content being discussed in a session? Well, now you do! Join fellow
parcel shipping and distribution professionals in the most highly
rated workshops the parcel industry has to offer. We cover it all,
from negotiating carrier contracts to making your operation lean
to understanding the legal aspects of transporting goods and
to touring facilities to see how other operations work.
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Dave Sullivan – Director of Pricing & Analytics, Shipware LLC
If you are involved in the management of parcel pricing agreements and
costs for your company, make sure you attend the PARCEL Forum’s most
popular workshop to learn the tips, tricks and tactics of professional parcel
negotiators. NEW FOR 2018, this course will be presented in three
sections: Contracts & Pricing, Data Analysis and Negotiations.
your supply chain. In this workshop, explore the principles and
tools of Lean thinking and see your operations from a new vantage
point. From concepts like standardization and process thinking,
to tools like value stream maps and dashboards, you will gain
the skills and problem-solving tools necessary to identify and
eliminate waste at the root cause. This will be a pivotal point in
the educational process and is where current mental models
and business paradigms will be challenged. Upon arrival back
to the workplace, you will be able to “talk” the talk of Lean, have
a keen eye for operational waste and be challenged to “walk” the
walk and solve business problems at the root cause to drive
operational improvements in cost, quality and delivery.
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and regulations governing the supply chain in order to identify—and
minimize—legal and financial risk. The morning starts with an overview,
including legal definitions, the 5 most important things to know about
the laws governing the supply chain, updates on recent legislation and
an understanding of the legal characteristics of UPS and FedEx.
The overview is followed by a deep dive into the legal aspects of
carrier contracts, bills of lading, insurance coverage and more.
down session covering loss and damage claims or
join a tour of the Anixter Distribution Center
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bus for three fantastic tours that cover the entirety of the supply
chain. First, you will head to the UPS CACH, a 1.5 million square-foot
distribution hub that can process millions of packages each day.
CACH’s NASA-like command center directs 80,000 separate
systems to control each package as it flows through 65 miles
of conveyors and rollers to one of over 1,000 outbound doors.
It truly is one of the 7 wonders of the modern world! From there,
you will go to Anixter’s largest and most advanced distribution center.
This 238,000-square-foot facility is equipped with intelligent
conveyors, voice picking technology and other start-of-the-art
technology which enables them to move orders into the
shipping network faster. You’ll finish your day by visiting the
Daifuku Innovation Center, where you’ll see what’s new and
exciting in the field of material handling. This fully operational center
will showcase core technologies such as Pallet Load AS/RS,
Carton/Tote (Shuttle System), Conveyor & Carton Sortation Systems,
Guided Floor Vehicles, Robotic Depalletizing, Automated
Picking Solutions (Voice and Pick-to-Light) and more.
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