Conference set for 2012’s largest supply chain expo—modex 2012 expo

Atlanta--(business wire)--when the industry’s newest expo for manufacturing, distribution and the supply chain, modex 2012, opens on february 6 it will include over 560 exhibits and an educational conference that features keynotes by rick blasgen, chief executive officer of the council of supply chain management professionals, alberto alemÁn zubieta, chief executive officer of the panama canal authority and donald ratliff, ph.d., executive director of the supply chain & logistics institute, georgia institute of technology. monday’s modex keynote: the state of logistics and supply chain management rick blasgen, chief executive officer, council of supply chain management professionals tuesday’s modex keynote: the expansion of the panama canal and its impact on supply chains and global trade alberto alemÁn zubieta is the chief executive officer, panama canal authority wednesday’s modex keynote: how supply chain and logistics performance impacts trade dr. h. donald ratliff, georgia tech, regents professor and executive director, georgia tech supply chain & logistics institute modex 2012 show floor education and collocated events the modex 2012 conference will also include 75 educational sessions outlining leading trends, best practices and state-of-the-art equipment and technology solutions that can make manufacturing and the entire supply chain work more productively and profitably. modex 2012 is also partnering with several industry organizations who will collocate events with modex 2012. the following groups will be collocating their events with modex 2012: the american society of transportation and logistics (astl) the association for automatic identification and mobility (aim) the atlanta roundtable of council of supply chain management professionals (cscmp) the center for excellence in logistics and distribution (celdi) the college-industry council on material handling education (cicmhe) the council of supply chain management professionals (cscmp) ergonomic assist systems and equipment council (ease) the georgia institute of technology supply chain and logistics institute the georgia logistics summit the institute of industrial engineers (iie) material handling equipment distributors association (mheda) metro atlanta chamber supply chain leadership council national institute for occupational safety and health (niosh) the panama canal authority the reusable packaging association (rpa) technical career education program (tcep) the u.s. department of commerce (doc) international trade administration the warehousing education and research council (werc) “collocating these events with modex 2012 will allow manufacturing, distribution and supply chain professionals unparalleled education and networking opportunities as well as exposure to the broadest material handling, logistics and supply chain equipment and technology display of any show of its kind in north america,” says john nofsinger, chief executive officer for mhia. “for our members, attendees and exhibitors, the collocations will add even more value to the modex 2012 event; the largest being the georgia logistics summit which last year hosted 1,300 attendees from 21 states and expects to draw even more in conjunction with modex 2012.” complete information and complimentary show and educational session registration can be found online at www.modexshow.com. modex 2012february 6-9, 2012georgia world congress center – atlanta, ga usa modex 2012 is sponsored by material handling industry of america (mhia). mhia is an international trade association that has represented the material handling & logistics industry since 1945. mhia also sponsors promat.
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