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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

However, r eject rates from drivers are still down currently , a nd the DAT P ower I ndex still leans in favor of shipper s. . Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa.?? . Volumes have risen more than 15% since the trough on April 16. ” . Businesses?throughout Kansas ? .

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

It’s hard to imagine that Cargill began as a grain storage warehouse in Iowa, USA, in 1865. We align our supply chains along these strategies and, at the same time, we aim for lean and/or agile manufacturing. Operational excellence is not only about costs, it also aligns with our customers’ needs and with product development.

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Champions of Sustainability: W. Edwards Deming

QAD

Born in 1900 in Sioux City, Iowa, Deming graduated with BS and MS degrees from the University of Wyoming and the University of Colorado respectively, and a PhD from Yale. But, it could be argued that no one has done more for sustainability in manufacturing than Deming, the father of quality control and management. But at what cost?

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Someday You Might Want to Branch Out

Tailwind

You leaned forward on the steering wheel – hands flat across the top and looked up high and wide out the front window. It helped you understand why you were sitting at some roadside stop in Iowa. I’m just as good as the next guy.’. You looked on the screen as the kids crowded the picture on either side of her.