Shippers Logistics:
Understanding Customer Challenges
On Demand 24/7
It’s not uncommon to hear that communication breakdown occurs between rail carriers and shippers. The typical cause? An incomplete (and mutual) misunderstanding of expectations. Erroneous assumptions — about technologies, networks, data and competition — can have a devastating impact on the shipper/rail relationship.
Attend this webcast for a thorough discussion of how both shippers and rail professionals can promote a greater understanding of how their respective businesses work, and learn the keys to forging stronger, more successful partnerships.
Learning objectives include:
- Identify how rail carriers can partner with their customers to solve problems and help customers achieve business objectives
- Analyze the cost of transport vs. delivered cost of goods for several key commodities
- Assess the role of inventory and network design in a shipper’s supply chain strategy
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Understand what “good” shippers do well and common shortcomings of many industrial
shippers
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Larry Shughart
Transportation Consulting Practice Lead
WorleyParsons |
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Mr. Shughart specializes in performance management, economic analysis, network operations,
engineering, and strategic planning. He serves as lead consultant on engagements supporting asset utilization, service scheduling, performance improvement, operations management, strategic analyses, due diligence, and opportunities assessments. Mr. Shughart has worked on transportation projects in over 20 different countries and previously was COO of the Agility Consortium, leading the bid for acquisition of the Saudi Arabia Railway concession. Shughart served as Lead Economist in completing a comprehensive operations and financial analysis of the proposed 2,600 km rail link between Alaska and Canada and submitted an expert report on behalf of Amtrak before the U.S. District Court of Columbia.
He also worked for 14 years at CSX Corporation in economic analysis, intermodal network planning, performance improvement, locomotive operations, strategy, service design, finance, operations, research, and engineering.
His academic experience includes the engineering department advisory board at the University of Florida and research for the M.I.T. Center for Transportation Studies. Shughart also served as a professor of economics at the University of North Florida and has guest lectured at other universities.
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Pat Foran
Editor
Progressive Railroading |
