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Why is XPO Spinning Off RXO with Drew Wilkerson

The Logistics of Logistics

Drew is North American Transportation, XPO and CEO-elect of RXO. Drew Wilkerson is the President, North American Transportation, XPO and CEO-elect of RXO. Drew is a transportation industry veteran with 14 years of senior experience in brokerage operations. The corporate headquarters will be in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Empowering Logistics Leadership with Dusty Holcomb

The Logistics of Logistics

Dusty Holcomb and Joe Lynch discuss empowering logistics leadership. A passionate sportsman and triathlete, he lives in Charlotte, NC, dedicated to making a positive impact. Key Takeaways: Empowering Logistics Leadership Dusty Holcomb and Joe Lynch discuss empowering logistics leadership.

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Selling in Tough Times with Nick Strober and Melanie Flores

The Logistics of Logistics

To succeed in the transportation and logistics business, 3PLs need to be able to hire and retain the very best talent while keeping a lid on costs. based transportation and logistics providers. The Fastest Growing Logistics Companies with Trey Griggs. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Smart Cities won’t be Smart if They Ignore Logistics

Enterra Insights

For example, urban planners in Charlotte, NC, have “designated a 60-acre, 50-square block area as a place for modern, urban redesign, dubbed the North Tryon Vision Plan. ”[1] Such areas sound idyllic; but, pedestrian only, limited traffic areas could create logistics challenges. .”[1]

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The big picture with 3PL: Does it fit your supply chain strategy?

Logility

Third Party Logistics providers (3PLs) are many and diverse. This will identify not only the optimum footprint of sites, suppliers, ports of entry, and modes of transportation. 3PL selection is a supply chain decision and an optimization opportunity.

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The Best Supply Chain Conferences of 2019

GlobalTranz

Conferences exist for a variety of purposes and supply chain specialties, including cold chain storage, transportation management , omnichannel best practices , and much more. Major leaders conducting sessions and events at this conference in Charlotte Russe, Heineken, KeHE, Lowe’s, Mercedes-Benz, PetSmart and more.

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How Do You Measure “Free Time” Across Your Global Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

Technically, Free Time is not free; you pay for it in your transportation costs. For example, I worked with a customer recently who budgeted demurrage at 4% of their transportation spend. She was quickly able to identify that the Charlotte, NC, location had demurrage charges at 10 times the rate of other similar warehouse locations.