THE INDUSTRY’S NEWEST EXPO FOR
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION
we all know that successful companies utilize manufacturing and supply chain innovation as a key competitive weapon. But to do that, you
need reliable information and solid advice as you make
decisions about capital expenditures and supply chain
investments.
What you may not know is that
MODEX 2012 is the industry’s newest
expo specifically designed to deliver
that information and advice.
At MODEX, attendees will find innovative products and services as well as
world-class education for their operations both within and outside the four
walls of a facility. All this, delivered
over one week, at one location—Feb.
6–9, 2012, at Atlanta’s Georgia World
Congress Center.
MODEX and our collocation part-
ners have assembled the largest and
broadest array of manufacturing and
supply chain solutions and education-
al opportunities in North America,
including:
BY GEORGE PREST, COO, MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRY OF AMERICA (MHIA)
chain infrastructure.
▪ On Monday, Feb. 6, Council of Supply Chain
Management Professionals (CSCMP) CEO Rick Blasgen
will discuss the current state of logistics and supply chain
management.
▪ On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Panama Canal CEO Alberto Alemán
Zubieta will discuss the impact of the
Panama Canal expansion.
▪ On Wednesday, Feb. 8, Georgia
Tech’s Donald Ratliff will explain how
supply chain and logistics performance impacts international trade.
MODEX Show Floor Seminars: MODEX
2012 will offer 70 45-minute seminars
in convenient show-floor theaters on
a variety of manufacturing and supply
chain topics.
Exhibits: MODEX 2012 builds on
MHIA’s 60-plus-year tradition of showcasing best-in-class
solutions. You will find over 500 exhibits from leading
manufacturing and supply chain solution providers from
the United States and around the world.
You will also see new ideas and solutions in action face
to face while finding answers to your manufacturing and
supply chain challenges.
Collocated Education Partners: MODEX
2012 is teaming up with 19 collocated
education partners to enhance the
MODEX experience. These partners
will deliver over 28 educational and
networking events during MODEX
2012. MODEX and our collocated partners deliver more value to attendees by offering one
event, over one week that showcases the many voices of
manufacturing and supply chain innovation.
MODEX Keynotes: MODEX features three keynote presen-
tations that will tackle key issues facing industrial profes-
sionals—supply chain performance, the Panama Canal
expansion, and their impact on global trade and supply
Manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure invest-
ments made today will differentiate successful compa-
nies for many years to come. MODEX 2012 will provide
the tools you need to achieve that differentiation as well
as future success.
