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The Freight RFP Process is Broken – Let’s Fix It with Maggie Petrovic

The Logistics of Logistics

Maggie is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Emerge , a company that is Reinventing Freight Procurement. in Business & Communications from the University of Iowa. and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. About Maggie Petrovic.

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Collaborating on Supply Chain Research

Talking Logistics

Robinson has partnered with several universities to conduct industry research, including MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics, Iowa State University’s Supply Chain and Information Systems department, and the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management Supply and Operations team.

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How to Use Freight Attributes to Your Greatest Shipping Advantage

CH Robinson Transportfolio

With the end of the year quickly approaching, some industries enter their busiest transportation season and others hit a shipping slowdown. Publicize your freight’s attributes during your next procurement event. Service providers still need to know exactly what they’re bidding on during your procurement event.

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Biobased Economy Continues to Grow: USDA Secretary Announces NC State-Duke Study Results on Monday

NC State SCRC

Biobased Products Industry: 2016 Update.”. biobased industry continues to grow and generate substantial economic activity and American jobs. Key takeaways from the 2016 report include: The biobased products industry contributed $393 billion to the U.S. The biobased products industry supports a total of 4.22

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Driverless Trucks, China, COVID and the Future of the Supply Chain

Turvo

Would it decimate the industry or just change it? It’s almost a qualification of the industry to be equal parts resourceful and resilient because there are many moving parts, that get out of order. Retail, historically dominated by the big names in the industry has decentralized. An industry standard used to unify us.