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For our 2008 Rainmakers, success is about more than fame and fortune. It's also about making contributions to the logistics field and advancing the profession.
When it needed to boost DC throughput by more than a third, Dollar Tree didn't expand the facility or hire more staff. It simply made minor adjustments to the center's software and conveyor system.
Service-parts logistics can be a cash cow for the increasing number of companies that offer this service to their clients. Achieving flawless execution often on just two hours' notice is a challenge for both shipper and provider.
A hunger for new markets has driven the Coca-Cola Co. to the remotest corners of the planet. Now it's Mark Lynch's job to fine-tune the company's global distribution network.
Shippers can try to hold down parcel shipping costs through rate negotiations, of course, but there are other ways to attack rising prices, according to a supply chain management consulting firm.
The Research and Innovative Technology Administration, a branch of the DOT, has issued a request to private industry, research organizations, and state and local governments for information about commercially available applications that can fight congestion and improve the United States' transportation system.