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Ericsson Frees Capital By Restructuring Supply Chain

The consumer products division of Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunications giant, found additional dollars to invest in its capital-intensive business by outsourcing inbound logistics and shifting responsibility for inventory management to vendors.

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With Critical Parts, Delivery is Counted In Hours, Not Days

Service parts providers may offer central warehousing, repairs or merely quick delivery, but OEMs are finding their networks essential to their continued operations.

At Cisco Systems, The Internet Is Both Business And Business Model

The market leader in networking hardware creates a single enterprise of channel partners, connected by the internet, with stunning results.

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Kodak Focuses on Shared-Use Solution in Europe

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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GTE, 3M Reap Multiple Benefits From Asset-Recovery Operations

GTE's in-house recovery operation is so successful that it now handles reverse logistics services for other companies. Likewise, 3M turned to its own logistics and manufacturing groups to recover useable by-products - and lots of money.

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Fujitsu Partners With FedEx To Boost Performance of Notebook Business

Fujitsu PC needed help with its notebook operation, which was suffering from both excess inventory and slow deliveries. It turned to FedEx for a total logistics solution and now is getting the results it wanted - but the start-up was far from smooth.

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Canadian Tire Keeps Stores Rolling With Replenishment Program

Canadian Tire is perhaps Canada's most widely recognized and well established retailer, but in the early 1990s the company realized its aging stores and out-of-date replenishment system were costing it business. A major renovation of stores and re-engineering of the supply chain yielded impressive results.

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Distribution Process at SC Johnson Hits the Mark

Beginning in 1996, the household products manufacturer decided to replace its centralized distribution pattern with an approach that relied on regional distribution centers across the country. Mark VII was named to help connect the links in the network through intermodal shipments.

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For Logistics Providers, The Bar Is Being Raised

Never mind the thriving economy. U.S. manufacturers and distributors are more demanding of service quality - and less tolerant of failure - than ever before.

HP Pushes Aside Obstacles in India

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Osram's Supply Chain Is as Clear as Glass

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Logistics in Europe: Tear Up the Old Maps

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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