From a 06/15/15 Supply Management Blog by Ashwin Srinivasan. I took the liberty and added ” transportation” to the title. Strategic, transportation, procurement, and professional have been important to me throughout my career as I firmly believe that is how you effectively source transportation. It is not about relentless cost cutting pressure on suppliers, seeking […]
Article from Supply Management, refers to automotive but very applicable to shippers and carriers, especially quote on ” non-price benefits“. Joe Lombardo, NGNF (nice guy, no freight) Poor supplier relationship management costs US automakers $2 billion BY Will Green 18.05.2015 – See more at: http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2015/poor-supplier-relationship-management-costs-us-automakers-2-billion?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=#sthash.ycGAHmUD.dpuf Car manufacturers in the US could have earned $2 billion […]
Hi, I was quoted in an article at Road Scholar Transport http://roadscholar.com/trucking-industry-digital-transition on B2B procurement of transportation services. I am a firm believer in the shipper/carrier relationship , however as millennials become more dominate in supply chain roles, transport procurement will evolve to a social media platform,YELP type reviews, apps, twitter feeds, etc. Joe Lombardo, NGNF […]
I attended the monthly Traffic Club of Chicago executive series luncheon yesterday at Ditkas’s, in Oak Brook Terrace( Da Coach stiff armed when I walked in…) where Darren Hawkins, President of YRC Freight was the speaker. The turn around at YRC is nothing short of amazing given the obituaries that were written about the company […]