Being environmentally conscious doesn’t mean the same thing today as it did a few years ago. Before, incorporating green initiatives into operations was a relatively novel, cutting-edge business... View More
Airfreight & Logistics (Market Underweight): We spoke with an industry contact based in Europe about ocean container rates and his outlook for global containership capacity. Global ocean container volumes... View More
The requirements for protecting machinery and people are changing more and more with the increased use of automation. With the growing demand for automated processes, logistics operations and factories... View More
As forecasted by IDTechEx, there has been a surge in orders for RFID in 2009. Despite the world’s largest RFID project, the $6 billion China National ID card scheme, being completed a year earlier,... View More
The U.S. transportation industry will experience at least one more year of muted growth, The Colography Group, Inc. said today in releasing a mid-year update to its annual projections for growth in the... View More
EDITOR'S NOTE: Doug Kahl has prepared the following to help you understand the current state of fuel surcharges and how to calculate them in advance of the carriers releasing the information to you. Keeping... View More
EDITOR'S NOTE: Doug Kahl has prepared the following to help you understand the current state of fuel surcharges and how to calculate them in advance of the carriers releasing the information to you. Keeping... View More
The Internet has revolutionized how people in business get things done. Tasks that used to take hours are now only a click away. Gone are the days of establishing relationships through face-to-face meetings... View More
Sometimes motivation is forced upon us. We are thrust into the Un-comfort Zone. And, whether we sink or swim depends on how we respond to the situation. How do you react during a crisis? Here are... View More
There are currently a finite number of high volume shippers and carriers in the market, and they are eager to secure long-term service contracts to preserve the status quo. With the current lack of economic... View More
If you have missed the recent earnings announcements from the parcel companies that are required to report, you see a very interesting trend. Here in chronological order are some of the public filings... View More
I recently sat through a fascinating presentation by a VP at FedEx on the topic of the operational impacts of bad addresses. One of the slides claimed that 25% of the domestic shipments and 35% of the... View More
Online ROI Calculator Newcastle Systems’ NB Series Mobile Powered Workstations are designed to hold and power a variety of equipment that includes computers, industrial printers, barcode scanners... View More
As corporate America continues to cut back during this downturn, shippers face a dilemma: They need to deliver the goods, but they want to find the best value for their parcel shipments following the price... View More
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
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
