time to hit the reset button
You’ve heard it said that the events of the
past few years have forever altered the
global economy and the supply chain
that propels it. If that’s true, what can
you expect as the supply chain resets?
The 2010 Material Handling and
Logistics Conference will take a look
at that question. The three-day educational event, which is sponsored by HK
Systems, will offer more than 60 sessions
designed to help attendees understand the implications for
organizing a supply chain, managing people, and implementing equipment and technology. The agenda includes both big-picture strategic sessions and tactical presentations that focus
on specific technology and operational activities, like picking
and packing.
The conference runs from Sept. 19–22 in Park City, Utah.
Early arrivals will have an opportunity to sign up for activities
like golf, kayaking, white-water rafting, yoga, horseback riding,
fly fishing, and mountain biking. For more information, visit
www.mhc2010.com.
lead with your head, not
your gut
When it comes to designing, organizing, and managing
your warehouse, you shouldn’t just trust your gut.
Instead, you should embrace “the science of warehousing,” say the organizers of Re-engineering Your
Warehouse, a professional education course offered
by Georgia Tech University.
During the two-day workshop, course instructors will
provide an introduction to the science of warehousing,
an approach to analyzing warehouse problems based
on the management of space and time (labor hours).
From there, they will go on to look at questions like:
How do you lay out and slot a pallet-in, pallet-out operation? How do you slot a case-pick or piece-pick area?
How do you pick product? And finally, how do you
improve inventory accuracy?
The next session of the course takes place Sept.
27–28 at Georgia Tech’s Global Learning Center in
Atlanta. For more information, visit www.pe.gatech.edu/
courses/reengineering-your-warehouse.
