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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

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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). Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management.

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Beroe Founder Vel Dhinagaravel speaks at NC State on Origins of Company

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Listening to him reminded me of the fun we had starting up the first ever company to produce supply market intelligence focused on the procurement space. Today, Beroe is the most successful procurement intelligence company, and continues to lead the pack in this space. We were astounded to discover that the ratio was 1 to 105.