SupplyChain Magazine March 2018 | Page 80

WERC

Warehousing and logistics professionals like yourself are at the center of the supply chain . No other association recognizes this more than the Warehousing Education and Research Council ( WERC ). That ’ s why WERC has put on its Annual Conference for Logistics Professionals for the past 40 years , with the 41st edition to be held in Charlotte , North Carolina , May 6-9 , 2018 .

Participants both past and present attend this event each year to discover targeted , relevant insights from their industry peers about the latest trends and best practices within our field . For that reason , WERC ’ s Conference topic selection committee puts significant effort into evaluating and selecting all of the 80-plus educational sessions . Because every session is peer-sourced , peer-reviewed and peer-delivered , you can be sure that you ’ re hearing about the strategies that are most applicable to your operation .
This year , 81 % of the Annual Conference sessions explore
topics never before presented at the event . Among the featured subjects are emerging supply chain technologies and innovations , workforce development , the latest in slotting processes , and inspirational tales from the front lines of operational improvement .
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