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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The retail giant has launched a program to recruit and train college graduates to become store managers, promising a starting wage of at least $65,000 a year and an accelerated two-year track into the top store job. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional.

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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

based Kansas City Southern , pending full regulatory approvals which is expected sometime this year. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . population, hence avoiding elongated and more costly trans-continental transport and logistics movements. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Can you WFH & Walk?

NC State SCRC

Consider whether or not you would see such opportunities by looking at charts and graphs… The gymnast’s turnaround Alan Mulally was figuratively and literally a gymnast (at least during his time at the University of Kansas). A disciplined engineer by training, he did not solely rely on charts, facts and figures to drive organizational change.

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Making the Small Town Leap

BlueYonder

I was born and raised in a rural, small town in Kansas, attended Kansas State University and moved to Dallas after college. I found it to be the best training for customer service. For me to come from the outside with zero sales experience or logistics experience was a big deal. Tell us a little about yourself.

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Advanced analytics meets social good: how Angel Flight West optimizes flight routes for families in need

AIMMS

I’m currently training the coordinators at Angel Flight West and other groups. Angel Flight West is in Santa Monica, one of the other groups is in Kansas City, and there are others in Long Island and Florida who will use it. We just started using the solution, which came in handy for the summer season.

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Making the Small Town Leap

BlueYonder

I was born and raised in a rural, small town in Kansas, attended Kansas State University and moved to Dallas after college. I found it to be the best training for customer service. For me to come from the outside with zero sales experience or logistics experience was a big deal. Tell us a little about yourself.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

New technology and processes will likely need to be implemented, and what’s more, your staff will need to be on board and fully trained with these new changes. When implementing supply chain compliance in your organization, it’s important to make sure you do it right. California. Connecticut. District of Columbia. Massachusetts. Mississippi.