DD118: Going Ground: FedEx, DHL, UPS, & USPS
This nuts-and-bolts shipping seminar will teach you how to select the right carrier for your package, based on destination and size. You will learn how to negotiate ground packages as part of your overall contract, and how to identify areas that get overnight delivery with ground service. With fuel prices soaring, managers need to re-examine how to get more from their operation. This course show you how.
Instructor: Tim Sailor of Navigo Consulting Group
Sunday, Round One, 1:45-2:45 pm

DD122: Critical Information to Reduce Your Transportation Costs
This session will discuss what actions shippers need to take to balance the scales when getting ready to negotiate with transportation vendors, who typically have the advantage that comes with information. Tip the scales in your favor with information available from freight bills!
Instructor: Harold Friedman, Senior Vice President Global Corporate Development, Data2Logistics, LLC
Sunday, Round Two, 3:00-4:00 pm

DD134: If All the World’s an Address, Then How Do I Get Delivered?
This seminar will focus on requirements and winning techniques for getting your mail delivered to the US Territories and Internationally. Focus will be on addressing, understanding formats, and tools for getting the best deliverable address.
Instructor: Marsha Amato-Greenspan,CMDSM, Assistant Vice President,Bank of America
Sunday, Round Three, 5:00-6:00 pm

DD261: How To Make Shipping A Profit Center
Is shipping a cost or a profit center in your organization? Most shippers lose money on their shipping by not appropriately capturing and charging back total costs. Learn how to use carrier technology to quantify TOTAL shipment costs before you charge back. We will also discuss new billing technology that will help control overcharges and other common billing costs.
Instructor: Rob Martinez, CMDSS, MQC,Executive Vice President, Navigo Consulting Group
Monday, Round Six, 3:45-4:45 pm

DD270: Operating a Successful Internal Courier Network
If you have to provide mail and/or cargo delivery to multiple geographically dispersed locations, then creating an internal courier network could be the answer to your service and cost issues. Learn some of the key factors involved in making this decision, as well as the issues involved in daily courier operations. Your instructor is an industry veteran that manages a courier network serving 150 locations daily.
Instructor: John Bass, CMDSM, MQC,Mail Services Supervisor, Alabama Power
Monday, Round Seven, 5:00-6:00 pm

DD383: Parcel Mailers Workshop
This workshop is for anyone shipping parcels through the USPS.
Instructor: U.S. Postal Service Presenter
Tuesday, Round Eight, 11:00-12:00 pm

DD395: Insider Secrets to Negotiating Great Small Package Contracts
Listen to former managers from FedEx, DHL and UPS describe the actual behind- the-scenes process of how they discount their services. Learn how you can achieve steeper discounts with the right negotiating tactics. This course is loaded with practical tips on using distribution vendors more efficiently.
Instructor: Mike Erickson, President & CEO, AFMS
Tuesday, Round Nine, 1:30-2:30 pm

To earn your certificate in this track, you must attend, (start to finish) five or more sessions and have your participation certified by a MAILCOM representative. You are not permitted to mix sessions from one certificate track to another.