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History of Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

By ddh9132
  • The Roots

    The Roots
    In this time the focus of logistics research was on how to use pallets to improve the way people worked because job was very unsafe.
  • Getting new tech!!

    Getting new tech!!
    In the mid 1950s, this concept was extended to transportation management with the development of intermodal containers together with ships, trains, and trucks to handle these containers.
  • Hitting the road!!!

    Hitting the road!!!
    At this time they are trying to to get a fast to way to get things from point A to Point B
  • New computer!!!!

    New computer!!!!
    This led to the creation at Georgia Tech of the Production and Distribution Research Center, the Material Handling Research Center, and the Computational Optimization Center. Each of these centers was focused on a different aspect of what this new computer technology made possible.
  • Diving into new waters!!!!!

    Diving into new waters!!!!!
    At this time they made thing that can go into the sea
  • Now!!!!!

    Now!!!!!
    Today we have all types of thing to get something from point A to b