Lecturers of School of Logistics attended the CeMAT 2018 exhibition in Hannover

On April 23-27, 2018, associate professors of School of Logistics Y.A. Morozova and A.B. Vinogradov attended the CeMAT 2018 exhibition in Hannover (Germany) and completed advanced training course on logistics and supply chain management.

CeMAT in Hannover is the leading international exhibition on the management of cargo flows and intralogistics, which takes place every two years. The main theme of the current exposition was a combination of industrial and logistics technologies of generation 4.0. The great attention was paid to connected supply chain solutions, digitalization of logistics and supply chain management, use of augmented reality technologies, Internet of things, artificial intelligence, unmanned means of delivery and cargo handling. A large number of stands acquainted visitors with options for automating the technological process of warehouse cargo handling, robotic handling equipment, modern solutions that allow increasing the speed and quality of ordering when using the principle of "goods to people". The forums and educational events that took place within the exhibition were devoted to such topics as LEAN-technology, big data, the Internet of things, electric transport systems, blockchain in supply chain management, automated solutions in stock and production, "flexible" technologies in project management, use of robotics in logistics, inventory management using artificial intelligence, etc.