Post&Parcel--FedEx Express has expanded its air network from China and India to Dubai, taking up to two days off transit times from the Middle East to the Asia Pacific region. The company said its new... View More
Multichannel Merchant--We all know that consumer behavior is changing rapidly. Yet, when reviewing their prior season, many merchants continue to look at the same metrics year after year. In addition,... View More
Board Cites Earnings Outlook, Strong Cash Flow The UPS (NYSE: UPS) Board of Directors today increased the regular quarterly dividend by 9.6 percent to $0.57 per share from $0.52 on all outstanding Class... View More
Thanks to wireless technology, mobile powered workstations (MPWs) are opening up new frontiers of efficiency, productivity, and profitability. These carts with integrated power supplies carry computers,... View More
It is the season for New Year Resolutions! Optimizing your warehouse is one way to enhance customer service and add dollars to the bottom line. First, let’s review some things that can be done without... View More
If you’ve ever used a travel pricing website to plan your vacation, used a realtor to buy a house or called 1-800-GOFEDEX, then you know the routine. Priceline.com, Century 21, Convergys –... View More
Some of the most frequently asked questions I receive from shippers of all sizes regard rolling averages used by parcel carriers. Typical questions include: - What are rolling averages used for? - How... View More
In this volatile economy, increased parcel shipping costs have been steadily eating into the bottom line of high-volume shippers (just take a look at your newest post-rate increase parcel invoice). In... View More
2011 Revenue: €3,576 million versus €2,839 million in 2010 (up 26% or 5.6% at a likefor- like exchange rate and consolidation basis) • Sustained growth in Transport (+20.2%) and Logistics... View More
CSCMP--Do you have talented people in your organization ready to take the next step? Are you yourself looking for an opportunity to progress in your career? The MIT Global Scale (Supply Chain and Logistics... View More
Eduardo Martinez, a 35-year UPS veteran and currently the program director for The UPS Foundation, has been named president of UPS's philanthropic arm. Martinez, 52, will succeed Ken Sternad, who is retiring... View More
Management has decided to upgrade its Order Management System (OMS). The company will look at Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) as well as industry specific OMS. As the Director of Operations,... View More
The company for which I work does not really have any special shipping needs. We do not ship anything that is temperature-sensitive; hazmat materials rarely enter the equation; and we don’t ship... View More
As 2010 drew to a close, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) began publishing on its website data compiled and generated as part of an initiative called CSA... View More
No one enjoys hunting down misplaced items. Just think of the panic and terror that travels throughout our minds when we misplace our wallet or car keys. For logistics managers, this state of panic is... View More
In my last article on exporting, I said I would go into some more depth this time. I recently began working on a harmonized system database classification project for a client, and I thought it might be... View More
INTRODUCTION Another year, another major carrier rate increase. Thanks to the vigilance with which FedEx and UPS have been raising their shipping rates in recent years, most parcel shippers will find their... View More
Do you know if your carrier is adding percentage charges to your base rates as a result of bill of lading (BOL) errors? Most BOL errors occur due to incorrect linkages to account numbers and/or the... View More
This article completes a trilogy of approaches to surviving various Supply Chain disasters by planning ahead. In last April's eUpdate we discussed: "Are Your Suppliers’ Supply Chains Strong Enough... View More
I’ve been delivering packages for the last 26 years and I thought I would give my thoughts on the subject of packaging from a different perspective than what you might be used to. Maybe you could... View More
