Shipping Cost Containment in a More Expensive World — A Conversation with Derek Bealby of AFMS

The bluEPrint by Executive Platforms

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we spoke with Derek Bealby, a Vice President of AFMS, LLC about the most popular topic as submitted by this year’s delegates: controlling costs, especially in areas like contract management.

How should supply chain leaders work with their partners to control shipping costs in a world of inflation, rising labor costs, increasing fuel costs, and frequent disruptions? Many 3PLs are under extraordinary pressure to pass their costs on to their customers, and negotiating contracts can be a complicated business. How should executives best approach this situation with both their long-term business partners, and also new shippers as they optimize their footprint and build resiliency into their operations? AFMS is uniquely positioned as a resource built upon expertise from the other side of that negotiating table. They understand the pain points shippers are working through, and can facilitate the conversations that generate win-win scenarios Where can they get the information they need to have the right conversations the right way? Listen to this interview for more.

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AFMS, LLC

For 30 years AFMS has helped over 3,000 companies reduce their shipping costs by 15-25%. Specializing in transportation benchmarking, carrier contract negotiations, full RFP and RFQ support for carrier optimization & invoice auditing, for all modes of transportation. Our expert team of former carrier pricing executives and strategists from UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS, Hyundai, US lines, Panalpina, Topocean and the major LTL carriers has over 500 years of combined industry experience. AFMS will provide a NO Charge full shipping analysis and profile of where you stand in the market today.

www.afms.com