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The Grower’s Box: Improved Global Logistics and the Procurement of Fresh Cut Flowers

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Winston-Salem, NC (PRWEB) August 31, 2012

As summer fades to fall, brides planning for fall and winter weddings will be able to draw from a larger selection of once out of season wholesale flowers and wedding flowers thanks largely in part to improved world-wide logistics.

The transportation of delicate, time-sensitive and perishable wholesale flowers and wedding flowers has seen significant improvements over the course of the last year. Where refrigerated express services were once limited to shipments leaving Colombia and Ecuador for the United States, refrigerated shipments are now available from growing regions around the world including Holland, Israel, Africa and Chile on an almost daily basis.

The ability to draw from growing regions around the world allows brides-to-be to choose from an ever-increasing selection of wholesale flowers and wedding flowers which would traditionally be labeled out of season.

Online retailers of wholesale flowers and wedding flowers like The Growers Box offer an ever-expanding catalog flowers from growing regions around the world. Strategic partnerships between cargo agencies, airlines and overnight couriers have made it possible for The Growers Box to deliver fresh cut flowers from flower farms around the world directly to consumers in as little as 2 to 3 days!

Brides-to-be no longer need to limit their flower selection to what is growing in the backyard. Traditional spring flowers including Hydrangea, Tulips, Peonies, Ranunculus and Anemones are blooming beautifully and are available throughout the fall and winter months.

Founded in 2004, The Growers Box, LLC is one of the leading online retailers of wedding flowers, wholesale flowers, and rose petals on the World Wide Web. The company employs state of the art technology and the most efficient shipping solutions to deliver world-class fresh floral directly from the flower farms to customers. The inseparable combination of world class customer service and superior product quality are distinguishing factors which place The Growers Box far ahead of their competition.

For more information on eco-friendly wholesale flowers and wedding flowers, visit The Growers Box online at http://www.growersbox.com.







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Choice Logistics Announces New Transportation Management Service

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New York, NY (PRWEB) June 11, 2012

Choice Logistics, the leading provider of critical service parts logistics, announced today that it has formally launched its transportation management solution. Known as Choice Transportation Management Services (CTMS), the solution is already delivering a strategic advantage to early adopters.

Through Choice Logistics, we have identified important insights and substantial savings for our company as we optimize international shipments in partnership, said Nigel Weston, Vice President of Supply Chain for Elekta Limited, a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. The analysis and visibility of key performance indicators from CTMS is a critical component of our strategic plan, enabling us to make continuous improvements in our service supply chain.

In the past, Choice Logistics managed international overnight shipments by leveraging the available transportation options of its vendor base to provide a spectrum of services to its clients. CTMS is the result of significant investments in people, process, information, and technology to actively manage transportation services. Choice Logistics opened its own accounts with major carriers and developed an extensive decision support platform that enables the selection of the most efficient and effective carrier and shipping lane for each and every shipment, worldwide. Its Global Logistics Center (GLC) manages overnight international shipments of critical service parts by the minute, allowing clients to schedule field service engineers with precision. The CTMS dashboard is continually refreshed with order activity, alerting the GLC to any potential for delays so that an intervention can be arranged.

In the world of high-tech service parts logistics, international overnight shipping options are as critical as same-day delivery, said Michael Notarangeli, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Choice Logistics. CTMS provides the level of governance and visibility our clients require to make strategic decisions, such as centralizing high-value inventory or expanding internationally.

Elekta has been a Choice Logistics client for more than seven years, and the majority of its shipments of service inventory are international overnight. With a lean staff, Elekta depends on Choice Logistics to deliver critical spare parts for hospitals and treatment centers as promised and to keep its supply chain staff informed of any exceptions. The Choice Logistics team includes transportation analysts who mine the CTMS data generated and find new opportunities for cost savings and customer service enhancements every week.

About Choice Transportation Management Service (CTMS)

CTMS is a new, value-added service option from Choice Logistics, offering active management of critical overnight shipments, even those delivering a single service part or replacement product. With a decision support engine built upon real-world experience in carrier and lane selection, CTMS provides technology companies with the same level of information, access and control for international overnight deliveries as they have with Choice Logistics same-day domestic services. CTMS is currently available in Europe, with a specialized traffic desk in Tilburg, Netherlands, that is linked to the Global Logistics Center in New York City. CTMS will be available worldwide by the end of 2012.

About Choice Logistics

Choice Logistics provides customized logistics solutions that enable global technology manufacturers, value-added resellers, and third-party service organizations to meet the high-availability requirements of their customers. Its global network of strategic stocking locations, linked by dependable transportation solutions, a unified technology platform, and a performance-driven culture, turns time-critical systems support into premium service offerings that generate profitable revenues, build solid reputations, and strengthen customer relationships. To learn why service-driven companies such as Avaya, Bayer Healthcare, Canon, Cisco, Cox Communications, Dell, EMC, and Pendum trust Choice Logistics as their service parts logistics partner, call 1-800-861-6900, extension 4107, or visit the company’s website at http://www.choicelogistics.com.







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Cherry Logistics Adds Landscape Manager to Improve Client Services

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North Aurora, IL (PRWEB) May 30, 2012

Cherry Logistics, which bundles and consolidates exterior and interior facility maintenance services, today announced the addition of landscape manager Laurin Czyzyk. Czyzyk will be responsible for developing and organizing the burgeoning landscaping division of Cherry Logistics, and brings with her a horticultural background in sustainable design and maintenance.

Prior to joining the Cherry team, Czyzyk served as an educator and horticulturist, and spent the last 3 years as Account Manager at Western DuPage Landscaping, where she was responsible for managing commercial landscape maintenance, organizing seasonal events and applications for each site, designing and managing the installation of four-season color displays, and monitoring the health of plant material to ensure ongoing insect and disease controls. Laurin Czyzyk attended Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. During her career, Czyzyk has also given lectures on sustainable landscape design/installation and site grading/drainage. With her former company, Czyzyk received awards for Excellence in Landscaping from the ILCA (Illinois Landscape Contractors Association) and from the City of Schaumburg for Most Improved Landscaping in the retail division.

We are incredibly excited to have Laurin as a part of our team, says Ken Thorne, General Manager of Cherry Logistics. Her experience in the landscaping field, on both sides of the desk, will be a great asset to Cherry and to all of our customers.

About Cherry Logistics

Cherry Logistics, Inc., headquartered in North Aurora, IL, was founded in 2003 as a snow removal service. Since that time the company has become a premier provider of consolidated facilities maintenance services including landscaping, lighting, emergency power, and HVAC, displaying proficiency in each category. Cherry Logistics specializes in offering facilities services for owners of multiple-location real estate. Specific services are offered to each client as needed, including snow removal, lot sweeping, landscaping, and window washing. The company is currently operating within 42 states.

Cherry Logistics prides itself on the fact its staff is comprised entirely of experts with years of experience within their respective field. This diverse team includes managers and executives with experience in retail management, facilities management, customer service, commercial real estate, construction, transportation, information technology, and meteorology. For more information about the company, visit http://www.cherrylogistics.com.