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2011 Demo Stage Schedule

Exhibitor Presentations
Sunday May 15 and Monday May 16

Sunday May 15	Demo Stage 1	Demo Stage 2

5:45 - 6:15pm	VOICE-ENABLING YOUR WAREHOUSE FOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE Steve Nation, Senior Business Consultant Today’s approach to distribution center management are evolving where voice technology has become a catalyst in the re-engineering of warehouse processes. Learn how you can create a voice-centric warehouse.	Advanced Warehousing in Your ERP Companies often invest in large ERP systems, but still have the need to implement a bolt-on warehouse management system. Learn how you can get the advanced WMS functionality you need integrated within Microsoft Dynamics® AX. Terri Brown, Project Manager, McLane Logistics Technology
6:30 - 7:00pm	HOW MANY BOX SIZES ARE ENOUGH? Probably a Lot More Than You Think e-Commerce customers have become hyper-sensitized to the environmental impact of their on-line buying choice. Shipping products to these consumers in smallest possible box is both critical and challenging. Ken Rohleder, Executive Vice President & Chief Strategic Officer, Packsize International LLC	My Staffing Strategy Was Great Until the People Showed Up………Or Didn’t! In this light-hearted look at staffing you will explore ways to gain real value by maintaining flexibility and mitigate the risks associated with government regulations (Can you say health care?) and supplemental help (What do you mean their employment taxes haven’t been paid!). Dave Mrocek, National Sales Director, Allegiance Staffing Tom Landry, President, Allegiance Staffing Greg Dorriety, Logistics Development Manager, Allegiance Staffing

Monday May 16	Demo Stage1	Demo Stage 2
11:30pm - 12:00n	We are in the midst of the “Free Freight” revolution. We’ll review the key steps you can take to reduce your exposure, keeping your freight costs as low as possible. Steve Cooper, Principal - Agile Network	Visualize Your Enterprise with Seegrid Robotic Solutions Learn how Seegrid’s vision guided robotic technology is revolutionizing the movement of materials in manufacturing and distribution environments. Seegrid solutions optimize workflow processes by increasing productivity and reducing costs, creating economic and operational advantages.
12:15 - 12:45pm	Solving the Piece Picking Challenge with Award-Winning New Technology Retail industry trends will be discussed, along with the implications for warehousing/distribution operations and the order fulfillment process. Award winning new technology for piece picked items will be profiled. Bill Leber, Director Business Development, Swisslog	Smart Lights, Smart Money: How to Slash Industrial Lighting Costs Up to 90% Traditional HID or HPS lighting costs the average facility $611 per fixture per year in electricity. Intelligent Lighting Systems can reduce that to $52.11. Attend this session to learn how. Mike Jackson, Regional Manager, Digital Lumens
1:00 - 1:30pm		TGW Systems is a global integrated material handling solutions provider that designs, manufactures, installs, and supports logistics solutions to increase efficiency, improve productivity, and optimize your supply chain. TGW will present a number of material handling solutions that include mini-load systems, conveyor systems, buffer and sequencing systems, and order picking systems. Robert Rienecke, Integrated Systems Sales Manager, TGW Group

4:30 - 5:00pm	Beyond Voice Enablement: Process Optimization For Voice Directed Warehousing Hear how next-generation VoicePlus applications deliver bigger gains in productivity and accuracy when you look beyond voice-enabling your current processes. Dan Keller, Director of Sales and Marketing, Lucas Systems, Inc.	A Key to Profits in Today’s Challenging Supply Chain Discussion of current trends and issues in today’s distribution environment and how successful companies are increasing profits. Bruce Stubbs, Director, Industry Marketing \| Intermec
5:15 - 5:45pm	Using two state of the art supply chain optimization technologies, Woolworths, the largest grocery and general merchandise distributor in Australia, created visibility into some ‘hidden’ operational performance improvement opportunities and began the process to optimize its slotting strategy for its diverse product mix. Join us to hear direct from the leading team on how Woolworths reduced costs and improved operational performance. Steve Hensley, President, Blue Sky Technologies Jeff Forward, Logistics Systems Manager, Woolworths Limited (Australia) Dan Basmajian, President & CEO, Optricity	*/ The Raymond Group:* Optimizing Warehouse Space The Warehouse Optimization presentation provides insights to warehouse space strategy including facility planning, business partners in warehouse planning, equipment planning, lift truck selection and storage rack selection. Susan Comfort, Raymond Corporation Domenick Iellimo, Frazier Industrial Company
6:00 - 6:30pm	Deploying an Automated Label Print and Apply solution, or “Where do I put this label again?" This session explores how Automated Label Print and Apply systems boost efficiency and save labor. Learn where print and apply solutions can be deployed and how to assess a system provider. John Park, Product Marketing Specialist, Accu-Sort Systems	Order Picking Technologies: Find Your Fit With as many technology options around for order fulfillment nowadays it can be a daunting task to go about selecting the right system. Learn about current technologies available and how to choose a perfect fit for your operating environment. Joseph Peters, Vice President