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Highlights from the BGSA Conference with Ben Gordon

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben Gordon and Joe Lynch discuss highlights from the BGSA Conference , an annual event designed to bring together top industry leaders from all segments of the supply chain and provides an intimate and candid setting where CEOs and leaders can privately network and explore ideas with their peers.

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Three solutions against climate change, simply explained

World Food Programme Logistics

Since the early 1990s, the frequency of these extreme weather events has doubled. Proactive instead of reactive: forecast-based financing Humanitarian aid is no exception: the earlier a risk is responded to, the better and more efficient the response is. saves up to four US Dollars in humanitarian aid after a disaster.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

The club also organizes a roundtable event each semester that brings students and companies together to explore opportunities for internships and jobs. Between classroom lectures, cases, and “applied” learning events with industry, UW-Madison makes sure students are exposed to it all. But in real life, data is rarely given.