DC Velocity - March 2018

increasing challenges of congestion, noise,
and pollution associated with more fre-
quent last-mile deliveries to their growing
populations.
b Transportation and logistics, such
as road, rail, sea, and airfreight services;
parcel delivery; and autonomous vehicles.

A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE

In addition to the exhibition, an extensive educational conference will run concurrently with the show. The conference features five keynote addresses, a “Women in the Supply Chain” forum, and more than

100 supplier-led seminars on a broad
array of manufacturing, distribution, and
supply chain topics.

The Modex keynote presentations will offer a glimpse of the future and insights into how businesses can prepare themselves for what lies ahead. On Monday, April 9, Juan Perez, chief information and engineering officer at UPS, will deliver the opening keynote address, “Anticipating Tomorrow’s Supply Chain Challenges – Today.” In his presentation, Perez will discuss the importance of embracing innovation and describe how UPS is preparing for the “Fourth Industrial Revolution,” which will be enabled by the Industrial Internet of Things, the ongoing evolution of mobility, and smart cities.

Following the opening keynote, Georgia
Governor Nathan Deal will take the stage
to welcome Modex attendees to Georgia.

In his address, Deal will detail the state’s significant investments in supply chain and transportation infrastructure for moving goods quickly and efficiently through the Southeastern region.

On Tuesday, April 10, Andrew McAfee, co-founder and co-director of the Initiative on the Digital Economy and a principal research scientist at the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Sloan School of Management, will deliver
a talk on the digital revolution and its
implications for employment and the
economy. Arguing that technology is
rewriting the business playbook and that
a great deal of standard business practice
is now dangerously out of date, McAfee
will look at how digital technologies such
as robotics, machine learning, artificial
showcase the following technolo-
gies and services:

b Material handling equipment and systems, which include a broad array of products, ranging from the highly complex (like automated guided vehicles and automated storage and retrieval systems) to the elegantly simple (like casters, racks, and shelves).

b Packaging, containers, and shipping equipment, which encompasses not just pallets, containers, and shrink wrap but also packaging machinery, equipment designed for the inspection of products by weight or scanning, and palletizers.

b Inventory management and controlling technologies, which include computers, controllers, and software programs as well as systems integrators.

b Dock and warehouse equip-
ment and supplies, such as dock
levelers, pads, and doors; floor-
ing; hoists; cranes; monorails; and
below/hook lifting devices.

b Consultants and distribution
system planners, including simu-
lators, modelers, and third-party
logistics service providers.

b Automatic identification equipment and systems, such as bar-code printers and scanners, radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems, vision systems, and voice recognition systems.

b Supply chain management,

which serves as a catch-all category for such products and services as alternative fuel systems, parcel management and distribution, reverse logistics, and inventory security services.