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A Way To Lower Shipping Costs
The freight-hauling industry is consolidating in 1998 and many are forming cooperatives, which often means cheaper shipping costs for the...
Nation's Business, 12/01/98 by Ken Cottrill · More from publication -
Time to give Euro some currency?(adapting information systems to the new Euro currency)
The euro will be adopted as the sole currency for the European Monetary Union (EMU) on January 1, 1999, and chemical operators would be well...
Chemical Week, 12/24/97 by Cottrill, Ken · More from publication -
Iowa Interstate Railroad Takes New Direction with Outsourcing Deal.(Originated from Intermodal Shipping)
Mar. 10--Iowa Interstate Railroad and C.H. Robinson have developed a variation on the intermodal marketing theme that could offer a blueprint for...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, 03/10/97 by Cottrill, Ken · More from publication -
Shipper case studies offer lessons; introspection and outsourcing. (chemical shipping)(Coping with Consolidation)
Chemical companies are radically altering or even eliminating their storage and transportation departments to better respond to an increasingly...
Chemical Week, 09/25/96 by Cornitius, Tom; Cottrill, Ken; Morris, Gregory DL; Tattum, Lyn; Thomas, Nick · More from publication -
Biotech firms aim to trigger organic growth.(New Jersey: Luring the Chemical Industry)
New Jersey hopes to emulate the biotechnology growth that has occurred in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Boston, MA, area. The state's strong...
Chemical Week, 09/18/96 by Cottrill, Ken · More from publication -
How to thwart cargo thieves - Managing
Cargo-related crime is increasing in the US, with the annual cost for such crime estimated to be $10 billion. Various law enforcement agencies have...
Nation's Business, 11/01/95 by Ken Cottrill · More from publication -
Cost cutting shifts into high gear: a surge in transport service contracts. (Transportation)(includes related article on Santa Fe Pacific Corp. Burlington Northern Inc. merger proposal) (Cover Story)
Chemical companies are cutting costs and improving services by using transportation service contracts. The reengineering trend has caused companies...
Chemical Week, 02/01/95 by Cottrill, Ken · More from publication -
Transport and engineering sectors accelerate registration efforts; customer demand boosts ISO 9000 series. (International Organization for Standardization) (Special Report) (Cover Story)
The International Organization for Standardization's 9000 series of standards has become as important to US transportation and chemical engineering...
Chemical Week, 11/09/94 by Cottrill, Ken · More from publication -
Chemical truckers adopt the precepts of responsible care: shippers shop for quality in distribution. (Transportation)
Chemical companies are taking more care in selecting truckers to deliver their products, especially in the areas of safety and environment. The...
Chemical Week, 10/19/94 by Cottrill, Ken · More from publication -
Transporters prepare for more regulations. (special section: petrochemical shipping terminals)
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 covers not only chemical transporters but also dockside storage facilities, although its biggest impact will be in...
Chemical Week, 06/15/94 by Cottrill, Ken · More from publication
