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Exel wins cross-dock management contract
Exel has won a contract to manage four cross-dock facilities in retailer The Home Depots product distribution network. Exel will provide warehouse management, inventory control, yard management, inbound and reverse logistics, and order fulfilment.
Read MoreUS Postal Service Must Deliver
The post office delivers 689 million pieces of mail per day, and letter carriers each haul 42 tons per year. Most Americans–98%–continue to pay their bills by mail. Yet those vital services are jeopardized by the Postal Service’s shaky finances. The General Accounting Office has labeled the postal system “at risk,” and Postmaster General John Potter projects a deficit of $2 billion to $3 billion for 2003.
Internal reform as well as congressional legislation is urgently needed. Indeed, even as it prepares to raise rates in June, the post office will submit a blueprint “Transformation Plan” to Congress this week.
Read MoreIBM Corporation awards Maersk Logistics three-year contract
Maersk Logistics has been selected by IBM Corporation to enter into a three-year contract engaging Maersk Logistics to provide ocean freight forwarding services for the IBM Corporation.
Read MoreUS post office to give rate decision
The post office appears headed for a midsummer rate increase – perhaps 3 cents more to mail a letter – after winning near-unanimous agreement from businesses and organizations that usually fight vigorously to prevent higher postal rates. Without the usual opposition, the independent Postal Rate Commission gave speeded-up consideration to the Postal Service’s request for new rates. The commission was issuing its decision Friday.
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