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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

Before joining Coyote in 2006, Chris spent his early career in supply chain software development and network design – and studied at as many Eastern US tech schools as he could: earning a B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng. in Logistics from MIT, and an MBA from Georgia Tech.

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Meet the four women behind WFP’s humanitarian helicopter in Haiti

World Food Programme Logistics

Photo: WFP/Antoine Vallas “My first time on a helicopter was in 2006. But after studying business administration and industrial technology, she came into aviation by accident. And yet, Robine studied law. “I I wasn’t afraid,” Jovanie recalls. I thought they just gave food!” It runs in the family,” she says.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. Fredrick Taylor, who wrote The Principles of Scientific Management in 1911 and is considered the father of industrial engineering, focused his early research on how to improve manual loading processes. History of Supply Chain Management: Roots.

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How to Create a Truckload Strategy That Works in Any Market

Talking Logistics

We have been studying truck freight attributes and strategies since 2006. To meet your capacity needs, 3PLs must work with multiple carriers across every size segment—from owner/operator to mega-large. We often share best practices from our work with companies in a wide variety of industries. Financial stability.

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Private Fleets or Outsourced Logistics? Which is Better?

Trinity Logistics

In addition, a recent ATRI analysis of census data on employment sectors shows that the trucking industry has the lowest percentage of young entrants and the highest percentage of aging workforce entrants. We have best-in-class technology available to meet your needs and help you with your business’s growth. FLEXIBILITY.

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How Do Freight Brokers Find Great Work-Life Balance?

GlobalTranz

It’s an idea praised and discussed in countless articles , meetings, and studies. Start by choosing the right industry. With new technology firmly on their side, and freight broker bonds ensuring high industry standards, today’s freight brokers are showing the rest of us how it’s done. How do freight brokers avoid this?

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

. Let’s start with a basic but critical fact: for physical product companies, “sustainability is intimately connected with supply chains, the complex economic structures formed by companies that are using the global supply of natural resources to meet worldwide demand,” Sheffi notes.