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Logistics and Supply Chain – 1940 to 2040 with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

He was recognized as the undergraduate faculty member who had the greatest impact on students based on the 2017 graduating senior survey. The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service.

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Minnesota turkeys are stuffing outbound trucks

DAT Solutions

remember to be thankful for Minnesota. Minnesota is also a major source of corn, potatoes and peas for your Thanksgiving table. At other times of the year, we rely on Minnesota agriculture for soybeans, sugar beets, and barley, as well as beef and dairy products. When you sit down to Thanksgiving dinner in the Midwestern U.S.,

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16-19, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I am in Minnesota today, at the CSCMP Twin Cities Roundtable Annual ½ Day Seminar , where I am participating in a keynote session with Rick Blasgen (President & CEO of CSCMP) and Steve Raetz (Director Research & Market Intelligence at C.H. and up come the results on the screen. You can watch a demo of Coleman in this YouTube video.

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The Truck Driver Shortage and the Rising Cost of Everything

Freight Plus

Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, tells. At last month's CONECT 22nd Annual Trade & Transportation Conference it was clear just how wide sweeping the issue was. That number grew to a shortage of 51,000 drivers in 2017 and it only looks to be higher at the end of this year. The Washington Post.

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Trucking Market Update and 2020 Q1 Freight Outlook

Zipline Logistics

But much in the same way shippers had transportation difficulties in 2018, the past year was not easy on the other side of the industry — carriers. Industry incumbents like Celadon , New England Motor Freight , Falcon Transport, and HVH Transportation all shut down, some abruptly, after supply-side conditions did not improve.

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