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5 Things Your Carrier Wants with Brian Gibala

The Logistics of Logistics

He studied Logistics and Operations Management at The University of Missouri-St. Louis and got his start in the industry at Hub Group in the Highway Brokerage division. About LTI Trucking Services LTI Trucking Services is an asset-based, super-regional, truckload carrier and 3PL headquartered in St.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

They have different types of freight, service needs, lead times, dwell times, and handling criteria. Depending on your requirements you can design your sourcing strategy to commit a portion of your freight volume, and procure the rest on the spot market. Louis Federal Reserve ( [link] ). Network and commitments. Scan the market.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

They have different types of freight, service needs, lead times, dwell times, and handling criteria. Depending on your requirements you can design your sourcing strategy to commit a portion of your freight volume, and procure the rest on the spot market. Louis Federal Reserve ( [link] ). Network and commitments. Scan the market.

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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

If all your inventory is in my building in St. Louis and St. Louis gets wiped out by a tornado or has a snowstorm, I can't do anything for you,” explains Edgard. “If If your inventory is in St. Louis and Chattanooga, and St. I can move the orders where they can be fulfilled,” he continues.

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Brokers Sound Off on New Food Safety Rule

DAT Solutions

If you’re wondering how the new FDA food safety regulations are going to affect your freight brokerage, you’re not alone. About 85% of its freight is grocery-related. If you operate a freight brokerage, how will this new rule affect YOUR business? and pull it up months from now if I ever need it.”

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

Meet Our Panel of Supply Chain Professionals: Sebastian Jungels Calloway Cook John Moss Emily Murphy Michael Gravier Rishit Shah Jessica Thiele Charlie Wilgus Debbie Lentz Tom Kieley Bobby Neundorfer Juli Lassow Lu Siqi Eunji Lim Ph.D. from Washington University St. Louis, M.S. Air Force Institute of Technology and Ph.D.

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The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The result was terribly inefficient handling on both sides of the equation, poor space utilization on the cargo ships, freight damage, and high logistics costs. P&G first implemented the approach with Schnuck’s Markets in St. Louis, with dramatic results in both lowering inventories while increasing in-stock at retail.