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
CINCINNATI, OH (FEBRUARY 7, 2012) — QC Industries has just released a new online tool for quoting and configuring low profile conveyors. The system is first-of-its-kind in the conveyor industry,... View More
Indianapolis, IN — enVista, a leading enterprise and supply chain consulting services firm, announced today that it has attained 49 percent year over year growth in 2011. The company's considerable... View More
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 – Dematic, supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse, and distribution center, today announces it has extended the functionality of the RapidPick... View More
CSCMP--Agile TV Productions, a subsidiary of AGiLE Business Media, LLC, publisher of CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly and DC Velocity, is pleased to bring you the premiere episode of Move it!, a new online... View More
MODEX 2012, Atlanta, Georgia, February 6th, 2012 - TECSYS Inc. (TSX: TCS), an industry-leading supply chain management software company, announced today five new product innovations focused on order accuracy,... View More
In the nation's capital, legislation is what lawmakers do. As one veteran and somewhat jaded Washington lobbyist once remarked, "To a politician, introducing legislation is like breathing." If industry... View More
February 3rd, 2012 - Seattle, WA – EquaShip, which launched in Q4, 2011 as the new “4th Parcel Carrier” catering specifically to small and medium sized e-commerce merchants, announced... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced almost 120 grants totaling more than $6 million to non-profit organizations around the world that champion diversity and support diverse communities. For more than 60 years,... View More
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OnTrac, the premier choice in overnight package delivery, is hosting an open house to share information on business opportunities this Tuesday at their Commerce,... View More
ANNAPOLIS, MD February 2, 2012 — SCLogic today announced the completion of a courier package tracking software application for IDS de Centroamérica. IDS will use this application to market... View More
Practical eCommerce: The free-shipping era squeezes smaller merchants. They must match the shipping policies of larger competitors, but they don't receive the high-volume shipping discounts that the larger... View More
ATLANTA, Jan. 31, 2012 – UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced fourth quarter 2011 adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.28, a 21% improvement over the prior-year period. Total revenue increased 6%... View More
SEATTLE, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Today Enroute Systems Corporation (www.enroutecorp.com) announced the launch of new last mile postal service delivery service options for its ShipIt! Portal... View More
