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Improving Truck Load Optimization with Better Supply Chain Planning

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Supply planners routinely plan purchasing, manufacturing, and outbound shipments based on detailed parameters relating to inventory levels, purchasing lead times, and manufacturing capacity. Costs have increased about 60% since before the pandemic. Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Board of St.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

from Washington University St. Louis, M.S. After 12 years as an Air Force logistics officer, Michael got his PhD in a top 5 logistics program, and now teaches supply chain management and marketing. Michael Gravier @Michael_Gravier Michael Gravier is an Associate Professor, Marketing with a B.A. University of North Texas.