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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. Maggie Petrovic joined Emerge just over a year ago following 8 years with Coyote Logistics as Director of Enterprise Sales. in Business & Communications from the University of Iowa. About Maggie Petrovic.

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Quarter-End Freight Surges Impact Transportation Rates

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Our research with Iowa State University and MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics have identified the impact of the last 4-days of a quarter to route guide performance, paving the way for applying strategies to mitigate the risk of cost over runs. Martens worked as an account manager at Schneider Logistics.

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Collaborating on Supply Chain Research

Talking Logistics

Robinson , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics titled, “ When Shippers, 3PLS, and Universities Collaborate on Supply Chain Research.” Here’s a snippet of Steve’s response: What we’ve seen over the years is transportation, logistics, and supply chain moving from being back-office, required functions to being very strategic.

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Casey’s General Stores Supply Chain Team Contributes to Strong Financial Results

Logistics Viewpoints

Headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, the retailer has over 37,000 employees. In the past year, the company has also launched a centralized procurement team. The post Casey’s General Stores Supply Chain Team Contributes to Strong Financial Results appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Level Up: Freight-Tech for SMB Freight Brokers with Andy Tomka

The Logistics of Logistics

Andy is a graduate of Iowa State University’s Supply Chain Management program. Post-college, Andy worked for Menlo Worldwide in their managed transportation group before moving to the startup Echo Global Logistics. He got his start during college dispatching trucks for Hills Brothers Trucking in Omaha, NE.

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How to Use Freight Attributes to Your Greatest Shipping Advantage

CH Robinson Transportfolio

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. A few years ago, we conducted some research with Iowa State University. Leverage what’s great about your freight and your business.

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

Turvo

Interestingly, we all had significant experience in the freight, logistics, sourcing, and supply chain world. A career in the supply chain requires constant dedication to the mission at hand to ensure “success” from procurement of raw materials to final delivery to the end-customer. Hot topics included the rise of driverless trucks.