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.
John Deere (inventor) John Deere (February 7, 1804 â May 17, 1886) was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world. Born in Rutland, Vermont, Deere moved to Illinois and invented the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837.