Modex 2016 to host Supply Chain Education Summit

The Supply Chain Education Summit at Modex 2016 brings together the many and varied voices of the supply chain. Free to all registered attendees, the Summit features more than 30 organizations and educational institutions, presentations and seminars and table-top displays. The presentations run throughout the day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during the show. Pre-registration for the sessions is not required, and attendees can pick and choose the presentations they wish to attend. All will be held in the Georgia World Congress Center’s Hall B, Level 2 in rooms B207, B208, B211 and B212.

“MHI started bringing together the many voices of the supply chain at the first Modex in 2012,” said Gary Forger, managing director of professional development. “This year we have expanded the program, adding new voices, especially those of universities and facility tours.”

The tours of Atlanta-area supply chain facilities have an advance registration of $50 per tour and can be accessed at [url=http://www.modexshow.com]http://www.modexshow.com[/url]. The tours depart the Georgia World Congress Center at 7 a.m. and return by 11 a.m. Included are the TOTO distribution center on Tuesday, the KIA Motors assembly plant and contract manufacturing partner Scanfil on Wednesday, and Hartsfield-Jackson Air Cargo facility on Thursday.

The complete run-down of sessions includes:

MONDAY, April 4
• “Market Outlook for Reusable Packaging,” presented by the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), 10:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Show Floor Theater I
• “Metrics that Matter,” presented by Georgia College, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Room B207
• “How to Use the CPT Production Certification to Build the Workforce Pipeline,” presented by the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC), 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Room B211
• “Global Trends: Value Chain, Sustainability and Social Responsibility,” presented by the Supply and Value Chain Center at Loyola University of Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Room B212
• “Telling the Story of the Supply Chain: Measuring Economic Impact,” presented by the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative at North Carolina State University and the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics, 1 - 2 p.m., Room B208
• “Developing Sustainable Education Ecosystems Utilizing Industry Partnerships and Research,” presented by the National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education, 1 - 2 p.m., Room B212
• “Automatic Identification: Through the Looking Glass to 2025,” presented by the University of Memphis, 2 - 3 p.m., Room B207
• “Supply Chain Management: Beyond the Horizon – MSU Research Highlights,” presented by Michigan State University, 2 - 3 p.m., Room B211
• “The Supply Chain Management Talent Search – Mutually Beneficial Company & University Relationships,” presented by Western Illinois University, 3 - 4 p.m., Room B208
• “Engagement and Impact in Supply Chain Education,” presented by the Cranfield University School of Management, 3 - 4 p.m., Room B212
• “Plug & Play Technologies in Material Handling,” presented by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 4 - 5 p.m., Room B207
• “Preparing Today’s Students for Supply Chains of Tomorrow,” presented by the College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) and the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics, 4 - 5 p.m., Room B211

TUESDAY, April 5
• “Certificate Training for New Entrants and Rising Stars,” presented by the North Carolina Center for Global Logistics, 10 - 11 a.m., Room B207
• “Horizontal Collaboration Across the Automotive and 3PL Supply Chains,” presented by MIT SCALE – Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), 10 - 11 a.m., Room B211
• “Industry Focus: Asset Management of Reusable Packaging,” presented by the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), 10:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Show Floor Theater I
• “Innovations in Last-Mile Delivery,” presented by the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Room B207
• “Emerging Issues in Logistics and Distribution,” presented by the Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution (CELDi), 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Room B212
• “The Physical Internet Vision,” presented by the Physical Internet Center at Georgia Tech, 12 - 1 p.m., Room B207
• “Advance Your Career with the Latest in Supply Chain Certifications,” presented by APICS, 1 - 2 p.m., Room B211
• “Supply Chain City—An Exploration of Atlanta’s Complete Ecosystem,” presented by the Metro Atlanta Chamber, 2 - 3 p.m., Room B212
• “Connections Summit,” presented by the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA), 2 - 4:30 p.m., Room B208 (Note: MHEDA’s Connections Summit requires advance registration at [url=http://www.mheda.org/modex]http://www.mheda.org/modex[/url] and a fee of $49 before March 1, and $69 starting March 2.)
• “Next Generation Logistics Dos and Don’ts for International Companies Establishing in the U.S.,” presented by the Metro Atlanta Chamber, 3 - 4 p.m., Room B212

WEDNESDAY, April 6
• “How Much Can My Pallet Carry?” presented by the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design at Virginia Tech, 10 - 11 a.m., Room B207
• “Next Generation Logistics Challenges,” presented by the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Room B207
• “Supply Chain Collaboration in Action,” presented by MHI’s Automation Solutions Group (ASG) and Information Systems Solutions Group (ISSG), 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Room B211
• “Humanitarian Supply Chains – Case Studies and a Call to Action,” presented by the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), 12 - 1 p.m., Room B207
• “Supply Chain Collaboration Between North America and Europe,” presented by the Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ALICE), 1 - 5 p.m., Room B211

The summit is sponsored by MHI, the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), the Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ALICE), APICS, the Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution (CELDi), Cranfield University School of Management, Georgia Tech’s Physical Internet Center, Georgia College, Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Metro Atlanta Chamber, the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Global Scale Network, the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC), North Carolina State’s Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, the North Carolina Center for Global Logistics, the National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education, the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago, the Supply Chain Talent Academic Initiative, the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), the University of Memphis Automatic Identification Lab, Virginia Tech, and Western Illinois University’s Supply Chain Management program.

Modex 2016 is scheduled to be held April 4-7, 2016 in Atlanta’s Georgia World Conference Center. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the material handling and logistics industry. Modern’s complete Modex coverage.