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Logistics and Supply Chain – 1940 to 2040 with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

Students graduate with foundational knowledge across all areas of SCM, positioning them to work in multiple capacities for the top global companies. In 1940, the iron skillet was manufactured in Wisconsin from iron ore mined from Michigan and Minnesota. Key Takeaways: Logistics and Supply Chain – 1940 to 2040.

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Is the Food Supply Chain Breaking?

Enterra Insights

MPR News reports, “The JBS pork company announced … that it would indefinitely close its processing plant in southwest Minnesota, just days after state officials announced that more than two dozen employees of the plant have tested positive for COVID-19.”[3] Others have reduced production capacity.

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Stranger supply chain things: Capacity planning lessons from Stranger Things

Kinaxis

by Mike McAllister Courtesy of the Science Museum of Minnesota/Netflix. Which brings us to Dustin’s purple brontosaurus hoodie from Episode 1 of Stranger Things 2 – apparently purchased at The Science Museum of Minnesota, perhaps while on a road trip with his mom during the summer between season one and season two. Smart move.

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How can you stay prepared during hurricane season?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Although your customer may be located in Minnesota, for example, if the freight is arriving at the Port of Charleston, then you may need backup options. Review your commodity type and capacity needs. Will a hurricane or tropical storm impact your capacity needs? Consider your primary origins and destinations.

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Severe weather causes freight rates to slip

DAT Solutions

The highways are open now, but there are still flood warnings in six states: Nebraska, parts of neighboring South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, plus eastern Arizona and western Mississippi. In March so far, volumes are no better than February, and since capacity has been abundant, rates continue slipped. But the momentum has dissipated.

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How to Create a Truckload Strategy That Works in Any Market

Talking Logistics

The key to a great truckload strategy is aligning capacity communities with attribute segments of your freight portfolio. Volume in and of itself isn’t attractive to the capacity community. If you can provide what they seek, you will receive attractive pricing, capacity commitments, and top route guide performance.

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Hanjin, Hurricanes, Harvests May Boost Truckload Rates

DAT Solutions

Capacity finds those opportunities, and throughout 2016, spot markets have restored 'normalcy' without generating the ripple effects that typically drive contract rates higher. If capacity isn’t nourished, it can disappear. Crops are also strong in nearby Wisconsin and Minnesota, despite flooding in the Red River Valley.

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