Do logistics have to be logical?

[SWC75]

Bigger planes, revamped schedules and bloated budgets: Inside the changes Cal, Stanford and SMU made to prep for ACC

To get ready for their move to a bicoastal conference, the programs had to revamp their travel schedules and much more.

www.espn.com

"Think Google Maps to calculate the best route for equipment trucks to drive from Palo Alto, California, to Syracuse, New York. Think charter flight costs, consulting sleep experts, revisiting how and when to leave for trips, scouting new teams, and trying to minimize missed classroom time."

 

[orangenauburn]

Bigger planes, revamped schedules and bloated budgets: Inside the changes Cal, Stanford and SMU made to prep for ACC

To get ready for their move to a bicoastal conference, the programs had to revamp their travel schedules and much more.

www.espn.com

"Think Google Maps to calculate the best route for equipment trucks to drive from Palo Alto, California, to Syracuse, New York. Think charter flight costs, consulting sleep experts, revisiting how and when to leave for trips, scouting new teams, and trying to minimize missed classroom time."

Cal and Stanford should split costs and rent a warehouse in the northeast to store extra equipment for their teams so when they play out east it will be easier and ultimately cheaper than cross country transportation.

 

[longtimefan]

Cal and Stanford should split costs and rent a warehouse in the northeast to store extra equipment for their teams so when they play out east it will be easier and ultimately cheaper than cross country transportation.

That facility would be in North Carolina.

 

[MadNY3]

Cal and Stanford should split costs and rent a warehouse in the northeast to store extra equipment for their teams so when they play out east it will be easier and ultimately cheaper than cross country transportation.

Very good idea. Store in Charlotte.