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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Business Administration, The Ohio State University About Reliance Partners Founded in 2009, Reliance Partners is the fastest growing (organic) insurance agency in the United States with premiums having grown from $95 million in 2018 to nearly $500 million today. Mark earned a B.S.,

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Highlights from the BGSA Conference with Ben Gordon

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben Gordon and Joe Lynch discuss highlights from the BGSA Conference , an annual event designed to bring together top industry leaders from all segments of the supply chain and provides an intimate and candid setting where CEOs and leaders can privately network and explore ideas with their peers.

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The Secret Sauce with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

In June 2009, he became certified as an APICS CSCP. Emerge is custom built for freight RFP events and as a result the process is streamlined, easy, and saves shippers time and money. Vice President of Operations, as well as experience with J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Penske Logistics. Mark earned a B.S. About Emerge.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News 09/16-09/20

Logistics Viewpoints

Climate Week NYC was created in 2009 by the nonprofit “Climate Group.”It This year will feature over 900 events with impactful speakers from a range of sectors, countries, and levels of government. I am looking forward to attending the Climate Group 2-day conference and countless other events throughout the week.

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Autonomous Planning in Supply Chain: 4 Must-Haves for Next-Generation Platforms

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We can say things have changed, and the pandemic is not just an anomaly event after all. When Amazon launched same-day delivery in 2009, it opened to a new generation of retail business. Here we are, two years after the start of the pandemic, and we are still very much feeling the effects.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Significance. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. 0 TEUs 0 meters long. Significance.

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Editor’s Choice: Singles Day – A Retail Revolution

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11 th in 2009 and subsequently adopted by other e-commerce platforms and retailers. In the past the event was only held on Nov.11 This year’s event featured two sales windows on Nov.1-3 Double 11 witnesses record-breaking online sales. 1-3 and Nov.11.