Overview
Title: Economic Resilience in Material Handling: Strategies for a Changing World
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Duration: 1 hour
Summary
Economic Resilience in Material Handling: Strategies for a Changing World
In a rapidly evolving material handling landscape, where economic shifts and changing demographics are the new norm, this webinar promises an insightful journey into the strategies essential for success.
Explore the impact of a slower economy on material handling, considering global demographic changes and associated needs for reshoring, nearshoring, and deglobalization.
Our speakers will discuss workforce development opportunities in addition to innovative approaches to product enhancement, addressing labor concerns through automation and fostering customization and adaptability.
Join us on this journey of discovery and adaptation in the material handling industry, and leave with a toolkit of knowledge and insights to thrive in an ever-changing economic landscape.
Topics being covered include:
- Workforce development and shifting demographics
- Market and product opportunities
- Key industry partnerships
Speakers
Mitch Smith
Chief Revenue Officer
Hytrol
Mitch Smith joined Hytrol in 2016 and has been in the material handling industry for 30 years. He has served in capacities of Inside Sales Engineer, Design Engineer, Project Manager, Branch Manager, Regional Manager, and Vice President for Bastian Solutions, also serving on the Board of Directors for the company. At Hytrol, he oversees the company’s business development, central planning, and integrator services efforts. Mitch is also an active participant with several industry organizations, such as the Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), MHI, MHEDA, CEMA.
Phillip Poston
Chief Development Officer
Hytrol
Phillip Poston joined Hytrol in 1999 and has held several positions with the company including managerial and director-level leadership roles. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina.
Among his responsibilities as CDO, Phillip oversees Hytrol’s employee development, is responsible for strategic planning efforts, and cultivates community and academic engagement enterprise-wide.
Host: David Maloney
Group Editorial Director
DC Velocity and CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly
David Maloney is the editorial director of DC Velocity and Supply Chain Quarterly. 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.