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Fritz Leads the International Logistics Track Chair at ITL in Chicago.


SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 1998--Fritz Companies (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
:FRTZ) will participate in the International Transportation and Logistics Exhibition & Conference on June 3-5 at the Navy Pier in Chicago.

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n. Informal
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[Perhaps from German Fritz
, Chairman and 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 Fritz Companies, Inc. will serve as the Track Chair covering international logistics The negotiating, planning, and implementation of supporting logistic arrangements between nations, their forces, and agencies. It includes furnishing logistic support (major end items, materiel, and/or services) to, or receiving logistic support from, one or more friendly foreign  during the three-day event three-day event

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. Fritz welcomes visitors at their booth No. 807.

"I'm very pleased to contribute to this excellent program for logistics professionals," said Fritz. "As Track Chair, I have asked experts from various industries to address the most current issues facing international logistics -- how to reduce working capital and order-to-cash cycle time in the logistics process, how to rationalize ra·tion·al·ize
v.
1. To make rational.

2. To devise self-satisfying but false or inconsistent reasons for one's behavior, especially as an unconscious defense mechanism through which irrational acts or feelings are made to appear
 the financial side of international supply chain strategies and how logistics will change in the future."

Jack Partilla, Vice President of Logistics at Olympus America Inc. will speak about managing global logistics in the new millennium on Thursday, June 4 at 8:00 a.m. -- 9:30 a.m.

"More companies are recognizing the role logistics plays in achieving business objectives. As a result, the logistics industry is evolving rapidly to adapt to these new conditions. In my discussion, I will focus on the changing dynamics between logistics providers and their clients," said Partilla.

Fritz Companies, Inc. is a leader in global transportation and logistics. Providing flexible service options ranging from integrated logistics programs to traditional freight forwarding and customs brokerage, Fritz develops, implements and delivers worldwide supply chain solutions for its clients. The Fritz worldwide network is comprised of more than 10,000 staff operating across 480 locations, present in 115 countries, linked together by systems.

Fritz Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRTZ) is headquartered at 706 Mission St., San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA 94103, 415/904-8360. All recent information releases are available via fax-on-demand service accessed by dialing 888/286-6419. Additional information is available via the Internet: http://www.fritz.com

    CONTACT: Fritz Companies
              Jay Bellin, 415/538-0314
              jay.bellin@fritz.com


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