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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

From 2009 to 2013, Jefferies served as a senior policy advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. Working with elected officials and leaders in Washington, D.C. AAR ultimately serves their members and works to be their unified voice – particularly in Washington. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. AAR LinkedIn.

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Pet Food Experts Selects HIMPACT by Herlitz Inventory Management

Herlitz Inventory Management

Pet Food Experts proudly delivers pet food and supplies exclusively to independent pet retailers out of five distribution centers located in Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Colorado, and Washington State. About Herlitz Inventory Management.

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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

They used the work built together in 2004-2009 to build a course with Georgia Tech for executive training.) Registrations are pouring in for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 6th-8th in Washington, DC. Smaller Companies Outperform Larger Companies. I struggle to find economies of scale in supply chain performance.

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Logistics Industry’s Slow Economic Comeback Continues in Spite of Challenges

Supply Chain Network

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released its 22nd “Annual State of Logistics Report®,” presented by Penske Logistics, today at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. trillion, an increase of $114 billion from 2009. The report reveals that business logistics costs rose to 8.3

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Reshoring Optimism, But Not Much Else

GlobalTranz

While the economy has added some jobs since its nadir in 2009, labor statistics show that employment growth since 2010 has matched, not outpaced, growth of the labor force. Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. labor force was 35 percent smaller than it is today). Louis, where he earned an M.A.

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Reddaway is an LTL carrier that provides service in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Yellow Transportation and Roadway formally merged to create YRC Worldwide in 2009. YRC Reimer provides LTL and TL service in Canada. To be determined.

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In Memoriam: Stephen W. Hawking (1942-2018)

Enterra Insights

When President Barack Obama awarded Dr. Hawking the Medal of Freedom in 2009, he stated, “From his wheelchair, he’s led us on a journey to the farthest and strangest reaches of the cosmos. Spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves. I am convinced that humans need to leave Earth.”[5]. ”[5]. 5] Ibid.