Event | April 24, 2024 Â
Innovate to elevate: a warehousing supply chain summit.
Belfry Hotel & Resort Lichfield Road, Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield B76 9PR
Join Westernacher and Barcode-IT for this exciting event where we will showcase the latest warehouse innovations demonstrating real-life examples of cutting-edge automation and technology in warehousing.
Get ready to embark on a journey of innovation, collaboration and insightful exploration into next-generation warehousing management. Our experts will be delighted to discuss with you how to future-proof your warehouse with enhanced efficiency, accuracy and scalability in warehouse operations.
Highlights.
- Florian Kuchta, SAP’s Head of Product Development discussing EWM developments in the market
- Customer speakers from RS Components, Twinings & Exertis sharing real life examples from recent implementations
- Analytics showcase: prepare to be surprised at how quickly they can be implemented and start giving huge benefits
- Warehouse automation in action at a leading fashion supplier
- The latest innovations in supply chain from 7 leading technology suppliers
Don’t miss the opportunity to network with like-minded people from a variety of industries and share challenges, solutions and innovations in the expansive realm of warehousing.
Agenda.
8:30
Welcome & networking / Breakfast
9:00
Introduction to the day
Mat Eames, Westernacher’s UKI Market Unit Director, and Nigel Holloway, Barcode IT’s Director, will open the event.
9:10
SAP EWM roadmap
Florian Kuchta, SAP’s Head of Product Management, will introduce SAP’s roadmap and development plans for SAP EWM.
9:45
The evolution of EWM: Westernacher’s view
Neil Wightman, Westernacher’s Global Warehousing Practice Director, will talk about processes employed by Westernacher for implementing EWM and our approach to working in partnership with our customers including Signavio. Neil will share what our customers are now considering e.g. robotics, machine learning, AI and provide our view on warehouse trends now and in the future.
10:15
Exhibitor Case Study – Zebra Workcloud Communications PTT Pro – Empowering your workforce through a single pane of glass
Hayley Perry Nicholls and Keith Liddell will introduce you to Zebra’s portfolio of mobile computing hardware and software tools. From handhelds and tablets to wearables and vehicle-mounted computers, Zebra’s solutions run on Windows® or Android™ operating systems and enable workers to perform at their best, shift after shift.
10:45
Coffee
11:15
Customer case study: warehouse automation with SAP EWM
Anders Geijer, Nordics Warehouse Practice Director Westernacher, will demonstrate how fashion retailer H&M optimised their warehouse processes using EWM with automation
11:45
Barcode IT: Optimising SAP Mobility
Nigel Holloway from Barcode IT will explain how you can deploy the full power of SAP EWM and Manufacturing successfully onto the shop floor and utilise the latest technologies to streamline go-live and minimise disruption.
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Customer panel discussion | RS Group / Twinings / Exertis
Hear real life implementation experiences from our customer panel guests including how they centralised warehouse operations and how they planned their global switch from WM to EWM on SAP S/4HANA.
14:30
Exhibitor Case Study – Ivanti
Automating your Supply Chain and Beyond
In any warehouse, tracking operational assets is paramount to any successful supply chain business. Ian Hughes from Ivanti will be showcasing how to setup and configure an automated monitoring solution from picking to delivery.
15:00
Tea & cake / Networking with exhibitors
Join other guests for a relaxed networking session.
15:30
Warehousing & Transportation Go Hand-in-Hand – Integrating SAP TM with SAP EWM.
Yogesh Bidkar, Westernacher’s Transportation & Logistics Practice Director will be talking about typical business use cases, the efficiencies and benefits you can achieve by integrating SAP TM with SAP EWM.
16:00
Exhibitor Case Study – Loftware
How companies are transforming their business critical supply chain labelling
Paul Vogt, VP at Loftware will describe how the success of your supply chain rests with your barcode and RFID labelling driving track & trace initiatives, sustainability and cloud first IT strategies. During this session Paul will discuss how leading supply chain businesses are moving from chaos to calm; starting small and scaling up; driving adoption; achieving goals of product traceability and authentication
16:30
Complementary drinks and networking
17:30
Close
Confirmed Exhibitors.
Barcode IT
Zebra
Ivanti
Loftware
Newline
Nokia
Waizu
UKISUG
At a glance
April 24, 2024
8:30am-5:30pm (GMT)
Belfry Hotel & Resort Lichfield Road,
Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield B76 9PR
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