Are you planning to visit Logistica tomorrow? Then take a look at the LogistiekProfs theatre in hall 10, where there will be lectures on the future of Lithium-Ion, Fourth Party Packaging, 3D printing in logistics and logistics developments in Venlo. Check here which lectures you can attend and register to ensure a place!
11:15 - 11:45 - Lithium-Ion - energy of the future
Energy supply and storage is an essential part of the warehouse of the future. Are you looking for the ideal energy source for your lifting and warehouse trucks? During this lecture, Dirk Schüler from Jungheinrich will answer these and other questions such as:
- Which energy technologies offer you the best solutions for now and/or the future?
- Where does the internal combustion engine stand?
- To what extent can conventional lead-acid batteries develop further?
- Where are the limits of fuel cells?
- When should you opt for lithium- ion?
12:00 - 12:30 - 3D printing in logistics
The news about 3D printing is flying around our ears. UPS is setting up its own centre with a hundred 3D printers, TNT is starting to use printers and in China 10 houses were printed in a day. Some even wonder whether 3D printing will eventually make logistics redundant. According to Alexander Hermanns of INDICIA, it is high time to pierce through that hype. What is fact and what is fiction? As Director of Technology and Innovation, he also puts 3D printing in perspective: how does 3D printing relate to other trends in logistics, such as big data, augmented reality and robotisation?
12:45 - 13:15 - Smart solutions for the rapidly developing e-commerce landscape
How can you, as an (r)etailer or manufacturer, get your products to consumers? What service do consumers expect? How has this changed over the years? What are the consequences of the choices you make as a company? What logistical challenges are involved in choosing specific sales channels? Questions like these will be addressed during the interactive lecture by Jorg Megens, Business Innovator at DocData. A lecture of interest to you if you:
- are looking for new ways to market your products with your company.
- do not have a clear picture of customer requirements or market characteristics in the e-commerce world.
- are looking for inspiration for next strategic steps.
- you are a bit tired of all the hardcore logistics stories and want to spend some time on a chair with some interesting people around you.
This lecture will also be held on Friday from 13:30 to 14:00.
13:30 - 14:00 - Leadership in the supply chain. Crucial to supply chain management
'We are going to introduce supply chain management'. It won't be the first time the logistics or operations manager has been told this. Whereas the logistics manager is only responsible for his own operational branch, the supply chain leader needs to monitor quality across the chain. Getting all these departments, with their different interests, to work together is quite a challenge. Michel van Buren MBA, gives logisticians tools to get started with supply chain leadership during his lecture.
14:15 - 14:45 - 4PP? Fourth Party Packaging!
We all know the 4PL; a control tower or chain control. But what about in the field of packaging? Who is integrally responsible for packaging within a complex supply chain? Very often no one. Faesgroep therefore introduces the term Fourth Party Packaging: a party that takes charge of the entire packaging process.
15:00 - 15:45 - Logistics developments around Venlo
The day will end with a lecture on logistics developments around Venlo-Venray. What is the current state of affairs. The presentation will be given by Leopold Hermans, Business development, City of Venlo. He will also give a presentation of Trade Port Noord as a new logistics centre in the region.
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