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Europe

U.S. Distributor Puts Plan for Major Sales Growth on the Boil

February 1, 2004
Robert J. Bowman, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies
Macna, the American seller of high-end industrial boilers from France, eyes the lucrative residential market - with the help of a logistics and warehousing partner.
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European Grocery Supplier Shows How CPFR Really Works

December 1, 2002
Robert J. Bowman
Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment may have been born in the U.S.A, but it took a German grocery supplier doing business in Spain to demonstrate true collaboration among trading partners.
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SPECIAL ISSUE: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERSHIPS - Columbia Sportswear: For Automated Warehouses, a WMS Spanning Two Continents

July 1, 2002
Robert J. Bowman

Increased European Sales for Staples? Yeah, We've Got That

February 1, 2001
Robert J. Bowman
The pioneer of the office-products superstore has big plans to boost sales and market share in Europe by increasing stores, catalog orders, contract stationery business, and internet retailing. But it must balance growth with the challenge of a multi-channel supply chain.
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Amazon.com Sees Supply-chain As Crucial To Its Future

September 1, 2000
Malcolm Wheatley
Key Amazon.com executives in Seattle and Europe - including founder Jeff Bezos - talk about how the company's supply-chain strategies and fledgling European operations are shaping its prospects.
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Kodak Focuses on Shared-Use Solution in Europe

February 1, 2000
Jean V. Murphy
As Kodak's European business changed in response to economic union and various internal factors, the company needed a logistics solution that would provide greater flexibility and lower overhead costs at key facilities. It opted for outsourcing with a shared-use approach, a concept that was given an unusual and innovative twist in the U.K. with partner MSAS Global Logistics.
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Logistics in Europe: Tear Up the Old Maps

July 1, 1999
Robert J. Bowman
With economic unification and the debut of the euro, the continent has a whole new look. Shippers are turning to third parties to cope with the changes.
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Philips Medical Revitalizes Parts Distribution

April 1, 1999
Robert J. Bowman
Netherlands-based Philips Medical Systems revamped its spare-parts logistics network to better serve owners of its diagnostic imaging machines. These changes were in line with a larger trend in Europe, where roadblocks to centralized distribution of medical equipment slowly are coming down - giving U.S. companies new opportunities for carving out market share.
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Europe is a Pain for Distribution of Consumer Health Products

March 1, 1999
Robert J. Bowman
Europe's widely differing regulations of the consumer health product industry pose significant obstacles to centralized distribution. For companies trying to build efficiencies into their supply chains, such as health care giant Novartis, it's a real Maalox moment.
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Lean on Automation, Mazda's Spare Parts Center Covers Europe

March 1, 1999
Robert J. Bowman
The Japanese car maker, which once held almost eight months' worth of aftermarket parts at its Belgian logistics center, is well on its way to keeping only a little more than two months' of spares on hand. In doing so, it has relied on surprisingly little in the way of information technology.
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