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TRACK 4 SESSION 1
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A Case For Case Handling
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Monday, September 14th : 9:00am - 10:00am
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As back room inventories shrink, so does the unit of measure in transit. Thus, case-level material handling is growing rapidly in most sectors. This perspective will examine and compare the growing continuum of technologies available to store, select, palletize and convey the mighty case through today's supply chain.
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Speaker:
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Dean Starovasnik - Director, Solution Development
Peach State Integrated Technologies
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Mr. Starovasnik serves as Director, Solution Development for Peach State Integrated Technologies Inc. Prior to joining Peach State, Dean gained a broad range of experience in material handling systems while managing systems integration at a firm in the material handling industry. Dean began his professional career as a naval officer specializing in surface warfare and space operations. This high technology perspective coupled with the leadership responsibilities equips him to manage the efforts of Peach State's sophisticated distribution center systems design teams. His specialization is in gaining a comprehensive understanding of his clients' operations, then mapping that understanding over into current generation systems designs. This understanding is achieved through a combination of mathematical modeling and practical facility based observation. His education and experience in systems concepts allows him to envision the facility design within the context of the client's overall business, driving efficiency and service levels while ensuring long term flexible and scalable operations. He has been the design lead for a wide range of facilities in the apparel, health care, consumer goods and automotive industries covering facility sizes from 100K to 1.5M square feet. Dean received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He earned his Master of Science degree in Systems Technology (Space Systems Operations) from the Naval Postgraduate School.
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