Freight corridors are a critical component of effective supply chains. And understanding the living, working and purchasing habits of the community are also critical in managing the demand side, and for order fulfillment of many companies.
The changes to the demands and the requirements on transport corridors are constantly changing, yet redesigning and building roads, highways, city and suburbs takes time, often years. Sometimes, the approval process alone can take a long time.
Large future changes are coming fast: EVs, hydrogen vehicles, autonomous vehicles, the move away from working in the CBDs, more Working from home and much more. Business and Supply Chain managers need to stay abreast of the issues and the changes and the opportunities.
Technology alone will be a challenge. ‘The pace of technological change will never again be as slow as it is right now’.
In this episode James has a long chat with Michael Kilgariff, the Chief Executive of Roads Australia. It’s an illuminating, wide-ranging discussion covering economics, the challenge of dealing with governments at three levels nationally, the challenge of understanding the future traffic needs of the future, designing for an unknown future, the possibility of autonomous vehicles, and so much more.
An important addition to the knowledge base of Australian supply chain operators.
For more on Roads Australia, Roads Australia
For more on Michael Kilgariff, check out his LinkedIn page
After a long career in multiple aspects of supply chain management, corporate training and business advisory, James brings a business improvement mindset to his role as General Manager of Supply Chain Resilience for Ai Group. A skilled communicator and adviser, James has been involved with Oil & Gas, the Defence industry and supply chain across the board for over 40 years.
James has a Masters degree in International Management and a partially completed Doctor of Business Administration. He says he'll get around to finishing it when he retires.
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