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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to joining Echo, Waggoner founded SelecTrans, LLC, a freight management software provider based in Chicago, Illinois. From April 2004 to December 2005, Waggoner served as Chief Executive Officer of USF Bestway, and from January 2002 to April 2004 he served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for USF Corporation.

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Tackling Item Complexity

Supply Chain Shaman

I worked with the World Kitchen team in the period of 2002-2008. The process helped World Kitchen manage inventories through bankruptcy filing in 2002. In 2002, World Kitchen implemented a disciplined process for managing product complexity. It is frequently requested, so I wanted to reshare this case study with my readers.

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Blockchain: Preventing E. Coli Through Enhanced Traceability

Kinaxis

Bioterrorism Act of 2002 (mandating that businesses keep records of the prior handler and the next handler) and the Food Safety and Modernization Act, food is still very hard to trace. APICS 2018 takes place from September 30–October 2 in Chicago. However, in Japan and the European Union, food traceability is the norm.

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Workforce Reduction at Coupa Software

Supply Chain Matters

Some History In the communication Goodwin addressed the question of why these changes are being enacted after the Thoma Bravo announcement in December 2002. At the time of this acquisition Llamasoft included the capabilities of Opex Analytics , a Chicago based provider of artificial intelligence-based applications for Fortune 500 companies.

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Different Sectors of the Chemical Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The University of Chicago Press. Medical Monopoly: Intellectual Property Rights and the Origins of the Modern Pharmaceutical Industry. Hester, R., E., & Harrison, R., Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment. RSC Publishing. Hoyle, W., & Lancaster, M. Clean Technology for the Manufacture of Specialty Chemicals. RSC Publishing.

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Opinion: A Post-Covid 19 World for Supply Chains: Back to the Future?

6 River Systems

” However, as we saw in China after SARS in 2002, it’s possible that ‘normal’ won’t quite look like what we’re used to. Guy holds an MBA in Management from the Olin Graduate School of Business, a Master’s in International Relations from Loyola University Chicago and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

For a microcosmic sampling, the CMAP report published by the Illinois government (widely reputed as a resource for broader industrial indicators), reveals an acute shortage of qualified candidates to fill essential manufacturing positions in the Chicago region, including CNC Programmers, CNC Operators, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, and Welders.