The international shipping market is having a phenomenal growth spurt. Growth is being shaped by changes in international trade agreements, new technologies which are fueling globalization and the value... View More
We live in an instant gratification culture. When consumers want something, be it fast food, designer clothing or high-end stereo equipment, they want it now, and they want choices. If the company cant... View More
Pullquote: Were getting well over 90% of our Hawaii packages delivered the same day we drop them at the DDU, which is phenomenal. Its 5 AM in Hana, Hawaii. Do you know where your package is? XanGo... View More
Pullquote: Besides the simplicity of the interface, its the new range and flexibility of USPS services that drive the eBay online postage solutions popularity. Imagine for a moment that you... View More
The convergence of technologies onto a single unified platform (specifically RFID, barcoding, static and dynamic weighing, dimensioning and sensors) will transform the supply chain whether the shipment... View More
The glamour of the Academy Awards... and JCPenney? On the surface it seemed an odd couple; but have you visited JCPenney's online store recently? It's glamorous; its Hollywood; its showtime. And its sure... View More
When working on the implementation of a Warehouse Manage-ment System (WMS), nothing beats experience. The only negative part of that concept is the pain that one has to go through in order to get that... View More
The evaluation of your present space capabilities will lead you to one of three conclusions: First, youre out of space now. Second, youre going to be out of space very soon, or third, you have enough operating... View More
Ordinarily, impressive sales growth makes the CEO, sales executives and stakeholders very happy. But sales growth does not always translate into additional profits. Depending on your warehousing operations,... View More
The conventional process adopted by customers shopping for business process, application service provider and information technology outsourcing services generally involves an RFP process. This includes... View More
The warehousing industry is a dynamic, rapidly evolving industry that proves time and again its a great deal more than just storage. Professionals at the forefront of the industry have been challenged... View More
If you have a Web site, you want people to find it. If its a business site used to promote or sell products or services, the life of your business may depend on whether your site shows up in the first... View More
In UPS relatively short five years as a publicly traded company, its stock arguably suffered its worst blow this January, immediately following the managements announcement that it wouldnt meet Wall Streets... View More
Frustrated with restrictive carrier refund policies, many experienced shippers have reached the conclusion that traditional service guarantees dont work. But instead of giving up, what can you do about... View More
I know youre having a hard time keeping up with technology. You probably just sent out your first email recently, since youve resigned yourself to the fact that this Internet thing is not a fad. Oh, wait... View More
Ordinarily, impressive sales growth makes the CEO, sales executives and stakeholders very happy. But sales growth does not always translate into additional profits. Depending on your warehousing operations,... View More
The warehousing industry is a dynamic, rapidly evolving industry that proves time and again its a great deal more than just storage. Professionals at the forefront of the industry have been challenged... View More
The conventional process adopted by customers shopping for business process, application service provider and information technology outsourcing services generally involves an RFP process. This includes... View More
While the job of parcel shipping and distribution remains essentially the same, conveyor and sortation technology is evolving to keep pace with the demands of the modern distribution center. Getting the... View More
When considering interior protective packaging for products which must survive shipment from their point of manufacture to their ultimate point of use, we generally consider that these protective materials... View More
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
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
Many e-commerce brands face rising levels of dead stock — the merchandise deemed unsellable or unlikely to sell soon. As executives evaluate e-commerce dead stock reduction options, some initially a
The world’s largest parcel carriers are shrinking physical footprints while expanding algorithmic control. UPS now processes the majority of its volume through automated facilities, and maj
What does an optimal e-commerce network look like? Is it the network with the fewest facilities, the fastest delivery promise, or the lowest transportation cost? In practice, the answe
A freight damage claim often points attention toward the carrier, but the root cause can start much earlier. If pallet loads leave a facility with inconsistent containment, shifting and instab
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – ProShip, a leading and award-winning provider of multi-carrier shipping software, has announced the return of ProS Who Know, an annual virtual event focused on the trends
Facilities handling high-volume parcel sorting and cross-docking operations face unprecedented challenges as cargo theft networks grow more sophisticated and insider threats multiply. Identifying th
