Shipper Best Practices in Freight Management

• This track will focus on opportunities to derive the best value from shippers’ expenditures on freight transportation. The topics to be discussed will include mode/carrier selection and management, network optimization, rate negotiation strategies, and making effective use of technology. Four industry experts will share their tools and techniques.

  Presented by:

  • Stephen Coombs, Consultant
  • Nick Nanos, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Wholesale, LCBO
  • Justin Bailie, President & Co-Founder, Rose Rocket
  • Robin Stuart, Consultant, Back Beach
  • Steven Bryce, VP, Supply Chain, Reimer Associates

 

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