Now fast-growing retailers like AutoZone and service station chains like Jiffy Lube cut out the middleman -- Allied's traditional customers -- and they demand sophisticated logistics.

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But the target's still to be in the Christmas market and to be in for Chinese New Year, and we're going to launch the device with enough time to be able to build the logistics and get the demand, and be able to sell the devices.

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Package-delivery companies and logistics firms have been pressured by softened demand in Asian exports.

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Staffing logistics for underwriters and processors are difficult to balance between demand and profitability models and the mortgage lending industry has not yet found a way to justify the manpower cost of processing and underwriting pre-approvals.

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Beyond those areas, Blazer says there is a demand for people who understand finance or supply chain logistics, who can build and supervise complex systems.

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Aside from its historical significance, there is international demand for the sport and the operational costs and logistics of producing the sport at the Summer Olympics is extremely negligible.

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As its initial action, the Task Force forged partnerships with the five largest manufacturing credentialing bodies to provide opportunities for service members to gain industry-recognized, nationally-portable certifications for high-demand manufacturing jobs -- including welding, machining, maintenance, and logistics -- almost all of which have median hourly wages above the national average.

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