Theyâre developing a more regionalized distribution strategy focused on: 1  Increasing the number of shipping points. 2  Reducing the length of hauls. 3  Driving smaller average shipment sizes. 4  Gaining better inventory visibility including visibility into shipments in transit or at consolidators.
John Fitch and his Steamboat. John Fitch: Granted a U.S. Patent for the Steamboat in 1791. History & Culture. The era of the steamboat began in America in 1787 when John Fitch (1743-1798) made the first successful trial of a steamboat on the Delaware River, in the presence of members of the Constitutional Convention. Background. Fitch was born in 1743 in Connecticut. His mother died when he was four; his father was harsh and rigid.
In the late 18th century, Oliver Evans invented the first automated flour mill in the United States that did the work of seven men (Basey 7). It used millstones, had an enormous amount of levers and pulleys, and was very noisy.