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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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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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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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CONA Services Embraces Supply Chain AI

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2009, The Coca-Cola Company unveiled its 2020 Vision and Roadmap for Winning Together. However, unexpected events do happen. Its main applications include SAP for backend transactions, Blue Yonder for supply chain management , and Salesforce for sales. Snowflake is their BI environment.

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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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Automation To Help Smooth Singles’ Day Peak

Logistics Business Magazine

Single people mark the occasion by spoiling and treating themselves to gifts and presents, but it wasn’t until Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba chose the date to offer heavily discounted merchandise on its platform for 24 hours, starting at midnight on the 11th November, 2009, that Singles’ Day became a major commercial event.

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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.