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Running for Profit
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Want to make 2006 your year of high profitability? Get things started by attending Running for Profit in Road Transport, a conference that will be hosted by Commercial Motor and Freight Best Practice.
As a commercial vehicle operator, you won't need reminding of how tough it is to make decent margins in road transport. But how do you manage your business to ensure there's no leakage of profitability through inefficiencies?
Running for Profit in Road Transport is a one-day conference giving you the advice you need to ensure your operation makes a decent margin.
A team of industry experts will pass on their real-life experience of how they've tackled some big efficiency challenges and share their management know-how.
Whether it's fuel consumption, traffic planning and routeing, the skills of your people, the management of financial performance or the equipment you buy and operate, our specialist speakers will bring you key insights into improving efficiencies through best practice.
The session on people management. for example, recognises that human beings are the most valuable resource in any organisation. It will give you advice on how to achieve a high level of motivation at a low level of cost. It will also look at driver and manager training and how to create a highprofit culture in your organisation.
Advice on products On the product front. ou r speakers will give advice on how to ensure that the vehicle you specify is fit for its purpose. This is one of the secrets of long-term operational efficiency and reduced operating costs over the life of the vehicle.
"Every business in the freight industry is interested in profit — whether by increasing freight or redueingoutgoings:'saysJonathan James, programme director at Freight Best Practice.
"The free advice available through the Freight Best Practice programme offers practical ways to save money and also improve operational efficiency, something that will improve customer satisfaction." he adds." Whichever way you look at it,Freight Best Practice contains the tools you shouldn't be without. I'm looking forward to talking through the different options for applying FBP principles when !speak at Running for Profit next month." •
CONTACT:
Shiva Hobson on 0208 652 3094; shiva.hobson@rbi.co.uk
DETAILS:
Where: National Motorcycle Museum, near Birmingham, West Midlands When: Thursday 16 February 2006 How much: £99 (delegate rate)