The short answer to the question above is a definite…...maybe. Before we explore the issue, you should know that my personal, very biased answer throughout my career has been a resounding “yes”.... View More
In today’s 24/7 business cycle, warehouses must be fully integrated and ready to provide instant information about inventory as it is being handled. To remain competitive, this means updating information... View More
Many shippers we’ve talked to over the last several months have some basic misunderstandings about DIM weighting, and the resulting planning efforts are often leading them down the wrong path. We’ve... View More
Small parcel shippers understand the nature of the General Rate Increase, and they best attempt to mitigate the increase accordingly. We, as shippers, understood the dimensional weight logic to change... View More
Professional basketball players, coaches and owners may be among the country’s wealthiest individuals. But they could have been a whopping $11.5 million richer. That’s the total amount of fines... View More
International shippers have faced a perfect storm of unfortunate situations in recent months. From the longshoremen strike that brought West Coast-Asian shipping routes to a standstill, to news that China’s... View More
HT Berry Company, based in Canton, Mass., is a leading distributor of paper, disposable products, and janitorial supplies as well as a leading provider of sustainable solutions. Founded in 1964 in Boston’s... View More
Recently I worked with some colleagues to investigate how to get better service quality out of suppliers. The results show that the traditional buying and contract evaluation approaches developed for managing... View More
The acquisition of TNT Express by FedEx makes strategic sense for FedEx to immediately grow its European capabilities, distribution footprint and marketshare. While FedEx already operates a sizeable air... View More
As you look down the tracks, all you see is the Locomotive approaching you. The locomotive could be alone going to the repair yard, or it could be a local “switch” engine, or is it a locomotive... View More
The fuel surcharge was instituted a long time ago to mitigate the rising cost of fuel. It seems like the carriers are trying to figure out how to keep it alive…Hmmm. Fuel is at its lowest level... View More
This winter, weather extremes were the norm throughout the country—but no area was hit harder than the Northeast, where areas like eastern Massachusetts recorded epic amounts of snow and frigid temperatures.... View More
Supply Chain professionals in all areas of Logistics and Supply Management focus on gaining and maintaining technical knowledge and skills in their area(s) of expertise. They earn college degrees (and... View More
As the curtain rises on 2015 many parcel shippers are unaware of the storm awaiting them in their small package invoices.The high pressure system of the annual GRI, the strong winds of new DIM calculations... View More
Most large parcel shippers would agree that the parcel industry is evolving at a pace more rapidly than we have ever seen in recent history. After years of shippers designing and operating their parcel... View More
When it comes to e-commerce retailers, one of the most overlooked operational investments is the packaging process for outbound parcel shipments. Many of today’s retailers are pushing their orders... View More
On December 13, the US Senate passed the FY 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill that included an amendment introduced by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine that is aimed at suspending some of the HOS rules that went into... View More
According to the Urban Dictionary when someone tells you to get real, they want you to get a reality check and to stop behaving as though you're living in a fantasy world. The Pew Research Center said... View More
I am not in the freight audit business. I do however spend hours upon hours each week wading through a myriad of shippers’ parcel invoices, studying patterns and looking for ways and means to either... View More
Barely a week in, 2015 may well have proven itself as the most interesting year in the history of parcel shipping (What a triumph!). During the home stretch of 2014, tryptophan wasn't the only source of... View More
