| Ken Desloges Maintenance Manager Canadian Tire Distribution | |
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'Automate the Conventional' Focus Group
Tuesday, September 15th 2:15pm - 4:30pm |
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| This 'intervention meeting' is for Labor-aholics who fear a supply chain without the crutch of people on fork trucks. This focused discussion will give you full access to a panel of end users who took the leap from manual warehousing to storage and retrieval using a new generation of Automated Guided Vehicles. Discover why they made the change, how they implemented the technology, challenges and ROI. No question is off limits. | |
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Canadian Tire built the state of the art A.J. Billes Distribution Center in Brampton Ontario in 1991. During the last 17 years as Maintenance Manager for this facility, Ken is responsibile for the maintenance of a 1.3 million square foot DC that houses over 15.6 miles of conveyor, 2 miles of towline, over 170 pieces of material handling vehicles, ten 100 ft automated storage and retrieval cranes that serve 78,000 locations. With operational demands increasing since opening, Ken as ensured A.J. Billes is still on the cutting edge of technology, installing and upgrading existing equipment while utilizing the latest advances to meet present and future demands in Supply Chain. With over 35 years of experience in the maintenance field spanning a variety of industries, Ken has always embraced and championed the use of new technology. Staying current is not only necessary but a critical component of any proactive maintenance, material handling and business model. His department won the 2006 Plant Engineering and Maintenance award for world class maintenance excellence.
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