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The View from Houston: DHL Global Energy Conference 2015

Supply Chain View from the Field

I was joined by one of my former NC State students, Scott Frahm, who sat in on a few of the presentations. However, a number of presentations identified significant opportunities to drive out cost through asset productivity and logistics improvements. This approach is clearly misaligned.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Does the event promote peer-to-peer learning and networking or will I spend most of my time sitting through numerous PowerPoint presentations? TMW Systems : in.sight User Conference + Expo 2019 , September 15-18, Houston, TX. Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference , April 28 – May 1, Columbus, OH.

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Supply Chain Impact of Hurricane Harvey Could Be Worse than Expected

Material Handling & Logistics

Resilinc has mapped almost 800 factories, warehouses, distribution centers etc. to the region of Texas that was affected by Hurricane Harvey, and 300 of them are in the Houston vicinity. These chemicals, polymers, resins and raw materials either appear in the direct supply chain or are present in the suppliers’ supply chains.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2018

Talking Logistics

Does the event promote peer-to-peer learning and networking or will I spend most of my time sitting through numerous PowerPoint presentations? TMW Systems : in.sight User Conference + Expo 2018 , September 9-12, Houston, TX. Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference , May 6-9, Charlotte, NC.

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New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS

TMC

The trade-offs are especially critical for destinations in a “battleground” region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in the south. Cargo can enter the country via East coast or West coast ports depending on variables such as the type of product being shipped. These products are likely to continue to move through U.S.

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How to Expand Your Global Shipping to Meet Growing Indian Markets

CH Robinson Transportfolio

And, because the United States presents the world’s largest, most sophisticated base of consumption, India and the United States are natural trading partners. The only reliable mechanism to create lots of jobs is large scale manufacturing, which is driven by exports. The question still remains: How?