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Trade Extensions Briefings, Multimodal 2009 (NEC, Birmingham)
28 – 30 April 2009, Stand 284
Trade Extensions – the online procurement and optimisation specialists – has arranged a series of briefings for Multimodal 2009 to provide delegates with insights into the key challenges facing the industry today.
Briefings will take place on each day of the exhibition and feature presentations from Danone,
AT Kearney, Kimberly-Clark and Trade Extensions.
There is no charge to attend the briefings and they will take place on the Trade Extensions stand (No. 284). The full programme of briefings is shown below.
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
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10:45-11:45am
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Trade Extensions, Vice President
Joe Critchley
The European Freight Market
Joe Critchley will share the tactics and techniques being used in the market today and will highlight how freight rates have been evolving over the last twelve months.
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12:30-1:00pm
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Trade Extensions, President
Garry Mansell
An introduction to Trade Extensions and optimisation
Garry Mansell will explain how Trade Extensions helps organisations specify tenders, collect offers and, most significantly, make sense of the millions of variables that on-line procurement projects generate.
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1:30-2:30pm
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Danone, International Transport Manager
Geoff Norris
Geoff Norris will deliver a case study based on the recent European Full Vehicle Movement tender that his organisation undertook. He will highlight the processes that were followed, the results achieved and how optimisation technology was used to support his strategic buying objectives during the negotiation and award phases of this tender.
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Wednesday, 29 April 2009
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10:45-11:45am
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Trade Extensions, Vice President
Joe Critchley
The European Freight Market Joe Critchley will share the tactics and techniques being used in the market today and will highlight how freight rates have been evolving over the last twelve months.
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12:30-1:00pm
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Trade Extensions, President
Garry Mansell
An introduction to Trade Extensions and optimisation
Garry Mansell will explain how Trade Extensions helps organisations specify tenders, collect offers and, most significantly, make sense of the millions of variables that on-line procurement projects generate.
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1:30-2:30pm
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AT Kearney, VP, Head European Procurement
Frank Thewhisen
The use of collaborative optimisation in freight procurement
Frank will explain how AT Kearney’s purchasing methodology and use of advanced technology help shippers purchase their supply chain needs. His presentation will be illustrated using a number of leading edge case studies of recent projects.
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Thursday, 30 April 2009
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10:45-11:45am
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Trade Extensions, Vice President
Joe Critchley
The European Freight Market
Joe Critchley will share the tactics and techniques being used in the market today and will highlight how freight rates have been evolving over the last twelve months.
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11:45am-12:45pm
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Mars, Logistics Services Buyer - Mars Western Europe
Mark Richardson
European and Global Ocean Freight Tendering
Mark will discuss the approach Mars, Incorporated has taken in both European and Global Ocean Freight tendering. He will provide examples of best practice and will share a number of tips that have been learnt in over 15 years experience of running very successful electronic freight tenders.
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1:30-2:30pm
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Trade Extensions, President
Garry Mansell
An introduction to Trade Extensions and optimisation
Garry Mansell will explain how Trade Extensions helps organisations specify tenders, collect offers and, most significantly, make sense of the millions of variables that on-line procurement projects generate.
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About Trade Extensions
Trade Extensions (www.tradeextensions.com) sets new standards for on-line procurement and optimisation. Its unique procurement software helps organisations specify tenders, collect offers and, most significantly, optimise the results.
Trade Extensions was set up in 2000 by computer scientists from Uppsala University, Sweden, and the founder and CEO - Arne Andersson - is one of the leaders in the field of algorithm design and sort theory. On-line procurement projects generate millions of variables and it is the algorithm design that underpins the success of Trade Extensions’ software. Since 2000 it has been used in the sourcing of over €11 billion of goods and services.
More information
Niklas Pettifor
Pettifor & Pettifor
niklas@pettifor.com
+44 (0)20 7936 9269
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