GE Fleet Services Webinar 8/10: U.S. Commercial Fleet Benchmarking Update
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services will host a webinar examining the use of benchmarking to monitor fleet performance, on Tuesday, August 10. The online webinar will feature Suzanne Gallagher, director of Global Fleet and WHQ Procurement at Johnson & Johnson, and Mark Smith, general manager Strategic Consulting Services for GE Capital, Fleet Services.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services will host a webinar examining the use of benchmarking to monitor fleet performance, on Tuesday, August 10. The online webinar, which is part of GE's Spotlight Series, will feature Suzanne Gallagher, Director of Global Fleet and WHQ Procurement at Johnson & Johnson and Mark Smith, General Manager Strategic Consulting Services for GE Capital, Fleet Services.
Topics discussed during the webinar include how Johnson & Johnson has successfully integrated benchmarking into the company's strategic fleet planning process and how companies have used benchmarking to improve fleet performance. Discussion will include highlights from GE Capital Fleet Services' 2009 sales and services benchmarking studies.
The webinar will illustrate how commercial fleets are using benchmarking to monitor fleet performance and identify savings in addition to policy and process improvement opportunities.
Participants may interact directly with speakers by submitting questions during the webinar. For further information, email GE Capital Fleet Services at fleetwebinar@ge.com.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. (CDT)
Cost: Free
Registration: Click here
About GE Capital, Fleet Services
GE Capital, Fleet Services, based in Eden Prairie, Min n., is a global fleet management company with operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Visit the Web site at gefleet.com follow the company's eco news and updates via Twitter (@GEFleetSvcs)
GE Capital offers consumers and businesses around the globe an array of financial products and services. For more information, visit www.gecapital.com or follow company news via Twitter (@GECapital). GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world's toughest challenges. GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.ge.com.
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