Optimizing Operations Space and Productivity

 Thursday, July 25, 2024      2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time      30 minutes

Gartner research reveals that more than 90% of companies with high-volume distribution operations utilize or plan to deploy robotic automation in fulfillment  operations.

If you’re seeking fulfillment operations improvement, attend “Optimizing Operations Space and Productivity” with Chris Rowland, VP of Sales and Consulting at Advanced Intralogistics, on July 25th at 2pm EST. Discover how Advanced Intralogistics leverages its expertise to enhance distribution performance with a wide range of automation and robotics solutions while reducing cost-to-serve.

Attendees will learn about:

  • Determining the “fit” for automation
  • Change management in an automation project
  • Where you can get help
Speakers:
Optimizing Operations Space and Productivity

Chris Rowland

VP of Sales and Consulting,
Advanced Intralogistics

Chris is Vice President of Systems Sales and Consulting at Advanced Intralogistics. In this role, he leads Advance Intralogistics’ team of experienced Sales & Software Solution Consultants and believes in the process of continuous improvement through education, innovation, and thought leadership.

Chris is a highly experienced professional with a diverse career spanning over 25 years in Sales, Consulting, and Engineering. He believes in the process of continual improvement through education, innovation, and thought leadership.

With a solid background in advanced automation, he has built a career around assisting companies optimize their operations by implementing best in class solutions with high value propositions.

Chris has been in his role at Advanced Intralogistics since 2023. He also worked in leadership roles for Swisslog, and Honeywell.

Nick Banich

Chief Revenue Officer, Miebach

David Maloney is the editorial director of DC Velocity and Supply Chain Xchange. He has been a journalist for more than 30 years and has been with DC Velocity since April of 2004. Prior to joining DCV, David was senior editor for Modern Materials Handling, where he reported on distribution and supply chain operations.

David also has extensive experience as a broadcast journalist. Before writing for supply chain publications, he was a journalist, television producer and director in Pittsburgh. David combines a background of reporting on logistics with his video production experience to bring new opportunities to DC Velocity readers, including Web-based videos highlighting top distribution and logistics facilities, Webcasts and other cross-media projects. David continues to live and work in the Pittsburgh area.

Eric Hovan

Director, Sales, Ocado

Since 2003, more than 125 distribution operators have relied on Eric Hovan to identify, scope, and oversee deployment of fulfillment solutions to optimize performance.

As Director of Strategic Accounts at Ocado Intelligent Automation, Eric orchestrated one of the largest AMR deals ever with long-time 6 River Systems customer GXO–the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider–and helped numerous SMBs to leverage automation as well.

Eric is recognized throughout the supply chain industry as a trusted advisor. He analyzes distribution operations to find meaningful operations improvements and leads teams to design and execute software and hardware solutions to deliver immediate and ongoing value.

Eric’s experience spans from project management to consulting and sales at some of the most recognizable names in supply chain technology and material handling systems, including Honeywell, Diafuku, and 6 River Systems, Part of Ocado Group.