Multi-tasking at NA08
Several organizations are taking advantage of the opportunity to host end-user meetings and association events at NA 2008. These co-located events afford show visitors the opportunity to network and build relationships with the materials handling and logistics industry’s leading solution providers and to meet for up to four days of problem-solving and information gathering.
By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 4/18/2008 11:18:00 AM
Several organizations are taking advantage of the opportunity to host end-user meetings and association events at NA 2008. These co-located events afford show visitors the opportunity to network and build relationships with the materials handling and logistics industry’s leading solution providers and to meet for up to four days of problem-solving and information gathering.Here at the I-X Center, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. today in Room 3, the Electrification & Controls Manufacturers Association (ECMA) is hosting a breakfast reception for companies interested in learning more about the group and its focus. The organization comprises companies who manufacture electrification and controlling devices that control, service and enhance productivity of industrial handling equipment. Advance registration is required to attend.
Members of MHEDA-NET, the free networking group of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association, can meet with other participants in I-X Center Room 2 anytime from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday during the show. Group members typically meet via conference call with others from non-competing markets to discuss common industry business issues, share ideas and experiences, and discuss industry best practices. The room gives those members an opportunity to connect faces with names and discuss other topics of interest.
On Tuesday, the Northeast Ohio WERCouncil will offer a panel discussion on what you need to know about LEED (Leadership In Energy and Environmental Design). LEED was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council as an approach to the design, construction and operation of buildings and landscapes so they’re energy efficient, conserve resources, minimize waste and prevent pollution. But another key element in this formula is found inside these LEED structures, and that’s where materials handling logistics processes come in. This session starts at 1 p.m. in Room 16.
On Wednesday, from noon to 3 p.m., the Cleveland chapter of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) hosts a roundtable luncheon and presentation. The session features Ken Ackerman, founder of the Warehousing Education & Research Council (WERC) and the past president of the Council Logistics Management (CLM), currently CSCMP. Held in I-X Center Room 7, Ackerman’s presentation—“Piecework – A Revolution in Warehouse Services”—will review companies’ obligations to workers, examine three service providers, and share case studies and their implications for warehouse managers. To register, call Bachlien Scanlan at 440-234-7890 or visit www.cscmp.org.
Additionally, over the past weekend, the Association of Professional Material Handling Consultants held its Spring 2008 meeting at the Cleveland Hyatt Regency to discuss topics pertinent to those in the materials handling consulting industry.
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