Multichannel Merchant--Is your distribution center ready for holiday 2011? How about your contact center? Are your front end and back end in sync with each other? Even if you think you're ready to roll,... View More
London, 3rd October 2011 – Leading logistics company SBS Worldwide has signed a new partnership with Gopsons, one of India’s largest integrated print houses, designed to deliver more effective... View More
As I compose this column it’s three days into the widespread power failures caused by Hurricane Irene. Writing in the comfort of my office at home – comfortable only because of my generator... View More
As the owner of one of the largest and fastest growing Parcel Auditing and Contract Negotiating firms in the domestic US, I am constantly fielding inquiries from shippers regarding their small parcel shipping... View More
The sage adage "Think globally, act locally" has never been more relevant to businesses — especially those that ship goods. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, roughly 96 percent of the world's... View More
London, 29 September 2011 – Logistics company SBS Worldwide has teamed up with book distributor Ingram to offer its client publishers a range of supply chain services that will deliver cost savings... View More
(Charlotte, NC - September 29, 2011) The Board of Governors of Material Handling Industry is pleased to announce the appointment of George W. Prest to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Material... View More
Farmington Hills, Mich. (September 30, 2011) – Jim Carney, CAE, executive director of NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry has been inducted into the Michigan Society of Association... View More
Multichannel Merchant--Forecasting and staffing the warehouse for your fourth-quarter rush is always a challenge for retailers. But if you arm yourself with the right metrics and formulas, you can make... View More
DMM Advisory: 2011 Holiday Shipping Dates for APOs/FPOs/DPOs. With the holiday season fast approaching, we are reminding friends and families to mail early to ensure delivery of their holiday cards and... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced it will offer an innovative air freight container for healthcare products, providing an unparalleled level of shipment monitoring and product protection for temperature-sensitive... View More
At this year's CSCMP Conference in Philadelphia Oct 2-5, LXE will be part of the "Supply Chain of the Future' Live Zone. To help us understand the trends and challenges faced by the supply chain's short-term... View More
Washington, DC—NASSTRAC, an industry association that represents the interests of freight shippers in all modes of transportation, coordinated a Washington "fly-in" Sept. 27-28. Nearly 20 transportation... View More
Jericho, New York – September 29, 2011 – Purolator International announces its partnership with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland... View More
Journal of Commerce--DHL Global Forwarding launched less-than-containerload direct services from Germany to Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, as the Deutche Post DHL Group subsidiary taps growing German manufacturing... View More
Today the Federal Register published the final rule which requires the use of an Intelligent Mailâ® unique tracking barcode on all commercial parcels (except Standard Mailâ® parcels)... View More
Memphis Commercial Appeal--FedEx Corp. founder, chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith likes his company's chances, even if the broader economic outlook is murky. "The current loss of confidence has changed... View More
For the last two years, FedEx and UPS have been putting their shipping customers to a distinct disadvantage at the negotiating table by telling them they cannot work with third party contract negotiators... View More
Relax for just a minute and think back to when you were nine years old, before you saw the dangers we see every day now. There wasn’t a TV in every room with hundreds of channels and you were not... View More
“It’s the last thing on your mind but the first thing your customer sees” is a line our marketing manager came up with some time ago to communicate the importance of secondary packaging. ... View More
