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Leggett & Platt is a diversified developer and manufacturer of engineered steel components and products that can be found in virtually every home, office, retail store, and automobile. With 2007 sales of $4.3 billion, the 125-year-old company serves...
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Since 1953, Federated Customs Brokers has been providing clients around the globe with a complete range of customs and logistics services. These include international and transborder freight forwarding, Canadian and U.S. customs brokerage, expert...
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CVS is America’s #1 pharmacy, dispensing more retail prescriptions in more stores than any other chain. With annual revenues of more than $22 billion, CVS has created innovative approaches to serve the healthcare needs of its customers through more...
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With optimized route planning, real-time visibility and enhanced reporting capabilities, Crate and Barrel’s driver compliance with their delivery schedules now runs around 98%. They were also able to cut their delivery time windows in half - from 4...
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DR Power Equipment / Country Home Products Inc. manufactures and markets high-end outdoor power equipment and home and garden accessories under the global DR Power and Neuton brands. Its outbound less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping volumes range from...
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American Airlines (AA) Cargo, a division of American Airlines, provides daily scheduled cargo lift to major cities in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Asia. AA Cargo’s extensive interline network also...
Dear Global Logistics Community Member, We wanted to inform you of an important announcement we made today regarding SAP certification of Descartes’ Global Logistics Network. One of the goals of our company is to standardize and streamline the...
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In a recent press release, we announced that Southwest Airlines successfully deployed Descartes' cloud-based Air Messaging Service to its cargo customers. We were very pleased to work with the award-winning cargo division, of Southwest Airlines, to...
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Jim Alemany is Director, Rate Management Solutions at Descartes Time is money. When it comes to responding to large shipper Requests for Proposals (RFPs), whether a few hundred or even thousands of lane requests, it can be quite daunting for Non...
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How does a modern seaport retain and attract new customers? How do these, ever so important, logistic hubs remain competitive? The challenge for seaports, and the port communities, is to economically extend their Port Community System (PCS) to meet...
It’s the same old story over and over again. Carriers, suppliers and distribution centers are always pointing fingers at each other for missing pickups or deliveries. Inventory is not available for shipment. Overtime is being paid to employees, who...
How does a business grow from being a one-person operation to one of the top 25 carriers in the industry? By constantly increasing efficiency and improving their customer service, that’s how. How do businesses continue to grow with fuel costs soaring...
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Back in March of 2010, at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, it was announced that Descartes had successfully filed its first Import Control System (ICS) test messages with the EU Customs Union. In March of this year, we announced that bmi Cargo...
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I had just booked my travel for another business trip and, within minutes, I had my ticket … an e-ticket that is. I couldn’t help remembering how, not so long ago, you would have to get your ticket at the airport or have it delivered to your place of...
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On October 1, 2010, the PRC’s MOT implemented new NVOCC Freight Filing Rules referred to as Circular No. 40. These new requirements will be enforced by the SSE. Huh? Sounded like Greek to me when I first read it. Let’s try this again . . . On October...
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Let’s start with “What is a Customs Warehouse?” A Customs Warehouse, also referred to as a Bonded Warehouse, is not a new concept; it actually dates back to the early 1700s. It was proposed as a way to reduce revenue fraud and to help importers stay...
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A better way for Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers to store ocean freight contracts, manage surcharges, simplify price management, provide global visibility, distribute the management of contracts across the organization and create, book and audit...
There is no doubt about it – in the modern world, paper invoices will become a thing of the past. Their electronic equivalents are miles more efficient and cost-effective. Many companies are already exchanging electronic invoices, and, with a legal...
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Customs filing solutions for the European Union are specifically designed to meet the needs of carriers that are managing declarations, export manifest and security filings like the Exit Summary Declaration (EXS), Entry Summary Declarations (ENS)...
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