MHF seminar 'Winning Innovations in Material Handling'
On 17 May 2017, the Material Handling Forum organized a seminar at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. The theme of the seminar was ‘Winning Innovations in Material Handling'.
Chairman of the seminar was Jan Hommes, director of Stichting Logistica. René de Koster was the host of the meeting. René de Koster is professor Logistics and Operations Management at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Below you see the program of the seminar.
Program
| 12.00 h | Reception with lunch | |
| 12.50 h | Welcome by Jan Hommes | |
| 13.00 h | Tom Bonkenburg, | Robots in the supply chain |
| 13.30 h | Prof.dr.ir. Martijn Wisse, Technical University Delft | Robot technologies for order picking |
| 14.15 h | Prof.dr. Michiel de Looze | Man and robot in the warehouse |
| 14.45 h | Pause | |
| 15.15 h | MSc Roel Post, University of Groningen | The impact of vendor-managed inventory on retail logistics |
| 15.45 h | Jan Willem Klinkenberg, Project Sales Director TGW Systems | E-commerce concepts |
| 16.15 h | Prof.dr.ir. René de Koster, Erasmus University Rotterdam | Logistica Award: Winning innovations in material handling |
| 16.40 h | End of the program | Conclusions by René de Koster and final words by Marcel te Lindert |
| 16.50 h | Networking drink |
The presentations of the speakers are available now.
