Many shippers we’ve talked to over the last several months have some basic misunderstandings about DIM weighting, and the resulting planning efforts are often leading them down the wrong path. We’ve... View More

Expectations have been set that FedEx and UPS will raise Ground rates on an annual basis. This year, however, rate increases have a stronger punch especially when considering additional changes, which... View More

A few decades ago, retailers relied solely on opening physical stores to sell their merchandise and launch their brands. To compete, retailers and marketplaces like Amazon and eBay countered this trend... View More

One of the most challenging areas for managers is presenting their case to executives to get their projects approved. Over my many years in supply chain I have seen many good and valuable projects not... View More

Small parcel shippers understand the nature of the General Rate Increase, and they best attempt to mitigate the increase accordingly. We, as shippers, understood the dimensional weight logic to change... View More

GREENWICH, Conn. USA and LYON, France - April 28, 2015 - XPO Logistics, Inc. ("XPO Logistics" or "XPO") (NYSE: XPO) and Norbert Dentressangle SA ("Norbert Dentressangle") (Euronext: GND) today announced... View More

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands and ATLANTA, April 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bleckmann, a European market leader in delivering innovative supply chain solutions to the fashion and lifestyle industry, has extended... View More

In the previous installment of PARCEL Counsel we took a first look at the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In this issue we will look at a few of the Act’s nuances. Generally speaking, the purpose... View More

Professional basketball players, coaches and owners may be among the country’s wealthiest individuals. But they could have been a whopping $11.5 million richer. That’s the total amount of fines... View More

International shippers have faced a perfect storm of unfortunate situations in recent months. From the longshoremen strike that brought West Coast-Asian shipping routes to a standstill, to news that China’s... View More

Engineering Innovation Inc. (Eii) designs cost effective systems for facilitating package data collection into e-commerce business systems. This company's highly experienced engineering staff interacts... View More

ATLANTA, April 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National DCP, LLC (NDCP), a $2 billion supply chain management cooperative serving the franchisees of Dunkin' Brands, has initiated its rollout of Manhattan... View More

HARTSVILLE, S.C., April 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified packaging companies, has been honored on Corporate Responsibility Magazine's 2015 100 Best Corporate... View More

Plantation, Florida: April 28, 2015: Starting today, helicopters won’t just be used to report on Chicago’s notorious traffic gridlock; they’ll actually help get international shippers... View More

HT Berry Company, based in Canton, Mass., is a leading distributor of paper, disposable products, and janitorial supplies as well as a leading provider of sustainable solutions. Founded in 1964 in Boston’s... View More

INDIANAPOLIS, April 15, 2015 — enVista, a leading supply chain consulting and IT services firm, announces it will participate in an educational session during Elevate, the annual user conference... View More

Brookfield, Wis., April 15, 2015 - ProShip, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-wide, multi-carrier shipping software and IT solutions, today announced it has been named a FedEx Compatible Diamond Solution,... View More

CHICAGO – (April 16, 2015) – New DOT regulations with a mandatory compliance date of Aug. 7 will significantly reduce the exception allowances for shipping lithium batteries, which are potentially... View More

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2015 -- Amber Thichangthong has joined the staff of the Customized Logistics and Delivery Association (CLDA) as Director of Operations and Kellen Company Account Coordinator.... View More

Recently I worked with some colleagues to investigate how to get better service quality out of suppliers. The results show that the traditional buying and contract evaluation approaches developed for managing... View More