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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. About Drew Wilkerson. Robinson Worldwide.

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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. In this role, Jefferies provided policy guidance on a host of transportation issues, including railroad economic regulation, rail safety and passenger rail. Department of Transportation, Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. TTCI) and the Railinc Corp.

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New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

Supply Chain Shaman

These consumer products global leaders paved the road for supply chain excellence by defining new supply chain practices. Today, each leader wants to take their empowered team to new supply chain heights. At Supply Chain Insights, we published a report card yesterday. Who is poised to win?

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Building Resilience in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Movement

Global supply chains and transport networks form the backbone of the global economy, fuelling trade, consumption and economic growth. Disruptions to supply chains can prove costly, as highlighted most recently by Hurricane Sandy. It highlights the need to shift focus from reactive to proactive risk management.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 15-19, 2013)

Talking Logistics

LLamasoft Launches Data Services to Provide Reference Data for the Supply Chain Design Community. Oracle Delivers Transformational Capabilities with New In-Memory Applications for Oracle Value Chain Planning. XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America.

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Why Energy Supply Chains are Transitioning to Renewables

Requis

The coronavirus pandemic has given the world a wake-up call about resiliency in supply chain. In the period 2000–2012, upstream capital expenditure by oil majors rose 450% , with extraction from shale costs primarily to blame. In spite of the increased spend, production has not risen but declined 6% between 2006 and 2012.

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Best-Cost vs. Least-Cost Sourcing

Talking Logistics

Back in December 2012, for example, Apple announced that it is investing $100 million to build some of its Mac products in the US. What are some of the main supply chain factors that are fueling this reshoring trend? I asked Kevin O’Meara that question last week on Talking Logistics. Do you agree? Be Sociable, Share!