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The article provides information on the creation of annual budget for the upcoming year 2008 in the U.S. The author asserted that if the company has changed its products or packaging, they must re-examine how their freight is being classified because shipments may be eligible for a less expensive class. He suggested a freight management service, and if the company has not used a freight management service, he stated to use one for freight optimization. It is an exercise that works to combine several small shipments into larger ones that quality for less expensive transportation.

Increasing number and scope of collaborations between companies and universities will improve industrial performance in the U.S., according to a report by the National Academies' National Academy of Engineering. The report assesses the relationship between academic research and industrial performance in four sectors: network systems and communications, having a history of capitalizing on innovations from academic research; medical devices and equipment industry, which has taken the advantage of multidisciplinary research at universities; distribution and logistics services industry with less impact of the academic research.