Adrian Gonzalez
Adrian Gonzalez
Adrian Savin Gonzalez, also known by his nicknames A-Gon and Gonzo, is a Mexican-American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 May 1982
CitySan Diego, CA
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Customers who take the Descartes Challenge pay only for the implementation, then pay for the solution itself later, once its value has been proven.
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On-demand solutions are influencing the mindset and expectations of customers with regard to pricing and time-to-value. While $1 million TMS deals are still possible, they are certainly the exception and relatively rare these days.
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The consolidation trend will certainly continue in 2006, and it won't always be the 'usual suspects' involved in the deals. We expect to see logistics service providers and financial institutions make some TMS-related acquisitions this year as they attempt to 'roll up' providers of complementary solutions in order to accelerate scale and growth.
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Schneider Logistics' acquisition of American Port Services is indicative of a larger trend occurring in the industry the consolidation of several portions of the end-to-end global trade process. The addition of American Port Services enables Schneider to provide clients with an even wider range of services that ultimately translates into lower costs, shorter cycle times and improved flexibility.
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You don't have to worry that you're going to be taken out after you go 0-for-4, like I did Tuesday. It gives you confidence and lets your ability show a little more.
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Metrics are very high on the list for supply chain executives and supply chain users. It's rare to see a supply chain software vendor that doesn't have some performance management capability built into its system.
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Friends and family have already bought 40 season tickets, and there's probably a lot more that I haven't of that are going to be there, so it'll be fun.
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I faced Jake a couple of times in Spring Training. It didn't go very well. He's a great pitcher. I'm glad I'm on his side now.
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But it's the infield to me. I play first as though I were a third baseman or a shortstop. I pride myself on my defense. I pay a lot of attention to it.
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I have been taking flies out there. We will see how it goes, ... I'm going to take it like I'm taking a fly ball from first base. I don't know how I will be at it.
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Many companies, however, do not have a clear and accurate understanding of their transportation costs, ... They're often bundled together with other costs and reported at an aggregated level, thus preventing companies from allocating transportation costs to specific products, customers, or business units.
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Maybe this is something I do that gets me on the field, and when the time comes, I can return to first base, ... I didn't like playing DH. I didn't feel like I was a part of the game. So this is the best alternative.
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We think the stock is undervalued at current levels but there is no other reason for the sudden jump in the stock price.
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We're the underdog in a lot of matches, which makes us tougher.