Parcel - October 2008 - (Page 16) feature GOING WITH THE FLOW Oscar Murray Oscar Murray knows the parcel industry is constantly changing. Luckily, he’s up for the challenge By Amanda Cook Armendariz information systems in conjunction with point-of-origin shipping capabilities and retail compliance expertise in order to reduce inventories, cut transportation costs, speed deliveries and improve customer service for the company’s customers. Murray didn’t really expect to be in a position like this 10 years ago — it’s doubtful that he even thought he’d be in this industry! When he first came to Worcester State College in Massachusetts, he dreamed of becoming an electrical engineer. However, he found that his studies weren’t as interesting to him as he had hoped they’d be, so he switched to computer science as a major instead. A 2000 graduate, he entered the professional world at the height of the dot com craze, and “it was a wild ride for about a year and a half,” he laughs. He worked at Kewill for quite some time, and ironically, the system that he mastered there was a driving force in his hiring at Ditan, although he, of course, didn’t know that at the time. After the dot com market drastically slowed, Murray decided to attend graduate school, where he earned a Management and Computer Science degree. As the IT Manager of Shipping Applications for Ditan Distribution LLC, Oscar Murray has seen it all. “The shipping industry is constantly changing,” he shares. “You have to stay on top of things, because what works one day may not work the next.” This mantra is especially critical for companies like Ditan, a leading Retail Distribution Services provider specializing in direct-to-store distribution of time-sensitive products. The company has a wide customer base comprised of manufacturers, publishers, major retail chains and distributors. Ditan’s theory is to utilize state-of-the-art 16 October 2008 www.PARCELindustry.com http://www.PARCELindustry.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Parcel - October 2008 Parcel - October 2008 Contents Editor's Note What Would Augello Say? Best Practices Survey Results Going with the Flow Is Your Parcel Network Optimized? Last (Mile), but Not Least Moving From Manual to Automated Fulfillment A Race for Excellence Making Ends Meet Is Your Job Killing You? Software Selection Demystified Controlling Costs On the Mark Product Profile New Products & Services Advertiser Index Wrap Up Parcel - October 2008 Parcel - October 2008 - Parcel - October 2008 (Page Cover1) Parcel - October 2008 - Parcel - October 2008 (Page Cover2) Parcel - October 2008 - Parcel - October 2008 (Page 3) Parcel - October 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Parcel - October 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Parcel - October 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 6) Parcel - October 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 7) Parcel - October 2008 - What Would Augello Say? (Page 8) Parcel - October 2008 - What Would Augello Say? (Page 9) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 10) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 11) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 12) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 13) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 14) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 15) Parcel - October 2008 - Going with the Flow (Page 16) Parcel - October 2008 - Going with the Flow (Page 17) Parcel - October 2008 - Is Your Parcel Network Optimized? (Page 18) Parcel - October 2008 - Is Your Parcel Network Optimized? (Page 19) Parcel - October 2008 - Last (Mile), but Not Least (Page 20) Parcel - October 2008 - Last (Mile), but Not Least (Page 21) Parcel - October 2008 - Last (Mile), but Not Least (Page 22) Parcel - October 2008 - Last (Mile), but Not Least (Page 23) Parcel - October 2008 - Moving From Manual to Automated Fulfillment (Page 24) Parcel - October 2008 - Moving From Manual to Automated Fulfillment (Page 25) Parcel - October 2008 - A Race for Excellence (Page 26) Parcel - October 2008 - A Race for Excellence (Page 27) Parcel - October 2008 - Making Ends Meet (Page 28) Parcel - October 2008 - Making Ends Meet (Page 29) Parcel - October 2008 - Is Your Job Killing You? (Page 30) Parcel - October 2008 - Is Your Job Killing You? (Page 31) Parcel - October 2008 - Software Selection Demystified (Page 32) Parcel - October 2008 - Software Selection Demystified (Page 33) Parcel - October 2008 - Software Selection Demystified (Page 34) Parcel - October 2008 - Software Selection Demystified (Page 35) Parcel - October 2008 - Controlling Costs (Page 36) Parcel - October 2008 - Controlling Costs (Page 37) Parcel - October 2008 - On the Mark (Page 38) Parcel - October 2008 - On the Mark (Page 39) Parcel - October 2008 - Product Profile (Page 40) Parcel - October 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 41) Parcel - October 2008 - Wrap Up (Page 42) Parcel - October 2008 - Wrap Up (Page Cover3) Parcel - October 2008 - Wrap Up (Page Cover4)
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