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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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Airlines Across the Globe Carry Cargo via Passenger Planes as They Navigate Through the COVID-19 Crisis

Airfreight Logistics

‘Adjusting’ is a crucial strategy to respond to unexpected changes. Under the fluctuation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses across several industries are building up their immune system to fight the unprecedented threat by adjusting their businesses, whilst offering humanitarian aid to those who are suffering from the crisis.

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Fritz inducted into Logistics Hall of Fame

Logistics Business Magazine

The entrepreneur also pushed for initiatives to systematically train logistics personnel and evaluate humanitarian missions with the help of key figures. Fritz also founded the first association for humanitarian aid workers in the USA and established a consortium of companies that provide logistics experts and donate money when needed.

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Drones to the rescue as Cyclone Desmond storms Mozambique

World Food Programme Logistics

It is an example of how new technology can save lives and help communities hit by disasters within shorter time spans,” says Androulla Kaminara, Director at the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO). “In In these workshops, South-South collaboration is prioritized.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

Other ways we support experiential learning include hosting external student case competitions, touring logistics facilities, and attending industry conferences. Between classroom lectures, cases, and “applied” learning events with industry, UW-Madison makes sure students are exposed to it all.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

How a global nickel shortage could disrupt the electric vehicle industry. As the war rages on in Ukraine, more and more companies and countries are looking at ways they can help with massive humanitarian aid. It is an ambitious mix of foreign policy and economic strategy to extend the country’s influence across continents.