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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
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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 !