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Transportation Network Planning: Public and Private Common Ground

Supply Chain View from the Field

A very interesting presentation was made by the Jennifer Murray on freight planning in Wisconsin. The application of GPS data in modeling truck vehicle routing and forecasting was also demonstrated in a presentation by Arun Kuppam of Cambridge Systems.

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

NC State SCRC

Vilsack, a former governor of Iowa, briefly ran in the 2008 presidential race and was considered by Hillary Clinton as a potential running mate in 2016. When compared to the 2013 results (presented in the previous study), the direct value added contribution of the biobased products industry grew by 0.2

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DAT Introduces New Broker Benchmarking Service

DAT Solutions

But comparative data such as profit per employee or the percentage of gross profit that is paid to salaries--that information just isn’t out there,” said Gerald Moore Chief Operating Officer of Hybrid Transit Systems in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

It’s hard to imagine that Cargill began as a grain storage warehouse in Iowa, USA, in 1865. I also attend and/or present at conferences such as Logicon, IFB, regional Supply Chain and Logistics summits to share knowledge and network with professionals in the field.”. Which book has inspired you the most and why?

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DOT Gives $500 Million in Grants to Much-Needed Infrastructure Projects

GTG Technology Group

With the present Highway Trust Fund crisis, many states have suspended infrastructure projects due to a lack of funding. Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin are included in the grant. The TIGER program was created in 2009 with the stimulus bill. The project cost is estimated at $28.7

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

Bio-Based Materials Present Solution to Plastic Pollution. In a step forward for sustainable food production, Cargill, a leading global food corporation, is allocating more than $50 million toward building a sustainably-designed corn syrup refinery in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It will use energy-efficient technologies and processing methods.

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What Makes an Effective OS&D Strategy?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

white paper that was based on research conducted by Iowa State University in conjunction with C.H. After explaining the situation and presenting all necessary information, an immediate disposition of donate would be provided. One of the most popular downloads from the C.H.