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- 2005-03-01
Smith & Nephew is in the trauma business, but it doesn't want any emergencies in its distribution system. Like a lot of companies, the $5.7 billion manufacturer of medical supplies prefers to concentrate on its core competency, not on transportation or warehousing for its products, which...
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- 2004-09-16
By Ken Tarbous, Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 16--At least 200 workers in Middlesex County will lose their jobs by the end of November, according to the state Labor Department. Pressman Toy Corp. will shut...
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- 2004-09-10
By Ken Tarbous, Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 10--At least 200 workers in Middlesex County will lose their jobs by the end of November, according to the state Labor Department. Pressman Toy Corp. will shut...
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- 2004-04-01
APL Logistics has added Kenya to its international network in response to a sourcing shift by U.S. garment manufacturers to that African country. In Kenya, APL Logistics plans to offer a full range of value-added services including purchase order management, export consolidation, first/last mile logistics, freight...
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- 2004-02-01
Leading global supply chain management company, APL Logistics APLL, has extended its international network to include Kenya, which is fast developing as an alternative sourcing market--particularly for US garment manufacturers. APLL has already begun handling apparel exports from Kenya, which is East Africa's key trading hub, and an increasingly...
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- 2003-07-01
APL Logistics has opened a 127,000 square-foot logistics center in Mexico City. The center offers consolidation and deconsolidation, purchase-order management, shipment repackaging, warehousing, and other value-added services. The secure facility will serve both foreign and Mexican-based customers.
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- 2003-07-01
IntroductionSupply chain designers and managers can learn from systems engineers. Stronger supply chain designs will significantly enhance a company or mission-oriented agency's economic performance. Through the Certified Professional Logistician CPL exam process, SOLE - The International Society of Logistics offers supply chain managers an opportunity to expand their tool kit...
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- 2003-05-26
APL Logistics, Oakland, Calif., announced that it has named Vincent F. Gulisano senior vice president of global sales, marketing and solutions engineering.Gulisano is responsible for leading the company's solutions engineering group, which designs and implements comprehensive logistics and supply chain solutions, as well as overseeing global sales efforts, including planning,...
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- 2003-03-24
LOGISTICS 'Partnership' Aims to Maintain Just-in-Time Delivery Schedules Through U. S. Ports of Entry The U.S. Customs Service and companies involved in supply chain planning appear to be finding common ground in an effort to prevent future terror from arriving on our soil in cargo containers, government and industry officials...
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- 2002-11-21
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 21, 2002 Docent Inc. (Nasdaq:DCNTD), the premier provider of business performance management solutions for Global 2000 companies, today announced that transportation leader APL is implementing Docent EnterpriseTM to support learning that enhances its business in more than 100 countries. APL...
Tags: APL Logistics Inc., Docent