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DATA MINE Sept. 23, 1999 The Devil Is in the Details E-commerce is a dazzling possibility. But companies still need to learn the ropes of logistics -- such as storing, wrapping, and shipping packages. This could produce problems. According to a Forrester Research study, called "Mastering Commerce Logistics," most companies are still losing money on the basic blocking-and-tackling of shipping products. 60% of companies still lose money on each shipment 85% cannot process international shipments 75% cannot calculate total delivery cost 50% ship less than 400 packages per day DATA: Forrester Research _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS Floyd Floods The Net Top weather sites saw a rise in key measurements like audience size and page views Kids Spur PC Sales Back to school is sweet music to personal-computer makers Giving It Away Online So far, few people use the Net for philanthropy The Most Popular Hangouts on the Web What's hot and what's not in cyberspace is constantly changing The Mother Lode Collected nuggets from Data Mine