For many of us, this economic downturn seems almost unprecedented. Many employees within an organization, whether they're manning the shipping dock or overseeing the company as a CEO, are wondering, "What... View More
Since the Kyoto Protocol was ratified in 1997, carbon emissions have been making headlines. 2007 marked the 10-year anniversary of Kyoto, and the protocol’s signatory countries must meet their carbon... View More
Entrepreneurs have recognized that the recession presents major opportunities for offering new services. Some Regional Carriers are leading the way with many bold new initiatives. Estafeta is the largest... View More
On a recent carrier contract review with a client, I was trying to explain how their packages were getting shipping charge corrections due to dimensional weight issues. The client responded by explaining... View More
In a normal business environment, Operational Excellence for most companies means leveraging Lean Six Sigma teams to optimize and control critical processes. In this strained economy, however, it means... View More
In these tough economic times, many companies are reducing or suspending their spending. Even companies that are doing well are trying to reduce spending so that they continue doing well. Reducing cost... View More
The famous psychologist Carl Rogers wrote, "Man's inability to communicate is a result of his failure to listen effectively.•bCrLf When I teach leadership workshops, one of the exercises is to ask... View More
The current economic climate has affected everyone, and parcel shippers are no exception. While fuel prices have been a pleasant surprise in 2009 and provided some relief, we are all still feeling the... View More
We have often heard Canadians interested in purchasing goods from the US ask what the total duties and taxes payable are on the item. Four elements -- (1) country of origin, (2) classification, (3) duties,... View More
Airfreight & Logistics (Market Underweight): We spoke with an industrial products shipper based in the Midwest regarding his current bid with FDX for small package and LTL service. Our contact spent approximately... View More
When it comes to handling returned product, companies do not measure their returns process with the same rigor they use for outbound distribution. In fact, nearly 40% of companies do not track reverse... View More
Looking to increase sales revenue and considering the international marketplace? More than half of the companies in the U.S. have overcome their concerns; fraud, complex operational issues and high shipping... View More
Isn’t it funny how, just when you think you have a firm grip on your sourcing strategy, something happens – dramatic shifts in fuel prices, or a faltering economy – to make you want to... View More
The silver lining in today's recession may be that shippers are seeing their buying power improve and have significant leverage with their carriers. A clear turning of the tables, as just a year ago, shippers... View More
The silver lining in today's recession may be that shippers are seeing their buying power improve and have significant leverage with their carriers. A clear turning of the tables, as just a year ago, shippers... View More
PLANTATION, Fla and BONN, Germany, June 10, 2009 -- DHL is once again offering the DHL Innovation Award which gives young logistics scientists the opportunity gain attention for their practical logistics... View More
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, JUNE 16, 2009 — Deep in the Salvadoran jungle, rural residents are receiving free medical treatment in a 40-foot cargo container. Ocean shipping line APL helped bring the... View More
DETROIT, June 16, 2009 - The world will not emerge from the current recession without a reliance on global trade, the chairman and CEO of UPS said today. Addressing an audience of government and business... View More
LOUISVILLE, June 8, 2009 - UPS (NYSE:UPS) and its pilots' union, the Independent Pilots Association, today announced an innovative agreement that averts the immediate furlough of 300 UPS pilots. Earlier... View More
The chairman of Datalogic S.p.A, Mr. Romano Volta, received the "Prize of Prizes•bCrLf from the hands of the Italian President of the Republic, Honourable Giorgio Napolitano: the company wins the... View More
Parcel auditing has always been a discipline built on precision. Define the rules, run them against the data, and recover what's owed. For years, that model worked well, and in many respects
Everyone has heard the pitch: upload your invoices and carrier agreements into AI and let it tell you what you're owed. We wanted to test that claim. So we hired an independent AI engineerin
A recent Fast Company article written by the chief sustainability officer of Blue Yonder, Saskia van Gendt, caught my attention. Van Gendt wrote that while free returns have become a “powerf
For years, parcel auditing carried an implicit prerequisite: you had to be big enough to justify it. The conventional wisdom among smaller shippers went something like this �
Parcel auditing has always been a discipline built on precision. Define the rules, run them against the data, and recover what's owed. For years, that model worked well, and in many respects
Everyone has heard the pitch: upload your invoices and carrier agreements into AI and let it tell you what you're owed. We wanted to test that claim. So we hired an independent AI engineerin
A recent Fast Company article written by the chief sustainability officer of Blue Yonder, Saskia van Gendt, caught my attention. Van Gendt wrote that while free returns have become a “powerf
For years, parcel auditing carried an implicit prerequisite: you had to be big enough to justify it. The conventional wisdom among smaller shippers went something like this �
