*Platinum and 2-Day Conference attendees are eligible to receive a $150 airfare or $50 drive-in rebate. Please visit www.PARCELforum.com/travel-rebate.html for details.
“Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
These are the times to arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible so, when the tide changes you’ll be ready. If you are responsible for any part of your company’s small-shipment supply chain, the goal at the end of the day is to deliver product in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner. And, there is only one industry conference that has been created to help you do just that… PARCEL Forum. We’ve expanded our five track conference program and included; More All-Day Workshops, MoreCase Studies, MorePeer-to-PeerPanel Discussions, MoreRoundtables and all-new More In-Depth “Power Sessions”.
One Badge. Three Conferences.
PARCEL Forum will be co-located with DOCUMENT Strategy Forum and Mailing Systems Technology Conference. Your badge will allow you to attend any of the sessions being offered at these two conferences as well as visit the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum exhibit hall at no additional cost.
TRANSPORTATION FUNDAMENTALS (TF)
It’s the ABCs of managing your parcel transportation. If you think that you can’t control costs outside your dock doors, you need to attend these sessions. Back by popular demand is our session on negotiating carrier contracts; but new this year, we are training you on the “people” side of negotiations (know when to hold um!) Six other sessions round out this track providing you with extensive know-how to best manage delivery issues. The track ends with an open Q&A so that you have the opportunity to get “free” advice from transportation experts. Take back just one of these ideas and you can save, save, save.
TRANSPORTATION MASTERS (TM)
For those of you who have been in the industry a while, we have developed a track just for you to help you improve your transportation plan. Our PARCEL Advisors selected seven of the hottest advanced transportation topics they think are critical in 2009. No matter how experienced you are, there are always new ideas to be gleaned from experts and peers. We have also given you an opportunity to sit with your peer transportation planners in an open forum to get feedback on issues you are facing today.
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES (OE)
Most managers are being asked to do more with less these days. So we have a line-up of educational sessions which will help you do just that by becoming more efficient throughout your operation. From no cost ideas to creating great operations teams, these topics are relevant and ones you can “steal” to use in your own operations. A peer-to-peer session has been added to give you even more opportunity to network and address your specific concerns. It won’t be quite so hard to do more with less after attending these sessions.
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS (TA)
There is no argument today that technology can radically reduce costs and improve quality. But… you need to make the right technology choices. Your peers and industry experts will give you the know-how to make those decisions in seven sessions hand-picked by the PARCEL Advisory Board. Find out how technology applied throughout the logistics process can enhance your operation. You will return to your office with great new ideas for implementing technology with great ROIs.
MANAGING CHANGE (MC)
Certainly an appropriate topic in today’s environment. You face challenges today that you would not have even thought about in the past. And we have the experts on-hand to help you manage change. As the world truly becomes a global community, we have a Power Session solely dedicated to helping you understand international distribution. Packaging concerns from DIM issues to Green issues are also tackled along with addressing the ever-changing transportation law. To round out this track, we give you a tool to help you ascertain how well you are managing change.
Monday, October 5, 2009 All Day Pre-Conference Workshops
