APICS North Texas Chapter
The Association for Operations Management
Aligning Your Logistic Strategies For The Upcoming RecoveryThursday, April 1, @ 6:45P Speaker: Mr. Brent Hudspeth, Transplace, Senior Director, Consulting The economic recession and its impact on the transportation and logistics industry shifted the focus by many enterprises away from multi-year outsourcing arrangements towards short-term tactical programs. While the third-party logistics industry continued to grow during the past 2.5 years, the mix of services offered by most 3PLs shifted. 3PLs experienced gains through spot-market oriented products, including brokerage services. Along the way, the economy facilitated a profound change in the balance of power in customer-transportation carrier contract negotiations. As demand plummeted, carriers aggressively reduced rates across every mode to secure loads for idled equipment, enabling customers to achieve significant reductions in contracted rates. Mr. Hudspeth will address how capacity arrangements will evolve as the economy begins to show signs of improvement. Moreover, he will touch on the role of customer-logistics provider relationships coming out of the recession, and how they can benefit each side going forward. Hudspeth will touch on various sides of the third-party logistics industry, drawing upon Transplace’s billions of dollars of managed transportation activity. Key Takeaways: Expected future trends in logistics outsourcing models How transportation capacity management structures will shift as demand tightens Plans and metrics to help measure performance Mr. Hudspeth is responsible for the growth and development of Transplace’s Consulting Services, which include transportation procurement, network design, optimization and other engineering based capabilities. Prior to Transplace, Mr. Hudspeth has held executive roles in both industry and consulting organizations, with a continued focus on achieving greater productivity in transportation and supply chain. He has overseen the business development and marketing team responsibilities in two entrepreneurial logistics organizations, NextJet and Aviation Services Group. Additionally, he has worked in management and technical consulting capacities within AT Kearney, Arthur Andersen and Precision. Moreover, Hudspeth gained valuable consumer products experience through headquarter level sales and marketing positions at The Coca-Cola Company. Mr. Hudspeth holds a MBA from Stanford University. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington & Lee University. Hudspeth serves on the Stanford Graduate School of Business Alumni Board and as Dad’s Club President for Hyer Elementary. TBDThursday, April 1, 2010 @ 5:45P Speaker:
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