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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark spent over 7 years in leadership with the second largest freight brokerage in North America, Total Quality Logistics. About Mark Vickers Mark Vickers is a leading expert in domestic and cross border transportation risk management and insurance. During his tenure, they went from $500M to $3B in sales. The Greenscreens.ai

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The Right Fit for Drivers with Beth Potratz

The Logistics of Logistics

Beth earned a Master of Labor Relations and Human Resources from Cleveland State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communication from Loyola University of Chicago. Beth resides in Cleveland, Ohio and enjoys spending time with family.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. The upswing was largely driven by trade between Asia and North America, where the volume of containers jumped 33% from the average level for the five years preceding the pandemic. Businessweek. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. Brendan Murray.

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Three Key Takeaways from MODEX 2024

BlueYonder

I have been going to MODEX since 2004 when it was called NAMH (held in Cleveland) and have made an incredible number of connections, some of which have become lifelong clients and friends. Material handling and supply chain industry professionals converge at a few marquee shows across the world.

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Ivalua NOW 2021 to Showcase How Procurement Can Help Restore Growth and Ensure Business Resilience

ivalua

The 2021 series will take place virtually, on March 23-25 for European time zones and on April 27-29 for America’s time zones. The final day is reserved for Ivalua customers and partners only to share best practices and provide input into Ivalua’s roadmap. Stanley McChrystal, former commander of U.S.

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Labor Day 2022

Enterra Insights

The late poet and social activist Langston Hughes once wrote: Who made America, Whose sweat and blood, whose faith and pain, Whose hand at the foundry, whose plow in the rain. McGuire — founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and an early leader of the American Federation of Labor — as the holiday’s progenitor.

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Retailers receiving inventories any which way they can

Cathy Roberson

Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. Joann’s is spending on average $8 million on transloading because of congestion on the Chicago and Cleveland rail systems. Much of the shift is to the US, which, according to the CEO lowers its merchandising lead times.