Focus Clinic:
Collaboration (3PL Networks)
Presented by: Barry Gay
Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Time: 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
After attending this presentation
participants should walk away with an understanding of why customers
outsource, a full understanding of the need for collaboration with
third-party (3pl) partners. Studies, evidenced by real world experiences,
reveal that collaboration between companies and their third-party logistics
(3PLs) is one of those areas for which both sides of the equation see
benefits — but the application of the idea turns out to be a lot harder than
the theory. The presentation will define just what collaboration between a
client and 3PL really is. We will review the potential benefits from
improved collaboration with 3PLs and discuss what the barriers are to
collaboration between the client and their third-party logistics (3PL). We
will close in looking at ways that we can be creative in moving past the
barriers to gain the benefits of collaboration.
Barry Gay
Barry Gay is a Senior Director of Operations with DESC (DHL Exel Supply
Chain) a brand of Deutche Post headquartered in Bonn, Germany. He has 22
years of distribution management experience and has spent the past 9 years
in third party logistics (3PL) operations. Currently he operates in Exel’s
Consumer sector and has operational ownership for the Island of Puerto Rico,
Americas operational ownership of the 3M account and regional responsibility
for 3PL operations with Unilever, SCJ, General Mills and Diageo dedicated
Fleet operations. Previous to his current assignment, he served as Senior
Director of Operations in Exel’s automotive sector as operational account
owner for Goodyear Tire and Rubber’s North American network operating in
excess of 7 million square feet of warehouse space, and 7 dedicated fleet
operations.
