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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 3, 2022)

Talking Logistics

Erik Weihenmayer, the adventurer and first blind person to summit Mount Everest, was this year’s Commencement Speaker at the University of Vermont. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 3, 2022). His talk was very inspiring, as you might expect, and funny too.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

Logistics Viewpoints

The marijuana supply chain is an interesting market to follow. Like any agricultural product, there are ebbs and flows to its supply and demand. However, from a purely supply chain standpoint, the marijuana market strikes a similar delicate balance to other perishables.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 9, 2021)

Talking Logistics

That was the predicament my oldest daughter found herself in on July 4th as she was driving back home from a visit with friends in Vermont. To make a long story short, Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 9, 2021).

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

Logistics Viewpoints

The marijuana supply chain is an interesting market to follow. Like any agricultural product, there are ebbs and flows to its supply and demand. However, from a purely supply chain standpoint, the marijuana market strikes a similar delicate balance to other perishables.

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Supply Chain Leaders Prepare For The Long Haul. Caution: It Will Be Gray.

Supply Chain Shaman

The first major polio epidemic in the United States occurred in Vermont in the summer of 1894. Supply chains were ill-prepared for the pandemic. The design of the global supply chain at the start of the pandemic assumed frictionless borders, availability of transportation resources, and supply with few constraints.

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FreightTech Investment Environment with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

Larkin earned his MBA from Harvard University in 1984, a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1978, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Vermont in 1977. Mr. Larkin is a CFA charter holder.

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5 Tips to Leverage Digital Tools to Deliver Tangible Sustainability Improvements

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Speakers: Arnaud Malardé, Ivalua | Hélène Vermont, Michelin Group. Michelin Group’s Hélène Vermont joined the discussion to share how applying these practices has propelled her procurement team to emerge as a leader in sustainability a nd Corporate Social Responsibility. Procurement Leaders Webinar.