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Continued from page 8 At the opposite end were gateways to a concrete, with plastic outer covers and
project that can solve the “rocks” that might space that were still under the roof of the went four feet into the ground, Madvig
be hindering the system. facility, but fed out to the back. said. Should a car go off course, this helps
to keep it contained within the lane.
“It has brought all the departments together From entry-to-exit, the vehicle essentially
in a much more collaborative fashion,” would travel in a backward J-shaped. This is Another unique part of the facilities: the
Huang said. designed to avoid the “wind-tunnel effect,” cafeteria and Internet center were smack
said Kurt Madvig, ADESA’s vice president dab in the middle of the arena, allowing the
And it has fostered an approach to thinking of auction operations, during the on-site dealer to “feel like this is the only place they
of the auction as one system, rather than interview in March. need to be” during the sale, Madvig said.
silos.
In the lanes themselves, near the blocks were The bright teal floors consisted of an epoxy
Opening day in Chicago: ADESA builds on digital displays with lights, announcements surface with grit, which were designed to
safety, tech and other bits of information. The point, make them anti-slip with all the weather
In March, I had the chance to check out Madvig said, was to make sure that the Chicagoland can get, be it rain, snow or ice.
the new digs of ADESA Chicago during its dealer in the lane — whether he or she
grand opening event. is tech-savvy or not — has the same easy Speaking of weather, the exterior is
access to information to the person bidding prepared for weather: besides the area
On the left side of the arena (from the online, simply by looking at the screens. out front, the entire facility utilizes rolled
entrance) were doors to the outside that can concrete instead of asphalt.
be opened and closed as necessary. “It helps transition from the old paper days
to digital,” Madvig said. ADESA Chicago employees were equipped
Exhaust fans was there to keep the air fresh with mobile printers, vehicle stickers with
even if the doors were shut. These doors fed Yellow pylons line the lanes, designed for bar codes and folks using mobile phone
into the auction lanes. safety. These steel tubes were filled with apps to conduct business. All of this with

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