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Champions of Sustainability: Tim Cook

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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. Contributions to Manufacturing Sustainability.

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Halloween Candy – A Scary Supply Chain Planning Problem

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In the interactive “ Top Halloween Candy by State ” map, CandyStore.com shows my beloved candy corn is the favorite candy for trick-or-treaters in Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Michigan and Alabama. All totaled we are looking at a Halloween budget of $9B, about the same amount spent on Halloween in 2017. Reese’s Cups.

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Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

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expansion in the first quarter, which mostly was buoyed by lower imports and higher inventories< , JOC reports. Personal consumption expenditures rose 4.3%, the best performance since the fourth quarter of 2017. Other recent closures included NEMF, Falcon, Williams Trucking of Dothan, Alabama, Indiana-based A.L.A.,