The recent announcement from FedEx and then UPS about charging dimensional weight for ground shipments is becoming a game changer in the parcel industry. It is interesting that both these announcements... View More
In early May, FedEx announced it was moving to dimensional weight pricing for all ground shipments in 2015. Signaling a possible shift in how carriers price shipments, the move left many shippers wondering... View More
Google X is Google’s R&D department that is heavily veiled and concentrating on “moonshots,” which it depicts as something that is totally innovative; potentially an enormous new revenue... View More
Accurately forecasting and maintaining adequate inventory levels is an extremely challenging priority for businesses. Any hint of a disruption within the supply chain can have a negative impact, affecting... View More
During the last decade, telecommunication companies had to invest billions of dollars in their network capacity to handle the onslaught of “free” broadband data over networks that were tuned... View More
In the last installment of PARCEL Counsel we focused on three categories of “damages.” As explained there, the term “damages” is applied to losses sustained by one party as the... View More
In today’s world, every distribution center is being asked to do more. Get more throughput, more accuracy, more productivity, more volumes, and more space just to name a few. How? Many times this... View More
If you are a US shipper, you probably have at least some shipments to Canada, and you already know that those Canadian shipments can be a lot more expensive than your US domestic shipments. Here are some... View More
It’s time to reconstruct the mousetrap. That’s good news for shippers locked into a predetermined carrier — complete with multiple touch points, unnecessary fees and less-than-optimal... View More
Same-day. It’s the Holy Grail of the logistics and delivery world. No one doubts that same-day delivery of products will be the norm someday. But is that “someday” today? And what will... View More
Whether you are accessing this article via smartphone, tablet, laptop or some other electronic device, your product of choice was most likely prototyped using parts sourced from global electronic component... View More
For the first time in recent history, FedEx has announced their service rate increase; both express AND ground, before UPS. The FedEx rate change will be effective Monday, January 5TH, 2015. FedEx has... View More
September 16, 2014 – Manchester, UK and Chelmsford, MA, USA - Kewill, a leading provider of innovative software for supply chain execution, has announced the availability of Kewill MOVE® on the... View More
Minneapolis, Sept. 17, 2014 (MindShare Strategies Media Services) – The Transportation Marketing & Sales Association (TMSA), which provides education, networking, recognition, and solutions to marketing,... View More
2015 FedEx General Rate Increase announced: Express, Intl Express, Ground and LTL Increase of 4.9%. This is the first time FedEx has announced Ground prior to UPS. It’s also noteworthy that at 4.9%,... View More
Vienna, VA — September 16, 2014 — LaserShip, the premier regional parcel carrier in the Eastern U.S., will be exhibiting at PARCEL Forum ‘14 in Dallas, Texas on September 29–October... View More
16 September 2014: Logistics companies around the world are streamlining operations, increasing efficiency and cutting printing costs by using ScriptX, (http://scriptx.meadroid.com/home.aspx) the global... View More
The majority of focus in retail today is all omni-channel this and omni-channel that. I believe now it is not about how I do omni-channel, it is how I do retail. Transacting business this way is the way... View More
Parcel Network Optimization is not a one-time event for mega-volume parcel shippers (hereafter referred to as "Shipper(s)"). Green Mountain Consulting defines a mega-volume shipper as one with over 4 million... View More
