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WorkWave Announces NASCAR’s Rusty Wallace as Keynote Speaker for 2023 Beyond Service User Conference

WorkWave

Racing legend and successful businessman to discuss how to drive your business toward success. At the time of his retirement in 2005, Wallace’s 55 victories marked the eighth-best all-time total and his nearly 20,000 laps led ranked seventh all-time. Time To Read: 3 minutes. Wallace is also active in other business pursuits.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Fredrick Taylor, who wrote The Principles of Scientific Management in 1911 and is considered the father of industrial engineering, focused his early research on how to improve manual loading processes. In the 1940s and 1950s, the focus of logistics research was on how to use mechanization (e.g.,

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Tropical Storm Zeta Preparedness Tips for Fleet Operators

Penske Move Ahead

Weather experts anticipate Zeta will make landfall on Wednesday along the Louisiana Coast, making it the fifth named-storm – following Cristobal, Laura, Marco and Delta – to strike the state, tying a record set by Florida in 2005 for the most landfalls for a state in one season. The prior record was Nov. 30, is nearing record territory.

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Hurricane Delta Preparedness Tips for Fleet Operators

Penske Move Ahead

The previous was Delta on November 15, 2005. With nearly eight weeks left, the number of named storms is approaching the all-time record of 28, which occurred in 2005. Resources include evacuation tips, what to include in a disaster supply kit and how to create a family communication plan.

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FMCSA Grants $1 Million to Veterans Who Want to Be Trained as Truck Drivers

GlobalTranz

From not being familiar with the civilian job application process to not knowing how to translate experience into something the civilian sector will understand and appreciate, the variety of hurdles veterans face are enormous. These problems have contributed to veteran homelessness for decades.

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Back to Basics in 2007 - 3PL Defined

Blog on Log

3PL Partnerships Are Growing According to a 2005 Cap Gemini study, North American organizations planned to outsource 56% of their logistics expenditure by 2006 – 2008, with Western Europe planning 81% and Asia-Pacific 60%. Achieving Strategic Outsourcing Unfortunately, only a few 3PL companies achieve strategic status with their customers.

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Big Data: The Driving Force of Supply Chains

Morai Logistics

Our industry is seeing a growing need for Big Data, with an even greater emphasis on understanding how to use it. The concept of Big Data was developed in 2005, by Roger Magoulas. It also highlights the importance of patterns and relationships in understanding how to use the information. Big Data is a Utility Tool.