Short
Course Info:
Total of twelve hours (2 six hour
sessions)
Niagara Falls*
Wed. and Thursday
June 8 & 9, 2005
8:30 a.m. to 3:00
*On the Campus of Niagara University, Lewiston, N.Y., in
completely renovated high technology classrooms.
The format includes lecture, discussion,
and exercises. Instructors
include a combination of academic and industry experts.
A set of notes and reference material is included for each
participant. Continental
breakfast is included.
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$495
Twelve hours of instruction,
no expensive out-of-town travel
Transportation
& Traffic Management Short Course Goals
There are two general goals for
this short course. First, whether you manage a carrier or purchase
transportation services as a shipper, it is critical to understand the
U.S. transportation industry and its financial and economic drivers.
Second, managing freight transportation is the single largest cost
sector within logistics; thus understanding the basics of corporate
traffic management and the cost savings opportunities are essential.
Facilitators and Speakers:
Dr. Jim Kling, Associate Professor of
Business, Niagara University. Jim
has over ten years of experience in teaching, professional training, and
consulting in transportation and logistics.
Jim completed his PhD. at the University of Maryland in 1989.
Dennis Sullivan
Dennis J. Sullivan holds a B.S.
degree (Transportation) from Niagara University and an MBA degree
(Management) from Canisius College. Mr. Sullivan has held various plant
and regional logistics positions throughout his career as well as being
corporate Vice President of Distribution Services for a large
multi-national manufacturing organization. His areas of expertise
include over 25 years of experience in transportation management,
distribution, logistics, and a number of other supply chain related
departments. He currently is President of his own company, Cost
Containment Management Services, LLC, which works with profit and
non-profit companies to reduce their indirect expenses and
will also provide consulting support and assistance primarily in the
areas of logistics, and supply chain management.
Tom Collister, sales representative, ABF
Freight Systems. Tom
brings 22 years of sales and operations experience in the LTL industry,
including eight years with a long haul carrier and 14 years with a
regional LTL carrier. Tom
is a Niagara University graduate and received his Masters in Education
from Niagara University
Gerry Catalano, Consultant.
Gerry has over sixteen years experience with a leading
third-party logistics firm. His
background includes: managing
freight brokerage, carrier rates, freight claims, and contracts.
Tentative:
SCHEDULE FOR DAY 1:
Dr.
Kling, Associate Professor of Business at
Niagara University, will present:
Transportation Overview and Update
Current
Industry Overview
Operating Rate--What is it?
Truckload and LTL Carriers
The Integrated Carriers—UPS and FedEx
Rail and Intermodal
Key Measures: Load Factor and Yield
Understanding Costs and Markets
What Drives Discounting?
Brief Government Regulation
Overview
Overview of the government’s role
Driver Hours of Service laws and logs
“The world’s quickest lesson on regulation and deregulation.”
Dennis Sullivan, Representative for Cost
Containment Management Services, LLC, and a former traffic manger, will
present:
Traffic Management:
Introduction
The Traffic Manager in the Firm's Organizational Structure
Responsibilities of the Traffic Manager:
-Carrier Selection: Core Carrier Concept, Rate Negotiations
-Customer service Interface
-Documentation: Bill of Lading
-Freight Bill Audit & Payment
-Claims
-Routing Guide
-Tracing, Expediting, and O, S & D
3PLS: How to use them effectively
Cost Saving Opportunities
Discussion and exercises as time
permits.
Schedule for Day
Two
Follow up on questions and exercises from previous session
Formal Carrier Selection Process and Criteria
Introduction to Freight Rates:
-Why are rates so complicated?
-Basic types of rates
-"Good" and "Bad" freight
-Density
-TL rates and accessorial charges=--an example
-LTL Class Rates--The Classification system
LTL Carriers In-depth—Tom
Collister, ABF Freight
10:40 – 11:30
1.
Introduction
a)
Short History of LTLs with ABF as example
b)
3 Types of LTL carriers with examples
c)
How LTL Freight Moves
LUNCH
LTL Rates and Practical
Advice to Shippers—Tom Collister
12:15 – 1:45
2.
LTL Rates in detail
a)
ABF’s LTL Class Rate system and examples
b)
Examples of how different carriers have
different rates
c)
NMFC and example page
d)
Density
3. Avoiding Bill of Lading
Errors
4. Saving
Money on Shipment Costs
QUICK BREAK: 1:45-1:55
Concluding Exercises and
Discussion—Sullivan and Others
Your questions
Answered
Carrier Selection Worksheet
Completed
“Top Ten” lists of ways
shippers can save money on transportation.
2:55 EVALUATION OF
PROGRAM—Thank You!!
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