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Predict and Prevent Freight Damage with Ilya Preston

The Logistics of Logistics

Ilya earned a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the University of Indianapolis. Prior to his time in consulting, Ilya was a Supply Chain Strategy Manager at Cummins Inc, where he oversaw $100M in spend and was responsible for developing the commodity strategy for sheet metal fabrication and raw metal purchases. About PAXAFE.

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

A group of executive joined SCRC faculty and staff for a one-day workshop held on February 28, 2019. facility at an Indianapolis, Ind., The American Trucking Association expect a shortage of roughly 70,000 truck drivers in 2019, which will increase to 175,000 by 2026. Those skills led him to a part-time job at a FedEx Corp.

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