Carlos Godinez, Mexico intermodal director with Celtic International, a Transplace company, provides an overview of the rail industry in Mexico, and how far it has come in terms of investment and improvements in service to support a surge of activity.
Matt Menner, senior vice president of strategic account management with Transplace, is joined by John Brooks, director of transportation and distribution with Philips North America, in a discussion of how their participation in a Customer Advisory Board has fostered a new level of collaboration between the two companies.
The return of some manufacturing capacity from China has fueled economic growth in Mexico and Canada. John Kelly, president of the Canadian Division of Transplace, outlines some of the opportunities and challenges that have resulted from that development.
Tom Sanderson, chief executive officer of Transplace, joins us in a discussion of the trends that are affecting the transportation landscape in 2015 -- and how they differ from what the industry experienced in the previous year.
With three different buying groups and their separate inventory systems, the Neiman Marcus Group was missing opportunities to offer its patrons a seamless shopping experience with a full line of merchandise.
Truck capacity constraints are having a significant impact on shippers' transportation and logistics programs. George Abernathy, president and chief commercial officer of Transplace, offers advice about what they can do to address the challenge on a long-term basis.
Lean Six Sigma can be an intimidating concept for shippers to implement, even though it offers huge opportunities for eliminating waste and defects in service. George Abernathy, president and chief commercial officer of Transplace, explains how to get started.
Doug Bowen, vice president supply chain, and Terry Loftus, medical director, surgical services and clinical resources, discuss the initiatives that Banner Health has undertaken in recent years to cut inventory and logistics costs, without affecting the quality of service to doctors and patients.