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Topic: |
Current
status, Emerging Markets and Security in the Truckload Transportation
Industry |
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Presented by: |
Paul
Ayers, Regional Sales Manager, Swift Transportation |
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Details: |
Review of current market conditions and forecasts for capacity and
market demands. Discuss the biggest growth markets and opportunities
within the truckload markets as they will impact current and future
market conditions. Security - What carriers are doing to heighten
security of high-value shipments and what are the evolving high-theft
markets and law enforcement response and involvement in these areas. |
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Date: |
Tuesday, September 12th |
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Time: |
5:30 PM - Registration
5:30 to 6:00 PM - Networking 6:00 PM - Dinner |
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Location: |
International
Paper
6400 Poplar Ave Tower III Memphis, TN 38197
(901) 419-9000 |
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Cost: |
Member
- $20
Non-member $25
Student and faculty $10
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OCTOBER 2010 TOUR |
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Topic: |
Merck
Distribution Center Tour |
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Presented by: |
David Aslin, Director of
Logsitics
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Details: |
The Merck Distribution
Center is a Consumer Products facility designed with speed and agility in
mind to support a demand driven supply network. Successfully shipping over
$1.4B in sales encompassing 110K orders with over 600 items in 13MM+ cases
weighing in excess of 80MM pounds going to over 3,500 locations. In a
business where speed to market and speed to shelf define success, Merck
Distribution delivers. |
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Date: |
Tuesday, October 12th |
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Time: |
Sign-up
4:00 PM till 4:30 PM
Tours
4:30 PM till 5:30 PM
Dinner
5:30 PM till 6:30 PM
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Location: |
Merck Distribution Center, 3030 Jackson ave., Memphis, TN, 38151 |
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Cost: |
Member
- $20
Non-member $25
Student and faculty $10
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NOVEMBER 2010 PDM
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Topic: |
Growth
of
biomedical research and commercialization of life science technologies |
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Presented by: |
Steve
Bares, President and Executive Director, Memphis Bioworks Foundation |
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Details: |
Please
visit their website –
www.memphisbioworks.org |
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Date: |
Tuesday, November 9th |
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Time: |
5:30 PM - Registration
5:30 to 6:00 PM - Networking 6:00 PM - Dinner |
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Location: |
TBD |
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Cost: |
Member
- $20
Non-member $25
Student and faculty $10
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DECEMBER PDM
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Topic: |
Updates from
the Healthcare packaging Consortium |
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Presented by: |
TBD |
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Details: |
Please
visit their website –
www.cbu.edu/healthcarepackagingconsortium
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Date: |
Tuesday, December 14th |
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Time: |
5:30 PM - Registration
5:30 to 6:00 PM - Networking 6:00 PM - Dinner |
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Location: |
TBD |
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Cost: |
Member
- $20
Non-member $25
Student and faculty $10
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