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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. In 1940, the iron skillet was manufactured in Wisconsin from iron ore mined from Michigan and Minnesota. Jason has been recognized with multiple awards for research and teaching.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of Dec. 14, 2017

Supply Chain Digest

Foxconn Plans for Autonomous Vehicles at Wisconsin Mega Plant, Impact of ELD Mandate Monday Unknown, Orders for Tesla Semi Keep Rolling In, New DC Woes at Mattel add to Its Woes

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Cutting Out the Middleman with Mike Nervick

The Logistics of Logistics

Mike then founded Sleek Fleet in 2017, which is now Sleek Technologies. Mike graduated from University of Wisconsin with a degree in Political Science and has a master’s degree in Business from University of Chicago. He learned the business as a successful carrier sales rep at American Backhaulers (ABH), later acquired by C.H.

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The Christmas Tree Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

and in 2017 over 21 million artificial trees were bought. the majority of trees are grown in Oregon, followed by North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Washington. And the trees were introduced in China and Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries. Fir, pine and spruce trees constitute the majority of Christmas trees.

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Building a Home or Planning a Vacation: Think about S&OP and S&OE

BlueYonder

I recently had the opportunity to contribute an article, S&OP Vacation, to the Winter 2017 edition of Supply Chain World magazine 1 about the sales and operations planning process. 1 Copyright 2017, Knighthouse Publishing. Come learn from JDA and KPMG and get hands-on experience using the live S&OP software from JDA.

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Building a Home or Planning a Vacation: Think about S&OP and S&OE

BlueYonder

I recently had the opportunity to contribute an article, S&OP Vacation, to the Winter 2017 edition of Supply Chain World magazine 1 about the sales and operations planning process. 1 Copyright 2017, Knighthouse Publishing. Come learn from JDA and KPMG and get hands-on experience using the live S&OP software from JDA.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Almost three years ago, Wisconsin beer company Lakemaid used a drone to deliver beer to ice fishermen , an operation the FAA quickly shut down. August 2016 North American Freight Numbers. It appears that a driving force behind the development of drones and driverless trucks is the need to find new and better ways to deliver beer.