I hope that you are finding your time at MODEX 2018 to be both productive and enjoyable. I would like to take a few moments to introduce you to the sponsor of this event—MHI. Since 1945, MHI has been the leading association in the United States representing the Industry that produces material handing and logistics solutions—the Industry that Makes Supply Chains Work.
We will announce the 2018 MHI Innovation Award winners tonight during the MHI Industry Night with Jim Gaffigan. This award showcases new products and innovations presented by Modex exhibitors. The winners will be chosen in three categories: Best New Innovation, Best IT Innovation and Best Innovation of an Existing Product. I encourage you to view all the MHI Innovation Award submissions in the Level 2 of Building B of the Georgia World Congress Center. If you would like to attend Industry Night, tickets are $50 and can be purchased at Modex Registration on Level 4. The event will be held after the show today in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom. The door prize for this event is a $30,000 trip of a lifetime – see ModexShow.com/rules to learn more.
MHI strives to maintain and stimulate the continuing growth of the industry by sponsoring world-class trade events, such as Modex and ProMat to showcase the best in class products and services of its member companies. We also offer a solution-focused website at [url=http://www.mhi.org]http://www.mhi.org[/url] and the MHI Solutions magazine, both of which deliver content focusing on the needs of manufacturing and supply chain professionals.
This morning’s keynote session features MHI CEO George Prest and Scott Sopher of Deloitte Consulting. They will preview the fourth in a series of MHI Annual Industry Reports and will be joined by panelists from Kroger, Target, the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab and the University of Tennessee. This year’s report is covers technologies that are creating next generation supply chains and how to overcome barriers to adoption. The keynote begins at 8:45 AM in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom. You can also download the full report at MHI.org.
Our afternoon keynote features Mike Rowe of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. Attend and learn his personal take on the nature of skilled labor and why these jobs matter more than ever to our infrastructure and the economy. This special event will be held in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom at 1:00 PM.
MHI’s member companies are industry leaders in providing solutions that make supply chains work and many of them are exhibiting companies at Modex. As you walk the Modex show floor, you will experience the broad representation of the equipment, technology and services that comprise our industry. You will see all types of equipment, systems and services, both basic and advanced. You will see the individual components necessary to construct complete and successful manufacturing and supply chain solutions—that’s because Modex exhibitors represent the entire industry.
For more information on MHI programs and our member companies, visit the MHI booth in Booth B3587 or visit mhi.org.