SEKO Worldwide (www.sekologistics.com) – a global provider of supply-chain solutions, including comprehensive transportation, logistics and IT solutions – is thrilled to announce a major milestone... View More
Journal of Commerce--FedEx is forecasting its earnings in the fiscal quarter ending this month will come up to 40 percent below earlier projections because of the severe impact winter storms across the... View More
Post&Parcel--The Australian arm of DHL Supply Chain will work with Pfizer Australia to expand the pharmaceutical giant’s distribution network. DHL Supply Chain has been delivering prescriptions to... View More
Post&Parcel--DHL Global Forwarding chartered three aircraft to help fly in flowers from Latin America into the US for Valentine’s Day. The company said despite heavy rains strongly affecting this... View More
Bloomberg--LAS VEGAS (AP) — United Parcel Service Co. said Monday it arranged $22.5 million in franchisee lending for its retail outlets. The shipping company said the loan program was created by... View More
Wall Street Journal--FedEx Corp. (FDX) lowered its outlook for earnings in the current quarter because severe winter storms and higher-than-expected fuel prices pressured expenses higher. The company,... View More
SEATTLE, WA — February 14, 2011 — Satori Software today announced a strategic partnership with Three Dog Logistics to be the vendor-of-choice for MailRoom ToolKit and Bulk Mailer customers. ... View More
Journal of Commerce--Amazon.com says it will close its distribution center in Irving, Texas, because the state is demanding the Internet retailer pay $269 million in sales taxes. Amazon also is canceling... View More
Journal of Commerce--Rising costs and a $39 million tax bill led to a $40.2 million loss for less-than-truckload carrier Vitran in the fourth quarter and a $42.9 million loss for the year. The Canadian-based... View More
Memphis Commercial Appeal--Union leaders have endorsed a tentative labor agreement between FedEx and its pilots and scheduled a ratification vote Feb. 25 to March 23. Read more!... View More
Post&Parcel--The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed yesterday a number of ways it is working to improve the flow of parcels and packages into the United States. Security measures put in... View More
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
