In the United States a liver travels an average of 160 miles between donor and recipient, and only 10% of organs leave their regional distribution area.
While no two organizations are alike, they often do share common particulars: industry, departments, geography, organization size and distribution, product area, and sometimes even similar organizational cultures.
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Additionally, a slew of refineries in the area keep distribution costs down.
"The polar bear does not have a small wild population, it does not have a restricted area of distribution and no marked decline has been observed, " Environment Canada says on its website.
The area is the main distribution hub for Chinese imports, and it has added 50, 000 jobs in the past year.
But the distribution of drugs and equipment is an area where private firms could help.
Instead, he says, it should be on the "middle mile, " the substation and distribution network that is the least transparent area of power delivery.
As far as I know, there are no current issues with distribution of water or food in the local area.
One key area is oil processing and gasoline distribution.
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Halls van distribution operation will continue with 50 employees retained in that area.
By taking the plunge on FMC Tech, GE is expanding its offerings in a particularly promising area of the smart-grid space: distribution automation.
There is plenty of room for growth for this company and Kering said its expertise and resources in real estate, distribution, media and brand management will help in that area.
Supermarket giant Tesco has opened a new distribution centre in Reading, creating 1, 150 jobs in the area.
It controls 20 percent of the world's natural gas reserves and operates the world's largest gas distribution network -- approximately 157, 000 kilometers of pipelines covering an area from Europe to the Far East, according to its Web site.
The surrounding area has become a prime spot for a bevy of companies to set up their own distribution facilities thanks to UPS' presence.
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Home Depot, IKEA, Target and Wal-Mart all have distribution centres of more than 1m square feet (100, 000 square metres) in the Savannah area to handle cargo coming through the port, which sits at a nexus of interstate highways and railway lines that provide quick access to the south-east and Midwest.
They are also building their own distribution centers that are the logistics hubs where they receive, sort and stock the Wal-Mart stores in their area.
In terms of acquiring another company for the sake of clearing up existing issues, a distribution breakthrough in any BRIC country would do a world of good for Apple by boosting share prices and easing an area of investor concern.
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