roadtrip
Power up at WERC
The Warehousing Education and Research Council’s (WERC) 2014 Annual
Conference, slated for April 27–30 in Chicago, is designed to energize attendees and spark new ideas. So it makes sense that the keynote presenters would
include motivational speaker Chris Helder, who will talk about how to create
momentum in business and personal life, and Dan Thurmon, who will offer
ideas on how to achieve meaningful and satisfying work/life integration.
The rest of the educational program is dedicated to providing attendees with
practical takeaways they can apply in their own companies. Sessions will cover
such topics as equipment, metrics, outsourcing, human resources, process management, real estate, information systems, and warehouse operations. Facility
tours and peer-to-peer discussion groups round out the educational program.
The concurrent WIRE trade show will run April 28–29. More information at
www.werc.org.
Now that it’s been 20 years since the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) took effect, what’s next for North American trade? Find out at the
12th Annual Transplace Shipper Symposium May 12–14 in Dallas.
At this shipper-focused event, former president of Mexico Vicente Fox,
former White House senior economic adviser Todd Buchholz, and Mexico
Institute economist Christopher Wilson as well as leading supply chain and
transportation experts will address economic and supply chain issues such as
Mexico’s economic and transportation infrastructure and supply chain trends
in Canada. Other sessions will address capacity constraints, regulatory changes,
and network optimization.
Transplace, a third-party logistics and technology company, says the conference will provide attendees with information that will help them operate more
efficiently and cut transportation costs. More information at http://symposium.
transplace.com.
Cross-border confab
The Momentum Show with Jay Leno
It’s no joke: Comedian Jay Leno will be a featured speaker at Manhattan
Associates’ Momentum 2014 conference, May 5–8 in Hollywood, Fla. Other special guests include Papa John’s Pizza founder John Schnatter and magician-en-trepreneur Bob Garner. There’ll be plenty of networking opportunities, too.
But those are just the icing on the cake. Momentum’s educational agenda is
packed with sessions that are designed to help attendees understand how to
effectively operate in an omnichannel environment supported by Manhattan
Associates’ software. Track topics include inventory optimization, labor management and slotting optimization, order management, warehouse management,
and store inventory and fulfillment, to name just a few. Case studies, product
council meetings, application demonstrations, and networking with the company’s technology partners are also on the agenda. More information at www.
manh-momentum.com/.
May 3–7
“Superhero Leadership” is the
theme of the 59th Annual Material
Handling Equipment Distributors
Association (MHEDA) Convention
in Orlando, Fla. The event will
feature 80-plus exhibitors in addition to general sessions, workshops, and roundtable discussions.
Speakers include economist Alan
Beaulieu and decorated military
hero Sal Giunta. ( www.mheda.org)
May 5–7
At the ISM 2014 International
Supply Management Conference
in Las Vegas, the focus will be on
economic trends, talent development, big data, indirect spend, and
other topics of interest to procurement professionals. ( www.ism.ws)
May 11–14
MHI’s Spring Meetings in
Charlotte, N.C., will provide
opportunities for material handling equipment manufacturers,
engineers, and other professionals
to discuss current issues and future
trends in business and technology.
( www.mhi.org/spring2014/)
May 19–23
The giant CeMat 2014 show in
Hannover, Germany, will be organized into five technology zones
and will emphasize user-focused
topics, including retail, transport
and production logistics, and port
handling. ( www.cemat.de/home)
May 20–22
The Gartner Supply Chain
Executive Conference in Phoenix,
Ariz., will feature more than 50
analyst-led sessions on supply
chain strategy, leadership, innovation, and planning, as well as
end-user case studies. ( www.gart-ner.com/technology/summits/na/
supply-chain/)
