Air Express and Freight Transportation Veterans Launch Logistics Strategy Consulting Firm; Former Executives Apply DHL, TNT, USPS, PwC Experience and Form Ursa Major Associates.Business Editors REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2002 Transportation industry veterans Michael Comstock and John Callan today announced the formation of Ursa Major Associates(R), LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a strategic consulting services firm for businesses challenged by the rapid transformation of the global logistics industry. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., the firm will focus on clients that provide mail, parcel or freight related services. The Ursa Major Associates team comprises proven operating executives, accomplished entrepreneurs and skilled management consultants with expertise in express delivery, postal operations, LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic , ground parcel delivery, shipping systems technology and direct marketing. Team members draw their experience from DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature , TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. , USPS (1) (Uninterruptible Switching Power Supply) A power supply for a computer that contains its own battery and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) circuitry. See power supply and UPS. , Roadway Services Roadway Services was a transportation holding company located in Akron, Ohio, which owned several trucking companies, including Roberts' Express, Viking, and Roadway Express. The Roadway Services holding company became Caliber Systems in 1996. , Harte Hanks, Stamps.com, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte Consulting. "John Callan and Mike Comstock make an ideal pairing to lead a new global logistics strategy consulting firm," said David R. Allen, former chairman of DHL International. "Having worked with each of them on numerous projects over nearly three decades, I can attest to the operational skill, management integrity and experiential wisdom they will bring to any client engagement." "The freight transportation and logistics industries are rapidly and irreversibly transforming, as influenced by global postal deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. and information-demanding market conditions. This creates a number of opportunities as well as threats within the industry," says co-founder Comstock. "Ursa Major Associates is well equipped to provide insight from a variety of industry perspectives on how companies can leverage their competencies to successfully navigate necessary changes both present and future," says Callan. "No one has his finger on the pulse of the mail and parcel delivery industry like John Callan," said Ray Thurston, former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of UPS Logistics and founder of Sonic Air Courier. "From the earliest origins of the industry, John has played a key leadership role and continues to wrestle adeptly with its most current critical challenges." About Ursa Major Associates, LLC Ursa Major Associates, LLC provides strategic consulting services for businesses engaged in global logistics. The company is privately held, with a Boston office in Weston, Mass., and a San Francisco office in Redwood Shores, Calif. For more information, visit: www.ursamajorassociates.com. |
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