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Explore the shifting landscape of global production, near sourcing, and crisis management strategies in the logistics industry. Discover key trends, challenges, and opportunities to ensure survival and success.
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Are You Agile Enough to Survive? Gary Nichols Director of International Sales US Xpress, Inc. September 16, 2010
Are You Agile Enough To Survive? • Near Sourcing • Capacity Constraints and Pricing Trends • Going Green • Crisis Management
Near Sourcing Conventional Distribution • Plant to Consumer • Plant to Regional DC • Regional DC to Consumer Or some hard core changes Global Shifts in Production • Asia to Mexico
Capacity Constraints Real or Artificial • Financial Strength: Recapitalization • Industry Economic Issues • CSA 2010
CSA 2010 The Six BASIC’s • Unsafe Driving • Fatigued Driving (Hours of Service) • Driver Fitness • Controlled Substances and Alcohol • Vehicle Maintenance • Cargo Related One Final Measure: • Crash Indicator
Going Green: Expense or Investment Sustainability • Buzzword or Reality ? • Affordability: Is the Money Available? Carrier Rolling Stock • Trucks • Trailers Customer Cooperation • Hours of Operation (PUD) • Trailer Pool Utilization
Crisis Management IT Financial Environmental
Are You Agile Enough To Survive? • Near Sourcing • Capacity Constraints and Pricing Trends • Going Green • Crisis Management 2011: Be Ready For Anything !