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Trade Extensions keeps Industry briefed at Multimodal 2011

22nd February 2011

The transport and logistics industries will be kept well informed throughout the forthcoming Multimodal 2011 event, thanks to a series of briefings organised by Trade Extensions. 

Multimodal 2011 is the only annual event dedicated to transport, shipping and logistics in the UK, and this year is taking place from 5th to 7th April at Birmingham’s NEC.  Each day, Trade Extensions will be holding a series of briefings featuring experts from industry including:

Cabot Corporation, Rafael Nagel

Case Study: How optimisation can help strategic decision making and identify cost savings.

Ineos, Patrice Bue

Case Study: The use of advanced sourcing tools and optimisation in logistics procurement.

Drewry, Philip Damas

Market trends and contract risks in container shipping.

Aricia Consulting, Kirsten Tisdale

Logistics Analytics: find the best available logistics data and use it to your advantage.

Trade Extensions, Garry Mansell

Client Case Studies:  Methods and results when e-sourcing logistics. 

Trade Extensions,  Joe Critchley

European freight market: the past year and predictions for the future

Garry Mansell, CEO, Trade Extensions, believes these briefings are an invaluable way for transport and logistics managers to gain knowledge of some of the most relevant topics to their businesses: “Keeping abreast of the latest trends and ideas is vital for all businesses and the Trade Extensions briefings provides an opportunity to hear from acknowledged experts in their fields.  The briefings have become a fixture at Multimodal and provide great added value for visitors coming to the event.”

For the full programme and times of briefings visit:  

http://www.multimodal.org.uk/htm/sitemap)conference___seminars.htm

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About Trade Extensions

Trade Extensions (www.tradeextensions.com) sets new standards for on-line sourcing and optimisation.  Its unique sourcing software helps organisations achieve their strategic buying objectives by specifying sourcing events, collecting offers and, most significantly, optimising the results. Supply chain tenders are a speciality and the platform is capable of simultaneously tendering and optimising all the components of a complex multi-leg supply chain in a single buying event.  This makes Trade Extensions unique and provides organisations with unprecedented levels of visibility and control over their supply chains.

To register and find out more about Multimodal 2011 please visit www.multimodal.org.uk