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Champions of Sustainability: Tim Cook

QAD

Timothy Donald Cook was born on November 1, 1960 in Mobile, Alabama. He graduated from Auburn University of Alabama in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and followed that up with an MBA from Duke University. Who is Tim Cook? His parents were working class people. Cook is a highly acclaimed businessperson as well.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

In 2014, the Postal Service worked with about 4,000 highway contractors. Founded in 1943, Colonial Freight System has remained family-owned throughout its history and has been helmed since 2014 by Ruby McBride. Now that’s around 1,700. With a busy peak season around the corner, U.P.S.’s

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Supply Chain Disruptions? Everything’s Clearer with the Right TMS Technology

TMC

it’s watermelon season in Alabama, so carrier capacity is suddenly an added constraint. Think back to the Hanjin bankruptcy, the Polar Vortex of 2014, or pretty much any time there is a strike at the Port of Los Angeles. Your carriers aren’t prepared for the unexpected increase in volume, and—wouldn’t you know it?—it’s Final thoughts.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Expert Reveals 7 Supply Chain Trends to Watch

GlobalTranz

In this article, Professor Burcu Keskin from University of Alabama will share 7 supply chain trends that working professionals should watch. BONUS: INFOGRAPHIC: Supply Chain & Logistics Trends from 2014. Look at these 7 supply chain trends as a guide to better your supply chain today. 6) Rethinking Workforce.

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Supply Chain Disruptions? Everything’s Clearer with the Right TMS Technology

TMC

it’s watermelon season in Alabama, so carrier capacity is suddenly an added constraint. Think back to the Hanjin bankruptcy, the Polar Vortex of 2014, or pretty much any time there is a strike at the Port of Los Angeles. Your carriers aren’t prepared for the unexpected increase in volume, and—wouldn’t you know it?—it’s Final thoughts.

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Supply Chain Disruptions? Everything’s Clearer with the Right TMS Technology

TMC

it’s watermelon season in Alabama, so carrier capacity is suddenly an added constraint. Think back to the Hanjin bankruptcy, the Polar Vortex of 2014, or pretty much any time there is a strike at the Port of Los Angeles. Your carriers aren’t prepared for the unexpected increase in volume, and—wouldn’t you know it?—it’s Final thoughts.

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Homeward Bound: Reshoring's Shaky Momentum

Elementum

Sweet Home Alabama. The Reshoring Initiative Data Report, a study conducted in 2014, looked at regions of the United States that added jobs from 1997 - 2014 (most added jobs, however, are from 2010 - 2014).