ATLANTA, July 17, 2014 — While many supply chain executives are well aware of the risks facing their supply chains and the undesirable consequences, many are still not developing and executing strategies... View More
When a person takes public transportation to work, school, or even just for fun, the chances of that bus or train stopping right at the desired destination is pretty small. Many urban locations are working... View More
FedEx Air shippers have long seen dimensional logic applied to each package—if the package shipped in a non-FedEx box or tube. Lightweight Air shippers who try to avoid “the dim” or simply... View More
Lighthouses are a simple technology that safely guide ship captains along coastlines and into harbors: A regular pulse of light signals the path that will bring sailors home. Pick-to-light technology brings... View More
It is early July, and the future is unclear. The opposition is firmly entrenched on either side and possesses resources so far outnumbering their own that winning is improbable and even survival is uncertain.... View More
The rules around international mailing of dangerous goods are a lot like being on a diet: There are a lot more things on the NOT ALLOWED list than on the allowable list. And even those few dangerous goods... View More
UPS recently announced that it was following FedEx in applying DIM (dimensional) weighing to all ground shipments, not just large packages. While the two giants both divulged these changes, they did so... View More
Late on a Friday afternoon in early May, FedEx dropped a bombshell — effective January 1, 2015, all Ground shipments, regardless of size, will be subject to DIM (short for dimensional) charges. For... View More
In a previous article penned for PARCEL (There’s Gold in Them Hills, May/June 2013) we discussed how online retailers can leverage a good returns process to increase customer satisfaction, lower... View More
Omni-channel is the newest buzzword in the supply chain world. But unlike previous “hot new things,” omni-channel has the potential to deliver on its promise. This article is the first in a... View More
