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One of the frequently overlooked long-lead elements is customised materialhandling equipment, which can require months of lead time. GXO mitigates this risk by pre-purchasing materials where consistent use is anticipated across its customer base, effectively absorbing the lead time risk on behalf of its customers.
The deployment of GXO’ s elite implementation travel team reflects the same logic. This highly specialised group is mobilised for the most complex and time‐sensitive turn‐ups, moving between sites to deliver model‐specific training on the latest rack deployments, provide burst labour at scale, and apply deep institutional knowledge to environments that are still under active construction. According to Nicholas, their deployment is a direct response to the challenge of maintaining consistency and quality across simultaneous multi-site programmes.
“ We have a travel team of subject matter experts – the best of the best – who are deployed to critical turn‐ups to work alongside local teams and ensure new rack deployments are executed safely, consistently and at speed”
Nicholas Baranski Vice President of Operations GXO datacentremagazine. com 73