Get Ready for the
Recovery — 2010 Style
In other words, the new (post great
recession) normal.
These realities will place a premium on getting things right, and at the
right time, to most fully participate in
the recovery. More goods will be
moved between more people and over
greater distances and at greater speed
than ever before—they will be handled, moved, stored, protected and
controlled as productively as possible—this will be accomplished largely
by the products, systems and services
of the material handling and logistics industry.
Expectations will be great and the risks and
rewards significant, and there will be no better
place to address and respond to new and complex
supply chain realities than the 2010 North
American Material Handling & Logistics Show
(NA 2010) held April 26–29, 2010, in Cleveland’s
I-X Center.
NA 2010 will feature 400 material handling and
logistics exhibits that present today’s best equip-
ment and technology solutions for manufacturing,
In addition to the exhibits, NA 2010
will feature an educational confer-
ence of 50 show floor educational ses-
sions. There are also opportunities for
attendees to network with their indus-
try peers during the Supply Chain
Summit and the Future Track Keynote
Seminar Series on Sustainability,
Training, Retail Distribution and
Workforce.
A visit to www.NAShow.com will
provide you with complimentary registration for the NA 2010 exhibits and all educational offerings, complete information on the
exhibitor and educational offerings, and all that
you need to plan a productive visit.
Your participation in NA 2010 will provide you
with reliable information, solid advice, and the
tools you need now more than ever as you make
your capital expenditure and supply chain investment decisions.
We look forward to seeing you in Cleveland for
NA 2010. ;
BY JOHN NOFSINGER, CEO, MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRY OF AMERICA
John Nofsinger, CEO, MHIA
Managing through the coming recovery may prove even more complicated for many than the “live to fight another day” responses to the economic down- turn itself. It is unlikely that what worked in the past will be as helpful this
time around. There are far too many structural differences—credit constraints, demo-
graphic issues, raw materials and resources, extended supply chains, consumer confidence
and behavior—to the recovery of 2010–2011.