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Just last month, Merriam-Webster released the 2006 edition of its dictionary, which features a number of new entries. Notably absent was a comprehensive definition of a very important term: "supply chain."
Changing the business practices at the U.S. Department of Defense means more than saving money. DOD leaders believe it's a matter of life and death. And they think Paul Brinkley is just the man for the job.
After recently making his way back into the trucking industry, Bill Graves found that the problems that plagued it 20 years ago are the very same problems that bedevil the motor freight industry today.
As both consumers and folks who rely on freight transportation, we're all aware of skyrocketing fuel prices. But you have to ask, why are we even in this predicament?
Not only are leading corporations paying more attention to the supply chain process than in the past, but they're also paying big money to hire the best people they can find to manage this critical operation.
No one has done more to revive interest in a national transportation policy than John Ficker. But even he admits that pushing a policy through will be one heck of a battle.
While the other young go-getters were clawing their way to the top in the world of finance, Bill Hutchinson saw a wide-open opportunity in the unglamorous yet game-changing world of logistics.