THREE INFORMATIVE SEMINARS TO HELP
OPTIMIZE YOUR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.

LEAN THINKING: 17 DIFFERENCES THE WAY LEAN ORGANIZATIONS THINK

What You Will Learn

This presentation describes; (1) what you can do, within your distribution center/warehouse operations, that addresses the elimination of waste and; (2) within the context of the major warehouse functions you perform, how lean thinking methods and technologies can increase productivity now…and provide opportunity for future cost avoidance.

Key Take Aways 

• Understand the 17 differences between the way a lean organization thinks and acts
• Identify the 8 most common causes of non-productive time
• Learn warehousing best practices with Heijunka boards and get an intro to "takt time"
• Learn 5S and how it will make problems visible and improve team membership engagement
• Learn how to perform a Gemba Walk to effectively identify waste in your warehouse
• Some “Great Places to Start” – with real-life examples

Speaker:

     Derek Browning, Vice-President - LeanCor Supply Chain Group

LEVERAGE LEAN & MOBILE POWER FOR FAST-TRACK METRIC IMPROVEMENTS

What You Will Learn

Being able to identify and remove waste within a facility’s process is what separates today’s DC professional from their competition.  Learn about the top DC metrics that warehouse professionals are focusing on today, and discover how adding mobile power to your existing processes can set you on a path to becoming a “Best in Class” operation.

Key Take Aways 

• Learn how mobile power technology can help significantly improve your warehouse metrics for dock-to-stock, picking accuracy and on-time shipments
• See real-life work study example that reveals how much wasted tasks costs an organization
• Acquire lean tips and tricks that can be easily applied to your warehouse processes

Speaker:

    Kevin Ledversis, Sales Director - Newcastle Systems

WAREHOUSING -
KEY TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

What You Will Learn 

Whether in manufacturing, wholesale distribution or in retail, the warehouse is a critical component of the supply chain and key to both good customer service and to the financial success of the enterprise. Increasingly, warehouse and distribution centers are seen as an asset that can drive growth and profits - not just a means to do business. Leveraging the latest technology is key to enabling this transformation. In this session you’ll hear how new technologies, like ioT, are helping companies across the supply chain operate more efficiently and more effectively. 

Key Take Aways 

• Task Optimization: All touch user interfaces, wearable and voice, and mobile printing are helping customers to create systems that are easy to learn, productive and accurate. Applying the right technology to the right task is critical.
• Facility Optimization: By improving visibility and communications throughout the warehouse, travel time and indirect time is reduced and utilization is improved. Real time location technology, RFID and communications promise to significantly improve overall facility efficiency.
• Supply Chain integration: With innovative solutions that reach out to the Yard, improve transportation and dock utilization to improve integration with the broader supply chain.

 Speaker:

Mike Maris, Sr. Director Transportation, Logistics and Warehousing, NA Transportation and Logistics Sales - Zebra Technologies