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How did a Princeton and Harvard MBA Grad end up in Supply Chain?

Listen as Chris interviews Ken Ackerman, founder and lead consultant of K.B. Ackerman Company, to learn about Ken’s long career in logistics and warehouse management, the inception of WERC (Warehouse Education and Research Council), and so much more.

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A Few Minutes With Industry Veteran Ken Ackerman

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