CSCMP Supply Chain Quarterly--Every company continues to look for ways to increase sales, decrease costs and reduce risks. That's a given. But, in the wake of tough economic times the easy cuts have been... View More
Dematic is seeking qualified and dynamic speakers to deliver presentations at the upcoming 2012 Material Handling and Logistics Conference. This 27th annual Conference is a gathering of material... View More
Multichannel Merchant--EquaShip, billed as America’s fourth parcel carrier, announced a three-way partnership to add discounted U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail, Express Mail and international... View More
The second DHL/BCC Trade Confidence Index, a new measure of the UK's exporting health, reveals that while growth among UK exporters continues, it has slowed during the last quarter. The index draws upon... View More
Bologna, November 9, 2011 – After record breaking sales in the third quarter of 2011, Datalogic S.p.A. (Borsa Italiana S.p.A.: DAL) has consolidated its leading position in its two main identified... View More
Dallas, USA, 10 November 2011 – A new software development from Paragon Software Systems, Inc. (http://www.paragonrouting.com/us) enables transportation operators to organize deliveries to arrive... View More
DHL Supply Chain, the leading contract logistics specialist, is building a logistics center in Mönchengladbach for its customer Primark, bringing 250 new jobs to the region. The new facility with... View More
Post&Parcel--The US Postal Service has redesigned its returns services, in a bid to become the “preferred” shipper for American consumers looking to return unwanted e-commerce purchases. Aligned... View More
After a recession-caused freight price war in the past few years, less-than-truckload (LTL) freight demand and prices are rising again as the economy recovers. With a shortage of trucks, drivers, and even... View More
Many high-throughput retail distribution centers face a growing logistics challenge - the need to prepare small-quantity, mixed-SKU orders of small items to ship and arrive on schedule with near zero tolerance... View More
In this column, I would like to introduce the concept of Intralogistics as the new mantra for Materials Management. APICS defines Materials Management as “the grouping of management functions supporting... View More
Journal of Commerce--Mergers and acquisitions in the global transport and logistics sectors dipped slightly in the third quarter on fewer deals in emerging markets, but the market remains “resilient,”... View More
Logistics Management--Global logistics and express delivery provider DHL heralded the completion of the $22 million expansion of the company’s hub in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG)... View More
WASHINGTON — As the “Official Shipper of the Holidays,” the United States Postal Service today released the suggested mail-by dates to ensure packages, cards, and letters reach their... View More
Post&Parcel--UPS is taking on 55,000 seasonal employees across the US as it prepares for the festive seasonal shipping season, and is predicting a late peak for online shopping activities. The integrator... View More
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 3, 2011 -- Shawn J. Swearingen has joined the Messenger Courier Association of America (MCAA) as Government Affairs Director. He brings extensive experience in government relations... View More
November 1st was a day of celebration at the DHL hub in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG), as DHL executives, employees and community and business leaders took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn., November 1, 2011— FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of global shipping giant FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), announced today that it has established operations in Johannesburg,... View More
Big Fat Marketing Blog--CHICAGO — With more than 150 WMS (Warehouse Management System) companies out there, what is a company to do when selecting a technology partner? Well, Susan Rider, president... View More
eCommerceBytes--Ecommerce giant eBay is calling on its network of sellers to petition members of Congress to oppose any measures to reform the U.S. Postal Service that would entail an increase in shipping... View More
