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81. Creativity And Flexibility Are Keys To Managing Rising Logistics Costs 2/13/2009
    Logistic costs — the amount of money associated with the purchase, transport, storage and distribution of goods — are an unavoidable part of the supply chain process. In recent years, logistics costs have increased at an alarming rate. By Purolator USA
82. White Paper: Creativity And Flexibility Are Keys To Managing Rising Logistics Costs. 2/13/2009
    Logistic costs — the amount of money associated with the purchase, transport, storage and distribution of goods — are an unavoidable part of the supply chain process. In recent years, logistics costs have increased at an alarming rate. By Purolator USA
83. The Need For An Integrated Distribution/Transportation Solution 2/13/2009
    Technicolor’s 3PL service offering includes a fully integrated and established end-to-end import logistics model that supports both ocean and airfreight modes to North America or on a foreign to foreign basis. We are capable of providing visibility across the inbound supply chain from manufacturer to distribution center. By Technicolor Home Entertainment Services
84. White Paper: The Need For An Integrated Distribution/Transportation Solution 2/13/2009
    Technicolor’s 3PL service offering includes a fully integrated and established end-to-end import logistics model that supports both ocean and airfreight modes to North America or on a foreign to foreign basis. We are capable of providing visibility across the inbound supply chain from manufacturer to distribution center. By Technicolor Home Entertainment Services
85. Less-Than-Truckload Service Markets — A Study Among Logistics Professionals 1/15/2009
    Many shippers believe their carriers are going the extra mile and are providing unique partnership type programs. With rising fuel costs causing many challenges, carriers are stepping up their service levels. Many shippers recognize there is little that can be done about soaring fuel costs. Providing on-time delivery, inventory visibility, professional drivers, and low damage rates are just the norm. It is the carriers that have made the shipper feel as though they are part of their business and shows a willingness to think out of the box for solutions are the ones that are being recognized as exceptional. By Con-way Freight
86. Less-Than-Truckload Service Markets — A Study Among Logistics Professionals 1/15/2009
    Many shippers believe their carriers are going the extra mile and are providing unique partnership type programs. With rising fuel costs causing many challenges, carriers are stepping up their service levels. Many shippers recognize there is little that can be done about soaring fuel costs. Providing on-time delivery, inventory visibility, professional drivers, and low damage rates are just the norm. It is the carriers that have made the shipper feel as though they are part of their business and shows a willingness to think out of the box for solutions are the ones that are being recognized as exceptional. By Con-way Freight
87. Blueprint For Success: An Implementation Guide Based On 50+ WMS Projects 12/19/2008
    As you assemble a project team and consider Personnel involvement, you will want to prepare the team for the task. Communicate up front that implementing a new system can be an overwhelming undertaking. Implementations take time and commitment, and they aren’t simple. The_better prepared the team is for this reality the better able they are to handle the task. It’s always a pleasant surprise if the process runs more smoothly than they were expecting, than vice versa! By Cornerstone Solutions, Inc.
88. Blueprint For Success: An Implementation Guide Based On 50+ WMS Projects 12/19/2008
    As you assemble a project team and consider Personnel involvement, you will want to prepare the team for the task. Communicate up front that implementing a new system can be an overwhelming undertaking. Implementations take time and commitment, and they aren’t simple. The better prepared the team is for this reality the better able they are to handle the task. It’s always a pleasant surprise if the process runs more smoothly than they were expecting, than vice versa! By Cornerstone Solutions, Inc.
89. White Paper: The Visible Supply Chain 10/27/2008
    Business performance management relies on data that is readily accessible to managers, but data accessibility alone is not sufficient to make the supply chain visible. It is truly visible only if the data is accessible within a context that gives it meaning and can make it useful as part of a decision-making process. Context is especially important in today's information-rich enterprise environments because it is easy to overload users with too much data, from too many sources, presented to them with too little context of how it relates to other data and business processes and activities. By Epicor Software and Ventana Research
90. The Visible Supply Chain 10/27/2008
    Business performance management relies on data that is readily accessible to managers, but data accessibility alone is not sufficient to make the supply chain visible. It is truly visible only if the data is accessible within a context that gives it meaning and can make it useful as part of a decision-making process. Context is especially important in today's information-rich enterprise environments because it is easy to overload users with too much data, from too many sources, presented to them with too little context of how it relates to other data and business processes and activities. By Epicor Software and Ventana Research