NA 2006 Show & Conference To Showcase Supply Chain & Logistics Solutions; March Event To Feature Solutions That Are Key For Productive Global Supply Chains And The Global Economy.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- This March, the largest event in 2006 dedicated to showcasing solutions that make the supply chain work more productively and profitably is coming to Cleveland Cleveland, former county, England Cleveland, former county, NE England, created under the Local Government Act of 1972 (effective 1974). It was composed of the county boroughs of Hartlepool and Teeside and parts of the former counties of Durham and , OH - The 2006 Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference (NA 2006). NA 2006 will be the largest trade show and educational conference devoted to manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and logistics solutions held in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. in 2006. An increasing number of companies are relying on material handling and logistics solutions, like the ones showcased at NA 2006, as a key competitive weapon for their global supply chains. With product lifecycles Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. shortening and worldwide competition increasing, success depends on effective material handling & logistics solutions for the global supply chain -- being able to deliver the right product to the right market at the right time. When the 2006 Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference (NA 2006) opens it's doors on March 27, 2006 at Cleveland's I-X Center The International Exposition Center, also known as the I-X Center, is a 800,000 square foot convention and exhibition hall located near Cleveland, Ohio, adjacent to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. it will showcase the solutions of over 400 exhibitors and include an Educational Conference featuring an Executive Forum Keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease. that will provide expertise from industry leaders on breakthrough achievements in high performance supply chains. In addition, over 50 show floor educational seminars, an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. Education Center, two detailed educational workshops and a 1 1/2 day short course outlining strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. for supply chain facilities will be offered during the NA 2006 Educational Conference. NA 2006 Executive Forum Keynote Breakthrough Achievements in High Performance Supply Chains Featuring top supply chain executives from Lucent Technologies, The Limited and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is a publicly-traded brand of coffee based at Waterbury in the U.S. state of Vermont. The brand specializes in organic, fair-trade, and specialty gourmet coffees. Keurig is wholly owned subsidiary of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. , the NA 2006 Executive Forum will detail how they successfully transformed their supply chain and the bottom line achievements they attained at·tain v. at·tained, at·tain·ing, at·tains v.tr. 1. To gain as an objective; achieve: attain a diploma by hard work. 2. as a result. Topics will include strategic decision-making decision-making, n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment. decision-making, evidence-based, n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from , assessing and managing risk; and how to define and measure the returns from capital investments in supply chain infrastructure. Keynote Speakers Jon Wettstein, Vice President Operations, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Paul Matthews, Senior Vice President - Limited Logistics Services, Inc., The Limited Jose A. Mejia, President, Supply Chain Networks, Lucent Technologies RFID Education Center A specially designed RFID Educational Center Theater will feature 45-minute focused presentations by sponsoring exhibitors. They will be demonstrating the latest technologies and trends for professionals wanting to learn more about incorporating RFID solutions into their operations. NA 2006 RFID Sponsors Signature Accu-Sort Systems Manhattan Associates RedPrairie Associate Code Plus Foxfire Technologies Corporation The Kennedy Group LXE Orbis Psion Teklogix Spede Technologies Media DC Velocity For complete information on the NA 2006 Show and Educational Conference including session details, visit http://www.NA2006.org. NA 2006 is sponsored by MHIA MHIA Material Handling Industry of America MHIA Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. MHIA Manufactured Housing Industry of Arizona . MHIA is an international trade association that has represented this industry since 1945. MHIA members include material handling and logistics equipment and systems manufacturers, integrators, consultants, publishers, and third party logistics providers. The association also sponsors trade events, such as ProMat and NA 2006 to showcase the products and services of its member companies and to educate industry professionals on the productivity solutions provided through material handling and logistics. For more information on MHIA, visit http://www.mhia.org.
Name of Show: NA 2006
Show Sponsor: The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA)
Dates: March 27-March 30, 2006
Location: I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Web site: http://www.NA2006.org/
Contact: Carol Miller at cmiller@mhia.org or Samantha Greenidge at
sgreenidge@mhia.org
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