At the 2021 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit  series held September 14th and 15th in Chicago we spoke with Mike Erickson, CEO of AFMS LCC, about how the global pandemic impacted shippers, how they have adjusted their businesses to cope with changing demand and capacity, how those changes impact supply chain executives, and what companies need to know as they negotiate for their ability to continue to do business effectively in the post-COVID world.

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Mike Erickson
CEO
AFMS LLC

Mike Erickson Founded AFMS LLC in 1992 and serves as its President. Mr. Erickson started his transportation career at Airborne Express where he was one of the top district sales managers. Mr. Erickson oversees the contract negotiation process for many of his firm’s larger clients, saving them millions in transportation costs. Many of AFMS’ clients are Fortune 1000 companies. Some of the conferences Mr. Erickson has recently presented at include; CSCMP, MAILCOM, NCOF, Parcel Shipping & Distribution, AIMED, WERC, D/C Expo, and many others. In addition to speaking, Mr. Erickson has authored over 30 articles for many of the industry’s top magazines and periodicals. Mr. Erickson often quoted and interviewed in publications and in the media such as NBC News with Tom Brokaw, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Traffic World, American Shipper Magazine, MAIL Magazine, Journal of Commerce and many others. In addition, Mr. Erickson is a frequent Guest Lecturer at the University of Oregon and Portland State University’s School of Business. While at PSU, he served as the student body President. Mr. Erickson is one of the industry’s most sought after speakers. He presents at approximately 20 trade shows a year and has received the top speaker award at many of them. Mr. Erickson is a graduate of the Portland State University School of Business.

For 29 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.

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