DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight subsidiary of DHL, has appointed Samar Nath as its new chief executive officer and country manager for India. Read more... View More
While mailers, politicians and pundits have been falling over each other to express their shock and outrage at the possibility that the US Postal Service might implement a price increase higher than the... View More
FedEx chairman Frederick Smith said the company must continue cost-cutting despite achieving an improved first quarter. The Memphis-based integrator saw its revenue edging up 2% year-on-year in its latest... View More
Even though the holiday season is almost here, there is still time to prepare for the rush. Merchants are actively getting ready for what many believe will be a busy holiday season.Here are five holiday... View More
As online shopping has become the norm for many Americans, it has brought operational changes to both brick-and-mortar retailers and online retailers. Shipping costs are now a major consideration for companies.... View More
The national labor contract between United Parcel Service and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is the target of a complaint filed last week in Winston-Salem by another labor union. Read more
Your operational, administrative, and technical requirements should be driven by, and a reflection of, the identified mission and KPIs of the transportation function. The importance of considering these... View More
FORT MYERS, FL, USA, September 12, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Harvey Software, Inc. announced that its best-selling multiple carrier shipping software, CPSLogic, now provides electronic manifesting for... View More
The warehousing and storage industry generated $27 billion of revenue nationwide in 2012. Warehouse and storage facilities primarily store general merchandise, refrigerated goods, and other warehouse products.... View More
As more shippers are turning to less expensive ground services, the regionals continue to gain traction versus the more expensive and less flexible offerings of UPS and FedEx. Shippers are also beginning... View More
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Seeking Alpha--Over the last 2 years, Shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) are up 40%, which sounds like a decent return. However, the Dow Transports have outperformed UPS over the same time frame.... View More
BizJournals.com--As the Obama Administration spent Labor Day weekend trying to convince Congress to back war with Syria, Atlanta-based The UPS Foundation brought aid to Syrian refugees in Iraq. On Sept.... View More
UPS announced it will purchase assets and operations of two Costa Rican based companies; small package delivery company Union Pak de Costa Rica, S.A.; and brokerage company SEISA Brokerage. Both companies... View More
You can have a financial plan for your distribution business. You can have an operations plan, as well. However, until you can see your operational decisions within the context of your financial plan,... View More
The Internet, first known as ARPANET, has been in use since the 1960’s, when the first message was sent from a University of California laboratory. In 1982, the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) was... View More
When it comes to uncovering supply chain savings, the focus is usually on outbound shipments, but what about inbound shipments? The costs associated with inbound shipments may be as difficult to... View More
FedEx and UPS, be warned -- you may one day feel the pain the U.S. Postal Service has suffered over the demise of the stamped envelope. In the not-too-distant future, consumers may increasingly be purchasing... View More
August 19, 2013 – JERICHO, NY – Purolator International, the leading provider of U.S. - Canada logistics services, has been selected by SupplyChainBrain as one of its Top 100 Great SupplyChainBrain... View More
An interesting side note regarding UPS SurePost is the significance the product played during recent UPS/Teamsters contract talks. Since UPS SurePost packages are aggregated and inducted for USPS postal... View More
