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REPOST: The Transfix Story with Drew McElroy

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to founding Transfix in 2013, Drew was the President of Priority Distribution Inc. He officially joined the company as Director of Business Development in May 2004 but had been working with his parents at PDI over the summer since he was 12. PDI), a mid-market transportation management and third-party logistics provider (3PL).

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The Transfix Story with Drew McElroy

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to founding Transfix in 2013, Drew was the President of Priority Distribution Inc. He officially joined the company as Director of Business Development in May 2004 but had been working with his parents at PDI over the summer since he was 12. PDI), a mid-market transportation management and third-party logistics provider (3PL).

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Distribution, not supply, is creating global food insecurity

Logistics Business Magazine

The root cause is a broken system of distribution that fails to match demand effectively with supply – with devastating consequences for global food security, writes Justin Floyd (pictured), CEO of open commerce platform, RedCloud Technology. Because it is so difficult to distribute at scale. The tools exist to fix this problem.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a widely cited framework by Christopher and Peck from “Building the Resilient Supply Chain” (2004), supply chain resilience consists of four dimensions: robustness, agility, redundancy, and flexibility. These dimensions are briefly defined and illustrated below.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Since the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing has been synonymous with factories, machine tools, production lines and economies of scale. So it is startling to think about manufacturing without tooling, assembly lines or supply chains. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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Milestone with Latest Consignment

Logistics Business Magazine

Pallet-Track handled 852 pallets on its first night in February 2004 and now averages 18,000 pallets per night at its 267,000 sq ft distribution centre. At Vigo, we always strive to provide our customers with the tools and support they need to achieve their strategic goals.

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To 3PL or Not to 3PL?

Blog on Log

Strong organizations leverage these qualities to capitalize on the economic benefits of worldwide sourcing and distribution, while satisfying their customers' needs -- whether the customer is around the corner or across the sea. import volumes in 2005 will be 8 percent to 10 percent greater than 2004's robust levels, with no end in sight.

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