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AC Lens is a privately held company based in Columbus, Ohio that sells contact lenses and vision care products online. Arlington Contact Lens Service, Inc (AC Lens) was formed in 1995 and launched in 1996 by Dr. Peter Clarkson in the back of an optometrist’s office on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. AC Lens incorporated in the State of Ohio in 1998. In 2000, AC Lens acquired I-Ohio LLC in an exchange of private stock. AC Lens now operates various websites including USA and United Kingdom based sites. Dr. Clarkson is a graduate of Southampton University in the UK and The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
On February 4, 2004, the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act went into effect. This federal law requires that optical care providers release their patients' prescriptions to them. AC Lens was provided the opportunity to comment and suggest changes to the FTC on March 31, 2004. The final ruling on the law was released by the FTC in July 2004. In October 2004, the FTC released a A Guide for Prescribers and Sellers

Distribution Strategy

AC Lens does its distribution strategy by outsourcing. it does its outsourcing by following measures
50 - 70 Vertical and Horizontal Integration
70 - 80 Foreign Direct Investment
80 - 90 Global Sourcing
90 - Outsourcing

Off-Site – Local service providers
Near Shore – Proximity cross-border service providers
Off-Shore – Remote Cross-border service providers

Its outsourcing clients are as follows:
Ameren
BC Hydro
Borden Chemical
BP
Britannia Operator
Cogema
Dow Chemical
DuPont
Dynegy
Direct Energy Essential Home Services (DEEHS)
Enbridge Gas Distribution
Enbridge Gas New Brunswick
Freeport McMoRan
 
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