Logistics play a part, according to Erry Riyana Hardjapamekas, the number two at the commission.

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The college is currently in talks over funding, planning and the logistics of the site as part of the launch of a wider public consultation.

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In addition, because no other country can replicate the massive scale of China, logistics will become a larger part of costs as companies are forced to slice up their manufacturing over several countries, analysts say.

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Preussag hopes to finance the deal, in part, by floating half of its Hapag-Lloyd logistics arm on the stockmarket.

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As part of my Community College to Career tour, I visited Coyote Logistics, a third-party logistics company.

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BP's UK logistics infrastructure manager, Mark Hardie, said the contract was part of BP's long-term marine strategy to support its UK offshore operations.

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The trip is expected to take 12 to 15 days and has suffered multiple false starts as the Thompsons try to line up the logistics of visas, border crossings and travel time timetables in a part of the world where buses and ferries don't tend to conform to strict schedules.

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