FKI Logistex and KEOGH Consulting to Host Material Handling Seminar

Industry conference to take place at FKI Logistex Technology & Education Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 2, 2008

22 September 2008

(ST. LOUIS: September 22, 2008) FKI Logistex® (www.fkilogistex.com), a global leader in integrated material handling solutions, announces that it will host, in partnership with KEOGH Consulting, a material handling seminar in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 2, 2008 at the FKI Logistex Technology & Education Center (TEC). The full-day seminar, titled "Going for Growth: Get More from Your Existing or New Distribution Center," is designed to share knowledge on planning, operations, material handling solutions and order fulfillment technology innovations.

Seminar attendees will learn ways to achieve more throughput and productivity from existing distributions centers (DC), as well as methods to ensure that new DCs are designed for future growth. The seminar covers topics ranging from technological advances in the industry to best practices in planning world-class DCs, and includes a tour of the FKI Logistex TEC. The 31,000 square-foot training and demonstration center showcases the latest technologies in material handling.

"FKI Logistex and KEOGH Consulting have teamed up to turn collective industry experience into knowledge that can be applied to strategic planning and daily activities," said Steve Ackerman, president, FKI Logistex North America. "Seminar participants will also have the opportunity to tour the FKI Logistex Technology & Education Center, which offers advanced hands-on learning and provides a technology-rich material handling environment, where visitors can see the industry's latest solutions in action."

Seminar topics and participant opportunities include:

• Defining the essential Design Criteria needed in distribution facility sizing and equipment selection
• Best practices used in the planning of world class distribution facilities
• Methods to evaluate and better understand order fulfillment operations
• New ideas and technologies to stretch the capacity of existing DCs
• Technologies and system design methods that can build flexibility for future growth in a new DC
• Case studies and benchmarking information
• Tour of the FKI Logistex TEC, a 31,000 square-foot training and demonstration center featuring the latest technologies

This is the second event in the KEOGH Consulting seminar program in partnership with FKI Logistex. For more information on the seminar, including a full schedule and registration information, click here or visit http://www.keogh1.com/events_registration.php?name=October2_Cincinnati,OH.

For sales and marketing information, contact Emily Smith, marketing supervisor, FKI Logistex North America, by phone at +1 513 881 5239 or by e-mail at emily.smith@fkilogistex.com.

For media information, contact Emily Fuleihan, public relations, Koroberi, Inc. (www.koroberi.com), by phone at +1 919 945 0552 or by e-mail at emily@koroberi.com.

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About FKI Logistex
FKI Logistex® (www.fkilogistex.com) is a leading global provider of automated material handling solutions, supplying its customers with an integrated set of leading-edge technologies in high-speed sortation, conveyor systems, robotic and conventional palletizing, paperless pick products, AS/RS, controls, order fulfillment systems, RFID implementation, EDS integration, baggage handling systems, warehouse control systems, and total material handling automation.

FKI Logistex provides material handling solutions for airports, postal facilities, parcel distribution, manufacturing operations, library automation, and for warehouse and distribution facilities. With projects that include many of the world's largest and most advanced material handling operations, FKI Logistex has manufacturing, engineering and support facilities around the world. For more information on FKI Logistex, click here to visit the FKI Logistex media center. For general sales information, contact FKI Logistex by phone at +1 877 935 4564 in North America, +44 (0) 870 350 3055 in Europe, or +86 21 62522211 in Asia. Contact FKI Logistex by e-mail at info@fkilogistex.com.

About KEOGH
KEOGH Consulting, Inc. is a management consulting services firm specializing in offering Integrated Supply Chain Solutions for manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution companies. For over 23 years, KEOGH has worked with more than 300 Clients and successfully completed over 600 projects. The Company is a privately held Independent Consulting Firm fully owned by Mr. Ravindra Madala, President and CEO.

Core competencies include Warehouse Management Systems, Engineered Labor Standards Development, Item Profiling and Slotting, Parcel Manifest Solutions, Process Re-engineering, Host Interface Development, Supplier Collaboration Systems, Labor Management Systems, Logistics Network Analysis, Site Master Planning and Facility Layouts, Site Selection Activities, Materials Handling Systems, Operations and Business Analysis, Systems Engineering, Integration, and Implementation Management.