Logistics Students Tour Peeples Industries
On February 21, students from LOGT 3232, travelled to Peeples Industries Inc. (PPI) for a 90-minute walking tour of the site and marine terminal led by Frank Pepples, PPI president. The students were especially impressed to have access to the president of the company they were touring.
Beginning in 1965 as Southeastern Maritime Company, a regional vessel agency and stevedoring service provider founded by Mr. Peeples, the company merged with SEMCO in 1977 to become PPI. After nearly 60 years in business, PPI remains firmly focused on its core bulk marine terminal operations capable of handling all of its customers’ transportation logistics needs from the marine terminal gateway to inland facilities and destinations around the world. This tour is part of Parker College’s Armstrong Pilot Program, which facilitates site visits for Statesboro- and Armstrong-based logistics and supply chain management (LSCM) undergraduate students. Previously, our LSCM students have visited the Garden City Terminal of the Georgia Ports Authority and Colonial Group.
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