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Podcast: Dave Anderson on the Evolution and Future of Logistics

Requis

Dave’s career started in the 1970s with putting his PhD in Econometrics to work predicting freight volumes across shipping modes. We are definitely still into changing the world!”. Game Changers: Adapting to Freight Deregulation and Globalization. Podcast Highlights. Starting a VC Firm Post-Dot Com Bubble.

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Podcast: Dave Anderson on the Evolution and Future of Logistics

Requis

Dave’s career started in the 1970s with putting his PhD in Econometrics to work predicting freight volumes across shipping modes. We are definitely still into changing the world!”. Game Changers: Adapting to Freight Deregulation and Globalization. Podcast Highlights. Starting a VC Firm Post-Dot Com Bubble.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Logistics was first applied and recognised in military operations, its most significant impact is felt through the functions of production, distribution and consumption (Rodrigue and Slack, 2002). Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. It became a large-scale activity during the industrial revolution.

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[SPECIAL GUEST BLOGGER – Irv Rothman] Having the Guts to Be Bold in Business

GlobalTranz

Here is Rothman’s definition of gutsball. With over thirty years of experience, Rothman cemented his Gutsball ethos in the 2002 HP/Compaq merger, a deal that married Compaq’s global reach with HP’s technological prowess and resulted in a state-of-the-art finance and leasing company now producing over $3.5 Gutsball (g?ts’bôl)

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Introductory Guide to Spend Analysis - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

In fiscal year 2002, the U.S. However, some companies have thousands of payment transactions a month such as freight bill payment. Noob Guide to Supply Chain Management Definition. Background. Air Force decided to implement a spend analysis program due to a budget cut. best of supplychainopz. A Case Study.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2020 (Who knew I’d still be writing this blog 18 years later!)

NC State SCRC

Although I didn’t come out with any new years’ predictions last year at this time, it’s the start of a new decade, so predictions are definitely in order. The first one, I believe, was in January, 2002, just two years after I founded the SCRC. They are betting that this continue to grow for sure.

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The Ultimate Guide to Beer Profit Margins & More

Unleashed

Brewery software will capture all the costs of production, from raw materials to freight costs. Material costs is the price paid to acquire materials, such as ingredients and packaging materials, including tax and freight. In a diverse and rapidly growing industry, there is no agreed-upon definition of premium and super-premium beers.