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Optimizing Global Transportation and Trade Logistics in Real-Time

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Overview The intricate timing involved with same day delivery operations has a tendency to cause extra work and stress for Fleet managers today. Societal advances, such as internet shopping, has created smaller yet more frequent orders with tighter time windows for delivery. This environment is dynamic in nature and the ability to manage pick up and delivery routing has become more complex due to driver shortages, high fuel costs, and government regulations on top of the demanding customer service expectations. The struggle to reduce total cost of ownership within the already tight margins Fleet Operations must face, while at the same time ensuring vehicle reliability and attainment of service goals is a daunting feat.

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Publisher	RedPrairie	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2006
Format	White Papers
Topics	Business Management, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt.

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