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Why is XPO Spinning Off RXO with Drew Wilkerson

The Logistics of Logistics

He has leadership and P&L responsibility for XPO’s asset-light North American truck brokerage business and complementary brokered services of managed transportation, last mile logistics and global freight forwarding. The corporate headquarters will be in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

There is an active group in Europe and North America. The group is working on case studies to test new technologies like blockchain, cognitive computing, supply chain operating networks, and open source analytics. The average company has two-to-three material events due to supply chain issues. The reason?

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Coming Out: My Journey Towards My Own Acceptance

BlueYonder

It has about 1,000 members mostly in North America and Canada but also worldwide. Randy Buffon with his wife Michelle at Charlotte Pride On the flip side, there are some people who cannot be out or don’t want to be out, and their experience is also valid. I also joined a group called Husbands Out to Wives (HOW).

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The Future of Commercial Real Estate 2020

3PL Insights

As these markets continue to grow the future of industrial real estate will have a huge impact on supply chain expansion. Trade disputes between the United States and China further supports this idea with many businesses relocating manufacturing and distribution operations back to North America. Louis and Tampa.

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Advice to Your Younger Self This International Women’s Day

BlueYonder

Charlotte Diener, Marketing Director : “Be hungry but stay true to yourself and your values while keeping boundaries. The post Advice to Your Younger Self This International Women’s Day appeared first on Supply Chain Nation. Based on the culture I was raised in, women are often taught not to show they are smarter than men.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Robinson Introduces Navisphere App for Customers.

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Apple – carbon

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Apple’s new carbon-neutral pledge is likely to reverberate across electronics supply chains. The company says its mostly overseas supply chain will be part of an effort to slash its world-wide carbon footprint, the WSJ’s Sarah E. Charlotte News & Observer). Advertisement. behind the year-ago level.