CNF Inc. Selected for InformationWeek 500; Collaboration and Customer Knowledge Earn CNF Place on Listing.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2001 CNF CNF Configuration (File Name Extension) CNF Conference CNF Conjunctive Normal Form CNF Could Not Find CNF Chin National Front (Burma) CNF Canadian Nature Federation CNF Cornell NanoScale Facility Inc., a management company of global supply chain services (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CNF), today announced that it has been named for the second year in a row to the 2001 InformationWeek 500, a prestigious listing of the largest and most innovative users of information technology. CNF was one of the highest-ranked companies in its industry that deals primarily with commercial freight. CNF ranked 94th among the 500 companies listed from all industries and ninth in the logistics and transportation category. For 13 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time InformationWeek 500 has tracked businesses' IT agendas, providing a unique opportunity to understand and examine their business practices across core areas of operations. Roy Swackhamer, CNF's vice president and chief information officer said, "Our IT experts push the technology envelope every day. We focus on taking time and cost out of the supply chain by increasing efficiency and visibility. While our people, airplanes, trucks and warehouses manage the physical movement of materials and finished goods, our IT solutions manage the chain of information that goes along with every item we move." The CNF companies continue to use technology to develop simulation and optimization applications that improve operating efficiencies, create world-class connectivity both internally and with their customers, and deliver new products and services to customers through a variety of mediums including the Internet and electronic data interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. (EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. ). Companies named to the InformationWeek 500 list demonstrate a pattern of technological, procedural and organizational innovation. "In a down market, staying competitive is critical, and there's a delicate balance between opportunistic investments and prudent spending," said Rusty Weston, editor of InformationWeek Research. "What defines the leaders in the InformationWeek 500 is an intense focus on customers, a desire to collaborate, and a drive to improve employee productivity," said Stephanie Stahl
Stephanie Stahl is the Editor-in-Chief of InformationWeek magazine. Stahl is a celebrated journalist, speaker and luminary in the business technology market. , editor of InformationWeek. The InformationWeek 500 is the most detailed source of industry-specific IT budget data. The research project gathered in-depth information directly from companies about how they approach and prioritize their IT investments. The research identified and ranked the companies following an extensive mail, phone, and fax study, as well as a survey of senior IT executives on their organizational priorities and spending plans for the year ahead. About CNF CNF Inc. provides supply chain management services for commercial and industrial customers throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and the world through three principal operating companies: Con-Way Transportation Services, Emery Worldwide Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline, once was one of the leading carriers in the cargo airline world. Emery started in 1946 and was the first freight forwarder to receive a carrier certificate from the United States Government. and Menlo Logistics. From more than 1,000 locations throughout the United States and 226 countries, the CNF companies and their 30,000 employees move approximately 100 million pounds of freight per day and approximately 20 million shipments annually for more than 1.2 million customers. The CNF companies provide full-service less-than-truckload (LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic ), regional next-day and second-day trucking, domestic and international air freight services, expedited emergency transportation, ocean container services, customs brokerage services, and full-service logistics management including e-fulfillment. Additional information about CNF and its companies can be found at www.cnf.com. About InformationWeek InformationWeek helps the people who buy, build and manage technology drive business innovation powered by technology. In addition to the weekly magazine, InformationWeek provides a platform of information solutions including www.informationweek.com, InformationWeek Research, InformationWeek Events, which includes the InformationWeek Conferences for business and technology executives and InformationWeek Daily, an e-mail news service. In May 2001, InformationWeek was named one of the nation's Top 10 B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business Media Powerhouses by Advertising Age's B2B. |
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