DSC Logistics Named Kimberly-Clark's "Warehouse of the Year".Business Editors/High Tech Writers CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2001 Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. According to a U.S Census Bureau release, as of July 1, 2006 Arlington has an estimated population of 367,197. Logistics Center wins for Second Year in a Row DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. Logistics, one of the nation's leading third party logistics providers, has recently been named Kimberly-Clark Health Care's "Warehouse of the Year". On an annual basis, Kimberly-Clark Health Care evaluates service levels with a strict scorecard system measuring capabilities from inventory accuracy to on-time shipping to OS&D (overage Overage Apples mainly to convertible securities. Difference between how much common stock one party must sell and the other wishes to buy for the same amount of convertible in a swap. , shorts & damaged product). For the second year in a row, DSC's Arlington, Texas Logistics Center has won this recognition with 2001 performance levels over 99.84%. The Arlington Logistics Center has been managing operations for Kimberly-Clark since 1998 as a result of its acquisition of Tecnol, a leading manufacturer of healthcare supplies. Arlington supports warehouse and transportation operations for Kimberly-Clark while also providing a number of value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. . These services include worldwide each-pick fulfillment for the orthopedics division and regional management for their growing network of healthcare customers. DSC's Des Plaines Des Plaines, city, United States Des Plaines (dĕs plānz), city (1990 pop. 53,223), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1925. Among its manufactures are chemicals and electronic equipment. Logistics Center was a close runner-up to Arlington with service levels exceeding 99.81% for 2001. DSC Logistics continues to be dedicated to achieving Kimberly-Clark Health Care's business goals by successfully managing change and information in their supply chain. DSC Logistics (www.dsclogistics.com), a leading third party logistics company, is located in Des Plaines, Illinois “Des Plaines” redirects here. For the river, see Des Plaines River. Des Plaines (pronounced IPA [dɛsˈpleɪnz]) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. . The company was founded in 1960 on Chicago's South side as Dry Storage Corporation. DSC helps companies in a wide range of fields achieve their business goals by managing change and information in the supply chain. Services provided by DSC include warehousing, transportation, packaging, e-fulfillment, operations-based consulting, and other knowledge-based services. |
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