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2009 Conference Program
49th Annual Int’l Conference of Furniture Transportation and Logistic Managers
Wednesday – Friday April 1-3, 2009, Lago Mar Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Theme: Attainable Furniture Transportation and Logistics Cost Reductions to
Bolster your Company’s Bottom Line.
Schedule:
March 31:
3:00 – 6:00 PM
Registration
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Annual Meeting.
Election of officers and directors and presentation of annual financial report as
well as other business. All members are invited to attend.
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Early Bird Reception
April 1:
7:30 – 10:30 AM
Registration
8:45 – 9:15 AM
Messages of Welcome and Conference Orientation
9:15 – 10:15 AM
Keynote Address: Ray Kuntz, CEO of Watkins and Shepard Trucking and immediate
past chairman of the American Trucking Association
10:15 – 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 – Noon
How we cut 27% off a major furniture retailer’s transportation costs. Hank Mullen,
CEO and President of the Visibility Group
Noon – 1:00 PM
Luncheon
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Quality Control in the furniture retail environment: How Art Van addresses quality
control at both ends of the supply chain. Dan Baran. Vice President of Information
Systems, Logistics and Operations, Art Van Furniture
2:15- 2:40 PM
Refreshment Break
2:40 – 3:40 PM
How we worked with our Asian manufacturer vendors to dramatically improve
packaging and significantly reduce damages. Tom Lowery
3:45 – 4:45 PM
The Impact of Mergers, Consolidations and Alliances of Specialized Furniture
Carriers on our Industry. Panel Session
Ken Miller, Managing Director, Specialized Furniture Carriers Association,
Moderator
Louis Massood, Vice President of MGM Transport
John Naughton, Vice President Furniture Transportation Systems
Steven Wolfe, Vice President, Business Development, Zenith Global Logistic
Solutions
6:00 – 7:15 PM
Reception
April 2
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Managing Change in a troubled economy. Dan Bolger, President, The Bolger
Group
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Moving up the corporate ladder by acquiring supply chain management skills.
Frank Quinn, Editor of Supply Chain Management
11:00 – Noon
Controlling rail intermodal costs on both domestic and international shipment of
new furniture. Larry Henry, Vice President Logisitics and Special Projects,
Alliance Shippers, Inc.
Noon – 5:30 PM
Open Afternoon
5:30 PM
Board Buses to Mai Kai Restaurant
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Reception at the Mai-Kai Restaurant
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Polynesian Diner and Spectacular Stage Show
April 3
8:30 – 9:30 AM
New Service Enhancements from Furniture Home Delivery Carriers. Richard
Purnell, President of Purnell Furniture Services. Moderator
Panelists to be announced
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Open Forum Discussion
10:30 AM
Adjourn
Wednesday – Friday April 1-3, 2009, Lago Mar Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Theme: Attainable Furniture Transportation and Logistics Cost Reductions to
Bolster your Company’s Bottom Line.
Schedule:
March 31:
3:00 – 6:00 PM
Registration
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Annual Meeting.
Election of officers and directors and presentation of annual financial report as
well as other business. All members are invited to attend.
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Early Bird Reception
April 1:
7:30 – 10:30 AM
Registration
8:45 – 9:15 AM
Messages of Welcome and Conference Orientation
9:15 – 10:15 AM
Keynote Address: Ray Kuntz, CEO of Watkins and Shepard Trucking and immediate
past chairman of the American Trucking Association
10:15 – 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 – Noon
How we cut 27% off a major furniture retailer’s transportation costs. Hank Mullen,
CEO and President of the Visibility Group
Noon – 1:00 PM
Luncheon
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Quality Control in the furniture retail environment: How Art Van addresses quality
control at both ends of the supply chain. Dan Baran. Vice President of Information
Systems, Logistics and Operations, Art Van Furniture
2:15- 2:40 PM
Refreshment Break
2:40 – 3:40 PM
How we worked with our Asian manufacturer vendors to dramatically improve
packaging and significantly reduce damages. Tom Lowery
3:45 – 4:45 PM
The Impact of Mergers, Consolidations and Alliances of Specialized Furniture
Carriers on our Industry. Panel Session
Ken Miller, Managing Director, Specialized Furniture Carriers Association,
Moderator
Louis Massood, Vice President of MGM Transport
John Naughton, Vice President Furniture Transportation Systems
Steven Wolfe, Vice President, Business Development, Zenith Global Logistic
Solutions
6:00 – 7:15 PM
Reception
April 2
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Managing Change in a troubled economy. Dan Bolger, President, The Bolger
Group
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Moving up the corporate ladder by acquiring supply chain management skills.
Frank Quinn, Editor of Supply Chain Management
11:00 – Noon
Controlling rail intermodal costs on both domestic and international shipment of
new furniture. Larry Henry, Vice President Logisitics and Special Projects,
Alliance Shippers, Inc.
Noon – 5:30 PM
Open Afternoon
5:30 PM
Board Buses to Mai Kai Restaurant
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Reception at the Mai-Kai Restaurant
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Polynesian Diner and Spectacular Stage Show
April 3
8:30 – 9:30 AM
New Service Enhancements from Furniture Home Delivery Carriers. Richard
Purnell, President of Purnell Furniture Services. Moderator
Panelists to be announced
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Open Forum Discussion
10:30 AM
Adjourn