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• CEVA Logistics Taps IBM SmartCloud To Deliver Real-time Supply Chain Services To Industry Leaders

  IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a four-year contract with CEVA Logistics to accelerate business delivery results for its customers through a new cloud-based information exchange for its supply network.

• DreamHammer Announces First Commercially Available Software That Can Control Any Drone Or Robot

  DreamHammer recently announced the pre-general release launch of Ballista®, its drone control software. Ballista is an intelligent control platform that for the first time integrates unrelated unmanned drones and robots from different manufacturers into one system.

• Celadon Trucking Services, Inc. Announces The Acquisition Of Hyndman Transport Limited

  Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celadon Group, Inc., announced recently that it has agreed to acquire Hyndman Transport Limited, based in Wroxeter, Ontario.

• FlowerExplosion.com Announces New Extended Shipping Options Via LAD Solutions

  Flowerexplosion.com has announced that it will now offer a variety of shipping options for flower delivery in order to meet its customers' needs.

• IMPEX Logistics Launching Ocean Transportation Purchasing Cooperative For Small And Medium Size NVOCC’s At Upcoming Webinar

  IMPEX Logistics, an international logistics consulting company, is hosting a webinar exclusively for small and medium size NVOCC’s on Wednesday, May 29th at 1:00 p.m. ET, titled: “Become Price Competitive with Large NVOCC’s.”

• Swisslog And Power Automation Systems Announce Cooperation Agreement

  Swisslog, a global provider of integrated logistics solutions, and Power Automation Systems (PAS), the leading provider of cart-based, deep lane automated warehouse systems, recently announced they have formalized a cooperation agreement for the North American market.

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  Marken Delivers In Spite Of A Dry Ice Disruption In Moscow

  In August of 2010, both dry ice factories in Moscow, Russia were shut down for an unplanned technical upgrade. At the same time the weather in the region was unusually hot (40°C, 104°F) which placed a higher than normal demand for dry ice to keep frozen shipments within the required temperature range.

• Despite An Airport Strike, Marken Preserves The Data Chain

  Marken collected a shipment from southern Sweden that was bound for next-day delivery in northern Belgium. However, all airline flights into Belgium were cancelled as a result of a strike action by airport workers.

• Medical Device Companies Turning To New Breed Of Supply Chain Partner

  Medical Device companies are well aware of the strategic and operational impact of tougher reimbursement policies and the soon to be implemented medical device tax.

• How DSC Helped Rich Products Create A New Network

  But, that’s definitely what happened when premier family-owned food company, Rich Products Corporation (RPC), came to DSC Logistics.

• How DSC Helped Unilever Integrate Tier One Into Their Network

  Case in point: Unilever Bestfoods has a foodservice division, Tier One, that ships primarily to key customers like Taco Bell, Jack in the Box, Burger King and other major fast food customers.

• How DSC Helped The Musco Family Olive Company Improve Service To Wal-Mart And Reduce Costs Through Consolidation

  Sometimes the fruit has to travel far from the tree…and when you care about your product as much as the Musco Family Olive Co. does, you care about the way it’s handled along the way.

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