Spend Management Experts, a leading Atlanta-based financial supply chain consultancy, today announced their sponsorship of the 2017 Georgia Logistics Summit. In addition, John Haber, Founder & CEO, will moderate the "Sharing Success Roundtable" during the Summit, hosted by the Center of Innovation for Logistics, on May 16-17 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. The panel of shippers and their logistics partners will discuss recent successes in addressing challenges and capturing opportunities related to their industry. Topics include data virtualization tools and cargo & driver tracking as well as logistics velocity and visibility.
Sharing Success Roundtable: Supply Chain and Logistics Visibility (Session #4)
Date: Tuesday, May 16 at 2: 30 p.m.
Confirmed Participants at time of release:
• John Haber, Founder & CEO | Spend Management Experts
• Spencer Boice, President | Truck IT, LLC
• Andrew Lindsey, President | Astra Group
• Spencer Askew, Founder & CEO | eFreightSolutions
• Marc Gorlin, CEO | Roadie
• Colin Jennings, Continuous Improvement Manager | Fabric.com
"We're happy to once again partner with the Georgia Logistics Summit," said Haber. "With our growing tech industry and position as a major logistics hub in the Southeast, Georgia is the ideal location to discuss technology as it pertains to transportation."
Haber serves as an expert adviser on the Summit's Steering Committee, which sets the strategic direction of conference presenters, topics, and panel sessions. In addition to participating in the roundtable, Spend Management Experts will serve as a Silver Sponsor and the exclusive sponsor of the newly created charging station. SME's quarterly Parcel Monitor will also be available for download through the Georgia Logistics Summit app.
Every year, the Summit hosts thousands of shipping and supply chain professionals, making it one of the largest logistics events in the country. The two-day event features interactive panel discussions, industry focused opportunity sessions, and keynote presentations exploring the challenges, opportunities, and future impact of multi-channel commerce. This year focuses heavily on technology, with shipper-focused content aimed to help cargo owners navigate the logistics world in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. Register for the 2017 Georgia Logistics Summit today at a discounted price.
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About Spend Management Experts
Spend Management Experts is a leading transportation spend management consultancy that helps companies optimize spend across the supply chain reducing costs by 20 percent or more. Our finance background and experience analyzing shipping costs relative to carrier profitability enables us to develop effective supply chain optimization strategies across all transportation modes. We leverage cutting-edge proprietary models to identify savings opportunities and build negotiation strategies based on data and meaningful business cases, while providing clients with straightforward details on exactly how savings are derived. For more information, please visit www.spendmgmt.com. Connect with Spend Management Experts on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and the Spend Management Experts blog.
About the Georgia Logistics Summit
The Georgia Logistics Summit, a program of the Center of Innovation for Logistics, is one of the largest logistics events in the nation attracting an impressive international audience. The Summit connects the entire spectrum of industry participants together and provides tremendous opportunities for networking, listening, understanding, collaborating and more strategic focus on where to set priorities. Through the exchange of information and ideas, companies gain insights into how to be more competitive as they compete against each other in a global marketplace. This enables strategic industry growth. Learn more at GeorgiaLogistics.com.
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