fuel
May 31 2017
As part of their 2017 rate changes, UPS and FedEx have changed the way they calculate fuel surcharge as of February 6. Instead of calculating based on the monthly jet fuel average price two mont... View More
data
May 30 2017
Far too often, parcel intelligence reporting is underused — if used at all — by even the highest-volume parcel shippers. Shippers tell me they know their shipping costs because they ca... View More
May 25 2017
Salt Lake City—Supply chain consulting and technology firm iDrive Logistics has rolled out a free educational portal to supplement knowledge and training across the supply chain. The portal—
clouds
May 25 2017
Up in the sky, a cloud can obscure the light of the sun, darkening one’s view. Down here in our digital world, it’s just the opposite — the cloud can shed light on information that has... View More
thinking
May 25 2017
Managing shipping costs is a key to any e-commerce business, yet many merchants fail to use the full set of options at their disposal. Most retailers understand that a customer isn’t just buyi... View More
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May 25 2017
Though larger retail stores are currently experiencing major ebbs and flows, the world of e-commerce is on the rise. As a matter of fact, there has been a 23% year-over-year growth in e-commerce sales
May 24 2017
CAMBRIDGE, MA—May 24, 2017—QubeVu, creator of the world’s fastest dimensioning technology, just made it easier for warehouse, distribution center, and shipping managers to install one... View More
May 24 2017
Frankenthal (Germany), May 23rd 2017 – Manufacturing replacement parts and shipping them out to the customer the very same day could soon become the industry standard. Same-day production and... View More
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May 23 2017
Editor's Note: This originally appeared in our sister publication, Mailing Systems Technology. But with the rise in packages being delivered by the USPS, we thought it was fitting for our PARCEL read... View More
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May 18 2017
Environmentally Friendly Packaging & the Impact on Customer Satisfaction In recent years, almost every business has aimed to become as environmentally friendly as possible, whether that be by usi... View More
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May 17 2017
UPS and FedEx’s recent carrier dim weight rate changes have prompted shippers to look for new ways to cost-effectively optimize carton-packing processes. The latest generation of cartonization softw
May 15 2017
Durham, N.C., May 15, 2017 – During the 2016 holiday season, nearly a third of shoppers purchased products online and subsequently picked them up at a store. This practice – known as “clic
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May 15 2017
The surveys conducted by Morgan Stanley provide an in-depth look into the current state of the supply chain and logistics industry. We are grateful to Morgan Stanley for allowing us to share these res
dimensional
May 11 2017
From Red Stag Fulfillment -- For the first time since 2015, (when Dimensional weight was introduced) FedEx and UPS have different formulas for their DIM Weight calculations AND different ba... View More
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May 8 2017
Editor's Note: This is the final part of a three-part series. If you would like to view parts one and two, you can access those here and here. Previously, we discussed an in-depth process f... View More
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May 3 2017
The UPS announcements on Saturday service, set to go into effect this month, represents a seismic shift in the carriers' perception of service delivery times and days of operations. Weekend... View More
May 2 2017
Consignor Group AS has published a 10-page guide to warehouse management in order to better aid businesses who want to optimize their warehouses and thus get better warehouse routines, redu... View More
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May 1 2017
If data collection, analysis, and intelligent decision making wasn’t a determining factor for business success, these articles might be fewer and farther between. The other reality — in the
April 28 2017
The BenchPro™ Series of bench scales is equipped with a bench base and integrated keypad display, making it the optimal weighing solution for many industries. Rice Lake, Wis.—Rice L... View More
April 26 2017
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--FedEx announced today that Sword & Plough is the grand prize winner of its 5th annual FedEx Small Business Grant Contest. Based in Denver, Colo., Sword & Plough will rece... View More

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