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Multimodal 2012 to Host Supply Chain Seminars

Supply Chain Insight Seminars will run over each of the three days of Multimodal 2012 at the NEC, Birmingham from the 1st to 3rd May.

14 February, 2012

Now in their fifth year, the Supply Chain Insight Seminars, organised by the specialist web portal for European shippers, Shippers Voice are tutorials given by panels of various experts on topical supply chain issues.   The tutorials are designed to help logistics practitioners keep up-to-date with the latest technologies and regulations and assist them in tackling the current challenges of cost-savings, increased efficiency and more demanding compliance.  The sessions are ‘free to attend’ for all visitors to Multimodal 2012.

Topics covered on Day One will include the potential of Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) in the supply chain; the implications of customs and trade compliance regulations and the maintenance of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.  Day Two moves on to green issues with de-carbonising the supply chain and benchmarking CO2 emissions being tackled.  The middle day of Multimodal will also see seminars on HR and risk management challenges in the supply chain, while the third day includes a look at warehousing and transport refrigeration issue.

A similar master-class approach to informing the UK’s logistics professionals, fulfilling the industry’s hunger for continuous education used by Shippers Voice at past Multimodal Exhibitions has proved very successful.  Visitors have the walk-up option of attending individual sessions or are able to plan their day by registering at www.multimodal.org.uk for their chosen sessions.  Either way attendance is free of charge.  In addition, there will also be an option to book one-to-one sessions with the expert presenters for assistance with specific problems.

The opportunity for such fact-finding and consultation in the supply chain services field is unique to Multimodal and the wealth of professional advice available is unparalleled.  Experts conducting the sessions will be drawn from such organisations as Accenture, Agency Services Management (ASM), Bis Henderson, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT), Deloitte, DSV, HMR Customs, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Maersk Line, PD Ports, Port of Rotterdam, TT Club and Sage.

Shippers Voice founder and chief moderator of the Supply Chain Insight Seminars, Andrew Trail comments, “The hunger of supply chain professionals for accurate information and expert advice is more ravenous today than ever before.  We are delighted that so many top-level executives have offered their time to feed this hunger at Multimodal, now firmly established as the foremost forum for these professionals to meet in the UK”.

ENDS

To register and find out more about Multimodal 2012 please visit www.multimodal.org.uk

Join Multimodal on the new Twitter site at http://twitter.com/multimodal
About Multimodal:

Taking place from 1st to 3rd May,  2012 at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Multimodal aims to attract a large group of exhibitors and visitors from across the whole spectrum of freight transport, logistics and supply chain service providers than it ever has before.

Multimodal 2012 is the only UK event that brings together all sectors of freight transport under a single roof.  The Seminars and Briefings which are an integral part of the event, have scheduled an enlightening and thought-provoking range of topics, tackled in an interactive fashion by panels of experts or as briefings presented by representatives from centres of excellence. Topics range from insight into the media, customs, container shipping trends, container swaps, security, reducing empty loads and ports’ role in adding value, to e-sourcing, collaborative logistics, supply chain optimisation, key performance indices (KPIs) and logistics data analytics.

Media Contact:

Robert Jervis, Event Director,

Clarion Events Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 207 370 8373

E-mail: robert.jervis@clarionevents.com

www.multimodal.org.uk


About Shippers Voice:

http://twitter.com/ShippersVoice

www.shippersvoice.com

The Shippers’ Voice is the web portal for the European Shippers’ Council, providing shippers with direct access to policy, opinions and insights from the heart of Europe and international trade organisations. Find out how you can gain access to this world of information by visiting the Shippers’ Voice Seminar stand.

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