High-volume order processing caused a backlog in the shipping department. Their manual process resulted in an inconsistent flow of product—which proved costly from a labor and overall operating standpoint.... View More
Louisville (KY), USA. VITRONIC Machine Vision Limited today announced that it was awarded a multimillion contract by The United States Postal Service â® (USPS) for 126 package sorter and overhead... View More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ended the first quarter of this fiscal year (Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010) with a net loss of $329 million, compared to a net loss of $297 million for the same... View More
Wall Street Journal--United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has stopped lobbying Congress to approve a labor provision heatedly opposed by rival FedEx Corp. (FDX), acknowledging the high-profile battle appears... View More
The Columbus Dispatch--R.G. Barry Corp. reported a drop in sales and profit in its quarter that ended in December. The company attributed the weaker performance to short-term problems that have been corrected.... View More
Albert Einstein once said, "Know where to find the information and how to use it - that's the secret of success.” To be successful in managing parcel expense today, shippers need to change the process... View More
Plantation, Fla. – February 9, 2010: DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, announced today it will invest US $22.5 million to expand its hub facility at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky... View More
When a supply chain manager recently complained to me about the hiring constraints forced upon his department due to the still slow upturn in the economy, I asked him what level of employee he most needed.... View More
Measurements are important. It has been often said that if you can measure it, you can manage it. Most measures are inward looking but others are dyadic and can measure exchange activities between firms.... View More
Logistics professionals have been hearing the same two words for years: “Cut costs.” But each year these words have a different tone. In 2009 the tone was panicky, which resulted in layoffs... View More
Companies shipping goods to customers have several things to consider, from what carrier and transportation mode to utilize, to the packaging for the shipments. In addition to these essential details,... View More
Have you made a list of New Year’s resolutions? Did you include popular items such as losing weight, spending more time with family and friends, or getting organized? While you’re working to... View More
UPS today announced an order of 14 purpose-built, electric vehicles from British manufacturer Modec, increasing the size of its UK green fleet to 20. The vehicles will operate out of UPS's Camden and... View More
NetworkWorld--FedEx, which Monday saw a nationwide software glitch impact the mobile devices called PowerPads used by its package-delivery personnel, said it has resolved the problem. However, the FedEx... View More
As the situation in Egypt continues to evolve, our acceptance policy for mail destined to that country also is evolving. Effective immediately, all Post Office™ and other mail acceptance locations... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the expansion of its UPS Expressâ® Freight service into Israel and Slovakia to serve expanding hubs for high-tech, industrial and automotive companies. The UPS... View More
RALEIGH, NC—Supply chain leaders are overwhelmingly more uncertain now than they were last year or the year before. A recent Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium survey, Uncertainty is Certain:... View More
RALEIGH, NC, February 4, 2011 — Bruce Tompkins, executive director of the Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium, has been named one of this year’s “Provider Pros to Know in the Supply Chain... View More
On January 2, 2011, new USPS Shipping Services prices went into effect for Domestic and International products such as Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select and Global Express Guaranteed, Express... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—FedEx SupplyChain, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), today announced significant enhancements to its FedEx Critical Inventory Logistics® service. FedEx Critical Inventory... View More
