Joe Wilkinson and Eric Grice | Source | VP, Transportation Consulting; Project Manager, Transportation Solutions at e...
Joe Wilkinson and Eric Grice
Joe have the privilege of leading enVista's Transportation Group, a team of seasoned professionals dedicated to adding value to our client's supply chains. His background is in providing cost savings and cost containment in the transportation arena. Prior to joining enVista, Joe spent seven years at FedEx as a Senior Pricing Analyst.
As a Project Manager on the transportation consulting team, Eric works with the talented team members at enVista to provide effective solutions for their clients. The variety of transportation projects include mode optimization, carrier procurement/sourcing, network strategy, market benchmarking, transportation technology (TMS) projects and more.
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VP, Transportation Consulting; Project Manager, Transportation Solutions
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Keeping the supply chain moving in turbulent times
How is technology helping transportation and logistics keep up with the accelerating pace of change? Experts share their insights in this special Modex 2022 preview.
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The most common strategy for easing capacity constraints (and cost pressure) is carrier diversification. While there can be an initial hard-dollar cost to implementing carrier diversification, those initial investments pay dividends in the future and serve as insurance when capacity shrinks and more options are needed. Spreading volumes across modes is another option. Positioning inventory in stores via truckload/LTL store replenishment can, in some cases, enable ship-from-store fulfillment. This needs to be enabled by technology, staff, and facilities. But where it can be achieved, pressure can be relieved in the first and middle miles.
