow willexplain the benefits of providing uniqueidentity to individual components in amanufacturing process, as well as practicalmethods of direct part marking.Patrick Noone, vice president ofsales and marketing at Woelco LabelingSolutions, will present “ImprovingROI with Automated IdentificationTechnology.” He will review the emergingtechnologies that can be combinedto facilitate automation in productidentification, as well as verification,to yield improvements in production,quality and traceability.Finally, Jason Bridwell, vice presidentof sales at Portsmith Technologies,will conclude the AIM sessions with“Mobile Computing for the AdvancedSupply Chain.” Bridwell will detail howenterprise mobile computing solutionsare impacting some of the largest globalsupply chain operations, and share howreal-time information and immediatecommunication can boost productivityand effectiveness.On Wednesday, the EASE Councilwill host “Manual Material HandlingWorkshop: Engineered Solutions forManual Handling Jobs,” with sponsorsupport from the Institute of IndustrialEngineers (IIE) and the NationalInstitute for Occupational Safety and32 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 2 / Modern Materials Handling mmh.com