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The Overlooked Advantage in Trucking with Blake Grolmus

The Logistics of Logistics

Blake joined Ruan in 2017, leading the company’s new customer onboarding and continuous improvement activities before taking a leadership role in Ruan’s Gases and Chemicals bulk hazmat operating group. About Blake Grolmus Blake Grolmus serves as the Vice President of Safety for Ruan Transportation Management Systems.

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The Freight RFP Process is Broken – Let’s Fix It with Maggie Petrovic

The Logistics of Logistics

in Business & Communications from the University of Iowa. Launched in 2017, Emerge is backed by Greycroft, New Road Capital, 9Yards Capital, and the founder of GlobalTranz. She has a B.A About Emerge. Emerge , based in Scottsdale, AZ, is one of the fastest-growing startups in the U.S.

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Successful Bulk Food Transport with Chris Fish

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Fish was appointed Senior Vice President of Dedicated Contract Transportation in 2017. Chris and his spouse Christine are active in the community; most recently, Chris served as the chairperson of Ruan ’s record breaking 2020 United Way of Central Iowa campaign. About Chris Fish. About Ruan Transportation.

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Successful Bulk Food Transport with Chris Fish

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Fish was appointed Senior Vice President of Dedicated Contract Transportation in 2017. Chris and his spouse Christine are active in the community; most recently, Chris served as the chairperson of Ruan ’s record breaking 2020 United Way of Central Iowa campaign. About Chris Fish. About Ruan Transportation.

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Halloween Candy – A Scary Supply Chain Planning Problem

Logility

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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Drivers in the Spotlight: 4 Reasons for Their Growing Influence on Supply Chain Management

TMC

Researchers at Iowa State University studied this phenomenon using data provided by C.H. For more on the Iowa State study, download the white paper Do “Favored Shippers” Really Receive Better Pricing and Service? Federal regulators recently set a December 2017 deadline for adopting the technology. Robinson and TMC.

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Hy-Vee Reimagines the Future of Grocery

Enterra Insights

1] This future vision, she reports, can be found “in the outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa, where Hy-Vee opened a long-awaited concept store in which the innovative grocer showcased numerous firsts.” It’s clear, however, that Edeker is proud of the new Iowa store. So, you’ll continue to see us try new things.”

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