KOM Klinic 1999

The 17th annual KOM Klinic, "Eliminating Costs Within The Supply Chain", was held September 29 - October 1, 1999 in Montreal, Canada and it was a great success.

KOM Klinic 1999 Agenda
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Presentations

Below you will find a list of the KOM Klinic 1999 presentations that are available for viewing.


Warehouse Consolidation/Reset
Mike Smith, MJS Associates

How to best serve your customers while maintaining the lowest operating costs possible.

 

Dedicated Slow Moving Warehouse
Doug Pope, Seaway Food Town, Inc.

Recognizing the benefits of reduced inventories, industry trends to increase crossdocking/flow through activities and the underutilization of existing facilities. Seaway studied and implemented a more cost effective way of distributing their product.

 

WMS Implementation: A Round Table Discussion
Ron Cellupica, Price Chopper, Moderator
Doug Pope, Seaway Food Town, Inc.
Tom Frederick, Weis Markets, Inc.

The three participants will share their practical experiences with respect to WMS implementation. These include: the search process to find the best system, the selection and elimination criteria, defining the system’s functionality, the Do’s and the Dont's, the cost justification, etc.

 

Mixing Centers, Buy-ins and Backhauls: A Round Table Discussion
Doug Pope, Seaway Food Town, Inc., Moderator
Bob Parle, Sainsbury's
Rick Zaffarano, Hannaford Bros. Co.
Mike Smith, MJS Associates

Three perspectives covering the benefits of implementing regional inbound consolidating facilities to eliminate costs.

 

Voice Directed Picking
John Van Cleve, Vocollet, Inc.

This presentation will cover the "actual results" of implementing voice technology. A true-life case study revealing the implementation details and cost benefits associated with verbal computing.

 

Eliminate Costs Through Different A&E Issues
Mike Golden, KOM Construction

What are the impacts to consider when undergoing the process of land selection? What are the factors influencing choices of building heights, aisle widths, dock space, etc.?

 

Strategic Network analysis
Roundy's / KOM International Presentation

This discussion will be on analyzing and optimizing distribution networks comprising of multiple distribution facilities. Topics will include: