Freaking cool CH Robinson – it's the operating model, stupid!
Bless the ‘new operating model’
CH Robinson and UPS are very different businesses, both in terms of size and operational scope, but respective fourth-quarter and annual results released last week both indicate how logistics companies should behave in extreme market conditions.
Furthermore, their trading updates also point to a few key value drivers and confirm trailing trends for the demand of goods shipped by freight forwarders around the world.
Key takeaways
As with CH Robinson and UPS, so the strongest fright companies need to pay more attention to ...
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