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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Business Administration, The Ohio State University About Reliance Partners Founded in 2009, Reliance Partners is the fastest growing (organic) insurance agency in the United States with premiums having grown from $95 million in 2018 to nearly $500 million today. Mark earned a B.S.,

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ScottsMiracle-Gro Improves Distribution System in Sustainability and Customer Service

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Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. “We The warehouse is part of ScottsMiracle-Gro’s high-service distribution model that the Company began implementing across the U.S.

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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

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percent, 152,400 jobs), Ohio (12.6 The principal causes of manufacturing job losses were growing trade deficits, especially with China, Mexico, and other low-wage nations, and the weak recovery from the Great Recession since 2009. The top 10 states ranked by manufacturing’s share of total state employment in 2013 are Indiana (16.8

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Holland is a regional LTL carrier that provides service to the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin. Roadway Express was founded by brothers Galen and Carroll Roush in Akron, Ohio. The company was founded in Oklahoma City, OK.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

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At the trough of the recessions in 2003 and 2009, only $100 million worth of equipment was being purchased. So, its effects were probably a little easier to handle than the deep, sharp recession of 2009. According to our USMTO data the 2003 recession really started in 2001 and didn’t really end until 2005 or even 2006.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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As some component lead times push into 2023, the shortage is expected to last 24 months before it recedes – similar to the chip shortage of 2008-2009. Intel is investing over $20 billion to build two new chip factories in Ohio. A variety of chips will remain in short supply throughout 2022. Deloitte Global). AlixPartners).

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DOT Gives $500 Million in Grants to Much-Needed Infrastructure Projects

GTG Technology Group

The TIGER program was created in 2009 with the stimulus bill. Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin are included in the grant. It awards states grant money based on project type, mainly focusing on efforts that have a significant impact on an area’s infrastructure. The project cost is estimated at $28.7