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— JILLIAN LEE, vice president of human resources, AFN, a third-party logistics This is an excellent article on how
shippers can use technology,
provider, which launched scholarship programs for women at Indiana University’s transportation expertise, and
Kelley School of Business and Michigan State University’s
Eli Broad College of Business, starting with the 2017 fall semester. advanced analytics to tap into the
area of their supply chain that houses
80 percent of their supply chain costs.
READER EMAIL in our own custom packaging business, Have you evaluated your
all four of his kids have tried our best to supply chain recently?
mimic his leadership style.
Good Question: Who would be on your Since many manufacturers have left
Mount Rushmore of transportation
and logistics visionaries? California, and the United States in
bit.ly/logisticsrushmore general, we have worked to transition
our business and focus on inbound
A good friend passed along a copy materials from Asia bound for the
of your “Mount Rushmore of Logistics/ retail club stores: blister packs, sealing
Transportation Visionaries” piece, and equipment, etc. Never thought we would
it was so nice to see my father, L. L. be here. We will read your magazine as
Rodberg, recognized as a piece of the I’m sure we can learn something more
rock—27 years after his passing. about the inbound supply chain. HASH IT OUT
Larry was a great guy and someone I Tom Rodberg, President,
wish everybody could have met. He was Eden Outsource
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Improvements: bit.ly/kelliscasestudy people—working hard and smart—to
make the operation succeed.

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