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October 1, 2007
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide has acquired the operations and select assets of LXSI Services, a Los Angelesbased provider of domestic air and expedited services. The deal will allow C.H. Robinson to expand its reach into new vertical markets. … APICS, the Association for Operations Management, will move its corporate headquarters next year from Alexandria, Va., to Chicago. The association says the move to Chicago will provide a more central location, a more competitive cost of living for its employees, and more efficient utilization of space. … Nissan Forklift is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The company's first industrial trucks rolled off the assembly line in Japan in 1957. Since then, more than 600,000 lift trucks have been made by Nissan. … Accellos, a supply chain software provider, has acquired Maximum Data Solutions, a Plymouth, Mich.-based provider of data collection and warehouse management technology. … SEKO, an international freight forwarder and logistics service specialist, has opened a new office in Copenhagen, Denmark. … RedPrairie has been accepted as an affiliate member of the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership. The program was established to promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improve the efficiency of ground freight transportation. … Yale has announced that its Yale Fleet Management program now administers more than 100,000 pieces of equipment and serves more than 15,000 customers. … On-demand software provider Descartes Systems has acquired Global Freight Exchange Ltd., a company that specializes in electronic freight booking for the air-cargo industry.

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