|
Joe specializes in quantitative and qualitative transportation studies, ranging from customer needs assessment and service choice, to freight trends and forecasts in both domestic and international markets. He has directed studies on global transportation industry trends as they relate to ports, inland hubs and transportation services, and delivered leading edge market strategies to his clients. Joe has over 30 years of logistics experience, including management of container, bulk and break bulk operations in the ocean carrier sector.
|
|
Bill is a PhD Economist and marketing professional, with extensive experience in the areas of market research and forecasting. He is particularly skilled at the design and implementation of survey research and a variety of econometric models and related techniques—multivariate time series, discrete choice and input-output. Bill also has extensive ocean carrier management experience in the areas of operations, information resources, planning and marketing. He has exceptional ability to develop and communicate creative solutions to a wide variety of business problems.
|
|
Dennis has worldwide experience as a market and financial analyst evaluating freight infrastructure and trends, with a primary focus on ports and maritime, inland ports and industrial parks. Over the past 30 years, he has conducted market research and financial analysis for existing and new infrastructure, equity investments, bond issues, and financing of new/used terminal equipment. His roles have included project manager and analyst on multi-discipline teams, interacting with planners, engineers, environmental specialists and other experts. During his career, he has worked at leading maritime, logistics and engineering consulting firms.
|
MICP Capital
www.micpcapital.com
GKSF collaborates with MICP Capital to identify sector investments and add value to enterprises operating international and North American supply chains and/or transportation/logistics operations. The principals of the two firms have been associated for over 20 years on a variety of projects and worked together at Manalytics International. MICP Capital is an advisory group specialized in the transportation, logistics and supply chain sectors. MICP Capital focuses on four areas:
- Strategy Development: The first step of a growth, acquisition, investment or divestiture assignment is a strategic review by MICP of the current company holdings and services. This would include an assessment of strengths and weaknesses, an evaluation of specific market including customers and competitors, and development of scenarios over a three or five year period.
- Advisory: To provide strategic, acquisition identification and assessment, or divestiture advice and services in areas of our sector specialization. This service is accomplished through MICP’s experience and relationships in this industry. MICP’s focus is adding value to these transactions with MICP’s industry expertise through strong capabilities in technology, operations and market knowledge.
- Investment: To support transactions operations by identifying potential value in existing transportation and logistics operations or divisions. This work would not only include the transaction, but also would focus on restructure, valuations, potential turnarounds and improved buyer access. The focus is to improve the options for MICP’s clients.
- Consulting: Where appropriate, strategic and operational advice is provided to MICP’s clients with operations, assets or investments in the transportation and logistics fields. These activities include consulting, valuations, recruiting, operations turnaround/improvement and management advisory.
GKSF Global Research, Inc.