Atlanta-based UPS and other shipping and logistics companies are closely watched for their large networks across the world.
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Many have tried to tap overseas markets only to fail because of the cultural differences, government red tape (on both sides), and shipping logistics, just to name a few of the challenges.
The large shipping, freight, and logistics company warned of a soft patch in the U.S. and internationally, but still reiterated it was on track hit or beat prior peak EPS this year.
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To do that, they'll have to provide Internet-based answers for logistics, shipping and online financing.
It is one of several logistics and shipping businesses to warn about a cooling amid economic uncertainty.
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The Jacksonville, Florida-based train and intermodal transportation carrier works with trucking and logistics companies to provide shipping services across 23 states in the eastern U.S. and Canada, reporting improved revenue and profit margins across the board for the fourth quarter.
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It is also well placed to be a transit and logistics hub for shipping Russian oil and gas onward to Asia and Asian-made goods deeper into Russia.
Hyundai Motor includes the makers of Hyundai and Kia automobiles, parts vendors, logistics firms, the steel company and a shipping line.
In the early 1990s, manufacturers began to see the value of single enterprise-wide resource planning solutions that integrated manufacturing, logistics, distribution, inventory, shipping and accounting.
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"Just the logistics of shipping a hundred pounds of clothing from across the country, it's terribly expensive and then you have to worry if you have space on the ground, " Dodd said.
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