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DHL Selected by Sun Microsystems as service parts logistics provider

Posted by | Aug 1, 2005 | |

DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, today announced it has been selected by Sun Microsystems as its exclusive global logistics provider for after-market service parts.

The agreement leverages DHL’s international network and the company’s expertise in logistics, express shipping, and air and ocean freight to provide Sun with a comprehensive, seamless global logistics solution customized to Sun’s business requirements. The contract will involve over 300 logistics facilities housing thousands of parts to be used for service support to 1.5 million Sun customer systems in over 100 countries.

“As a truly global technology company, our objective was to identify a global logistics provider with the infrastructure and expertise needed to deliver a supply chain solution to serve our customers in every corner of the world,” said Brad Schultz, Vice President, Services Readiness & Operations, Sun Microsystems.

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Postal-reform legislation hailed as a much-needed repair to the ailing USPS

Posted by | Jul 29, 2005 | |

The postal-reform legislation that passed overwhelmingly in the House on Tuesday has been hailed as a much-needed repair to the ailing United States Postal Service. Unfortunately it doesn’t fix the postal service’s biggest problem. In the face of falling mail volumes and massive liabilities, the USPS has claimed for years that greater pricing flexibility would solve its financial woes. Free of existing regulation, its managers argued, the USPS could respond quickly to market opportunities and thereby increase earnings. It looks like the USPS is finally getting what it wanted: At the core of the new bill are measures that free up the pricing system. To really mend itself, however, the postal service needs not so much flexibility on pricing as the flexibility to cut its massive labor costs. And the new legislation doesn’t give it that.

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House passes bill to update US postal service

Posted by | Jul 27, 2005 | |

A bill designed to make the Postal Service more competitive – and which might help head off the rate increase planned for next year – was passed overwhelmingly by the House Tuesday night. The measure was approved by a vote of 410-20. It will bring the post office into the 21st century, helping it avoid a “death spiral” of rising rates and declining business, Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., said. The first major overhaul of postal operations in more than three decades keeps the requirement for the agency to provide service six days a week to every address, but gives the post office more flexibility in some operations and in rate setting. If passed by the Senate and signed by President Bush, the measure would relieve the agency from a requirement that it put USD3.1 billion in Civil Service retirement savings annually in escrow.

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UPS forging stronger links in the UK

Posted by | Jul 26, 2005 | |

Express giant UPS has signed an agreement to acquire UK parcel carrier Lynx Express. This move should not only help strengthen the US company’s capabilities in one of the most dynamic and fragmented parcel markets in Europe, but could signal a move towards further consolidation within the UK market.

UPS disclosed that it would acquire Lynx Express for USD96.5 million and expects to complete the transaction in the second half of 2005. UPS CEO Mike Eskew implied in an interview that the Lynx Express brand may be folded into UPS. This would not be surprising as UPS’s business model is based on rolling out a standard proposition in every country it has a presence in, albeit with some regional differences, giving its operations a strong and globally recognized brand.

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Asia-Pacific postal services combine to fight couriers

Posted by | Jul 26, 2005 | |

Australia Post is part of an alliance intended to improve competition against international air express companies. The other alliance members are China Post, Hong Kong Post, Korea Post, Japan Post and the US Postal Service. The alliance will provide a low-cost express courier service. It will target small to medium-sized businesses. The new enterprise will offer over 261 million delivery points, with 142,000 retail locations. Its rates for parcels up to 30 kilograms will be between 40 per cent and 50 per cent lower than those of competitors.

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