Logistics and manufacturing warehouses are undergoing an industry-wide technology upgrade. Consumer demand for faster fulfillment, customized products, and home delivery has forced businesses to reshape both product-assembly and order-fulfillment processes.
That has set many warehouses on an automation journey.
Introducing automation into logistics and assembly workflows can deliver dramatic improvements in productivity, and it has wide-reaching effects on people, processes, and culture. It’s the type of change that is best managed strategically.
Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
In this free webcast, Randy Ross, director of supply chain at SICK, and Lior Elazary, co-founder and CEO of inVia Robotics, will discuss how sensor provider SICK transformed its flagship Minnesota facility to become hyper-efficient through adoption of advanced technologies, including AI-powered software and robotics.
You’ll learn best practices for:
- Evaluating and choosing automation solutions
- Integrating and orchestrating multiple technology solutions to work in harmony to meet service-level agreements
- Building flexibility into your technology stack to accommodate expansion and dynamic market conditions
About the speakers
Lior Elazary
Co-founder and chief executive officer
inVia Robotics
Elazary has more than 20 years of experience as an executive in Internet networking, robotics, software development, and enterprise architecture businesses. He co-founded and later sold HostPro (a.k.a. Web.com), as well as EdgeCast, a content-delivery platform. Elazary has a master's in computer science from the University of Southern California with a specialty in artificial intelligence.
Randy Ross
Director of supply chain
SICK Inc.
Since 2008, Ross has directly led procurement, inventory management, distribution, and transportation at SICK. He has worked to drive top-line revenue and bottom-line cost improvements through optimized supply chain solutions at the company. Prior to SICK, Ross was general manager, MSP, at Logistics Unlimited, and director, supply chain, at Zomax.
Moderator: Eugene Demaitre
Editorial director
Robotics 24/7, Peerless Media LLC
Demaitre is editorial director of Robotics 24/7. Prior to joining Peerless Media, he was a senior editor at other robotics publications. Demaitre has decades of experience in business-to-business, online technology coverage, and he has participated in numerous robotics-related webinars, podcasts, and conferences worldwide.
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