But something else happened that was unforeseen: a realization within the company that its maturing "brown operations, " marvelous as they were in delivering 13 million packages every business day, were not enough to compete in an industry that was transitioning into a global, knowledge-based logistics business.
Curtis Greeve and Jerry Davis have more than 25 years of experience in reverse logistics and recently wrote a book to help small business owners improve their logistics processes, including customer returns.
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Glovis is working on expanding its third-party logistics business in both domestic and global markets.
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As Janesville increasingly becomes a base for the business of distribution logistics, its single most pressing economic concern is good roads.
Don is relying on Clara for that earnings growth because his own salary in the tough logistics business is unlikely to increase much.
Germany's post -- now Deutsche Post DHL -- was privatized in 2005 and has become a major player in the global delivery and logistics business.
In Germany, where Deutsche Bahn is roaring ahead with its express trains and its global freight and logistics business, many managers came from Lufthansa, bringing airline techniques.
Other examples of Americans who made fortunes abroad include Jim Thompson, who arrived in Asia in 1963 and founded Crown Worldwide, and William Connor, who took over the logistics business that his father began in Japan, later moving its headquarters to Hong Kong in 1985.
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The supply-chain track, in particular, has generated enormous interest in the business community, where logistics has a growing influence on the bottom line.
Support them with state-of-the art logistics and business practices that create the right mid-set, the morale for remaining focused and executing the business.
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Property consultants and logistics property developers said there had been an upturn in investment interest in logistics and business parks in recent months as a way to tap into the growth of e-commerce and rising domestic consumption.
From natural disasters to worker strikes, the best way to survive a business disaster is with a logistics contingency plan.
AirNet had planes, flew cargo, had logistics aspects to the business model, and leveraged sophisticated technology.
"It will enable us to enhance our distribution business through greater stockholding and improved logistics, " he added.
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With its asset-light, debt-free business model, the transport and logistics company is taking advantage of lower costs and prices, buying up businesses and stretching its reach to become the premier courier service linking the emerging and fast growing Asian and African economies.
Logistics is all about details, and the long-term success of any business has a great deal to do with well-planned logistics.
Iron ore is its mainstay, and the iron-ore business is all just-in-time logistics.
But could careful measurement and management of sustainability also provide short-term, hard-nosed business advantages, especially when it comes to logistics?
Current plans call for production of Super Hornet to cease in 2015 as deliveries of the Lockheed plane ramp up, which would leave Boeing with no tactical-aircraft business serving domestic customers other than upgrade and logistics work.
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It also consolidated the business, shuttering what it deemed unnecessary production and logistics setups in Germany.
The huge trading and logistics operation, backed by a savvy business-intelligence unit, has a global presence in a vast array of commodities that far exceeds that of rivals such as Cargill or Trafigura.
While I have run my business for seven years, the process of moving onto an e-commerce platform, setting up a merchant account, editing photos and navigating the legal and tax logistics of this new stage of my business have introduced me to areas in which I am not an expert.
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However, a survey of almost 1, 500 European business leaders carried out late last year by UPS, a logistics firm, showed that they are more worried about the failure to enforce the existing single-market rules.
Genesis Energy engages in three business segments: Pipeline transportation, refinery services, and supply and logistics.
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As a result, the industry growth clusters (aviation, specialized business services, life sciences, innovative manufacturing, and supply chain and logistics) have been gaining traction in our metro area.
Step three requires more than simply understanding what the business does, it requires understanding what the business is and how to manage all aspects of it, including sales, marketing, accounting, logistics, management, HR, etc.
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Even if they could, it does not make good business sense to export large numbers of vehicles from the U.S. to China because of the costly logistics involved.
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