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Technology Alone Won’t Integrate Your Supply Chain with Paul Jensen

The Logistics of Logistics

Paul Jensen is a graduate of Iowa State University earning a Bachelor of Science in Physics. Paul joined the Ruan team in 2016 as vice president of logistics, leading our fastest growing service segment and a team of more than 100 employees in managed transportation and brokerage. required to be effective and efficient. About Ruan.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is using Blue Yonder for transportation management, Coupa’s Supply Chain Guru for network design, and FourKites ( see the webinar ) for transportation visibility in certain regions or departments to help with this. Scope 1 emissions include direct emissions from the company’s owned and controlled sources.

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Winter Alert: Winter Weather Conditions Developing Across Much of the US

GlobalTranz

The Louisiana Department of Transportation reported that all state-maintained roadways, except for I-20 and I-49 (sections that remain open), in the seven-parish Northwest region were deemed impassable because of winter weather conditions. Source: NWS. All westbound lanes of I-40 near Albuquerque, NM are closed.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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Drivers in the Spotlight: 4 Reasons for Their Growing Influence on Supply Chain Management

TMC

Researchers at Iowa State University studied this phenomenon using data provided by C.H. The research shows that there is a strong link between transportation rates paid and dwell times over two hours. For more on the Iowa State study, download the white paper Do “Favored Shippers” Really Receive Better Pricing and Service?

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Mastering Menards Delivery through Retail Specialized Logistics

Zipline Logistics

Menards services 12 distribution centers throughout its territory with facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, and South Dakota. Simply scheduling transport into one of their 12 distribution centers is not an effective long-term strategy for working with the big box store.

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Market Updates and Favored Shippers: 2015 Transportfolio Recap

CH Robinson Transportfolio

From surface transportation to global forwarding, our posts aim to fill you in on the topics that matter most. We teamed up with researchers from Iowa State University to find answers. And look at Freshspective™ as your source for fresh ideas and news in produce and cold chain logistics. But what determines carrier preference?

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