McLean developed the modern intermodal shipping container, which revolutionized transport and international trade in the second half of the twentieth century. Containerization led to a significant reduction in the cost of freight transportation by eliminating the need for repeated handling of individual pieces of cargo, and also improved reliability, reduced cargo theft, and cut inventory costs by shortening transit time. Modern international supply chains are a consequence of the intermodal development McLean set in motion.
They closed their doors & filed for bankruptcy in Jan. 1986
Subject ID: 37979
MoreMcLean developed the modern intermodal shipping container, which revolutionized transport and international trade in the second half of the twentieth century. Containerization led to a significant reduction in the cost of freight transportation by eliminating the need for repeated handling of individual pieces of cargo, and also improved reliability, reduced cargo theft, and cut inventory costs by shortening transit time. Modern international supply chains are a consequence of the intermodal development McLean set in motion.
They closed their doors & filed for bankruptcy in Jan. 1986
Subject ID: 37979
Subject ID: 37979