The world of non-production shipping and receiving undergoes a major transition every decade or so. The widespread adoption of outsourcing was the last large-scale transition that happened more than 10... View More
The logistics world is abuzz with chatter about the latest trends in automated warehouse management. The current craze seems to be wireless technology. But unlike many technological flashes in the pan,... View More
Messenger services and regionalized carriers have been around for quite some time. In fact, they probably date back to before the medieval ages when some entrepreneurial lad conceived the idea of making... View More
Are you ready for transportation's seismic shift? Carriers traditionally pegged "parcel" are emerging as global full-service parcel and freight providers. If you think reviewing their contracts, data... View More
I hear it all the time: I have great rates from my parcel carrier. But what I find when I probe a little deeper is that most shippers have focused on only half of the equation. Getting great rates from... View More
Lately Ive been spending a significant amount of time with larger shippers (>1K/packages per day) helping to define business rules, routing guides and taking as much of the guess work out of shipping as... View More
Everyone knows theres an East-West trade imbalance, and if you dont, well, you probably havent been paying attention. But the more pressing question is: how long is it going to last? Well, that depends... View More
Certainly one of the most welcome challenges that could be faced in business is strong growth. We all want it but must adapt to its opportunities and challenges appropriately. In a manual fulfillment environment,... View More
How do you define success? This is a question often asked of executives at Fortune 500 companies, but rarely do you get the same answer as the one given by Lisa Tegtmeyer, senior director of Distribution... View More
In good times, running a company is exhilarating. Money is flowing, customers are happy, employees have a spring in their step. In not-so-good timeslike nowthe very same job can feel like scaling Mt. Everest... View More
Advancements in mobile technology are helping close the competitive gap between regional and national players. While staples such as FedEx and UPS are still powerful entities in the express and overnight... View More
Spending packages with Click-N-Ship online at usps.com is not only Quick, Easy, Convenient its accepted. With the launch of Shipment Confirmation Acceptance Notice (SCAN), the USPS has added a new... View More
With supply chains becoming tighter and order sizes becoming smaller, more companies are turning to parcel shipping in an effort to meet their customers expectations at a price point they can afford. As... View More
1. Green shipping is already hereYou dont need to wait for this mega-trend its already happening. By 2010, there will be three main components to shipping decisions: cost (obviously), service (its got... View More
Working to save the planet and the children, American Childrens Safety Network felt like a little fish in a big pond. Thats the same problem many expanding companies face when they begin to look at shipping... View More
The Postal Act of 2006 was the biggest change to postal operations in three decades. And the Postal Service is about to leverage its new flexibility under the law to aggressively go after a bigger share... View More
The Postal Service is leveraging the flexibility afforded by the new pricing regulations under the Postal Act of 2006 by going after a bigger share of the highly-profitable and highly competitive package... View More
Rate Changes Effective May 12On May 12, prices will be adjusted for Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select, Parcel Return Service and International Mail. For the first time, the pricing includes commercial... View More
Revolutionary changes are taking place in the preparation, rate calculation and mailing and shipping processes of todays mail and parcels, much of it being driven by the USPS in an effort to identify ways... View More
Most shippers are aware that the United States government has recently passed a law, The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, which allows the United States Postal Service (USPS) the flexibility... View More
