Sustainability, efficiency, and cost reduction are often closely aligned with respect to shipping. Greening your shipments can add to your bottom line while also generating customer goodwill and strengthening... View More
Our 2011 PARCEL Forum surpassed our expectations — and from comments we’ve received, it surpassed those of our attendees and vendors, as well. In today’s economic environment, I think... View More
As 2011 draws to a close, retailers, suppliers and manufacturers all want to know what the New Year has in store for them. While the U.S. economy continues its tepid recovery, the upcoming presidential... View More
If your freight bills aren’t being audited before payment and/or after payment, you’re losing money. Why? People make mistakes, and even the best automated billing systems depend on the accurate... View More
As expected, UPS announced on its website Friday that, effective January 2, 2012, the published rates for its services will be increasing.UPS Ground services will increase a net 4.9% through a combination... View More
The author Jean Toomer once wrote, “Acceptance of prevailing standards often means that we have no standards of our own.” Any company with a global logistics network should be able to identify... View More
In this column, I would like to introduce the concept of Intralogistics as the new mantra for Materials Management. APICS defines Materials Management as “the grouping of management functions supporting... View More
While negotiating contracts with your carriers, it's not enough to focus on just the price that you're paying on a rate sheet; you also need to pay close attention to the dimensional factor that is being... View More
In a recent article on exporting from the United States we talked about three companies in the market place that can help you make entry into foreign markets. (See the article from our August issue ... View More
As I compose this column it’s three days into the widespread power failures caused by Hurricane Irene. Writing in the comfort of my office at home – comfortable only because of my generator... View More
As the owner of one of the largest and fastest growing Parcel Auditing and Contract Negotiating firms in the domestic US, I am constantly fielding inquiries from shippers regarding their small parcel shipping... View More
The sage adage "Think globally, act locally" has never been more relevant to businesses — especially those that ship goods. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, roughly 96 percent of the world's... View More
Wholesalers and retailers have trended away from large distribution centers, moving instead to leaner drop-ship operations. To achieve this nimble speed to market, suppliers have been forced to use small... View More
With Internet sales on the rise, more shippers of jewelry, gold coins, watches, electronics and expensive fashion are filling b-to-c orders. This means more parcels, lower declared values, demand for lower... View More
There is an increasing emphasis these days on continuing education, both to succeed in the logistics & transportation field and to maintain professional competence, whether through face-to-face interaction... View More
High-volume parcel shippers have used complex and customized automation strategies to help reduce costs in their supply chain for many years. What’s new today is that many of these strategies are... View More
Price sheets are promises – invoices are facts. Ever promise to charge your client $15 shipping and end up paying $25 and having to eat the difference? Commercial carriers like UPS and FedEx have... View More
Robert O. Fabrize, doctoral candidate in the Department of Marketing and Logistics at the University of North Texas, and Dr. Martin Theodore (Ted) Farris II, Ph.D., CTL, Professor at the University of... View More
Shippers are often surprised when I suggest setting targets for service providers in transportation sourcing events. Economists refer to this concept as "anchoring". Many, if not most, shippers simply... View More
Based on Profit Point’s recent Transportation Survey of industry leaders, 90+% of shippers identify cost, service, and finding adequate transportation capacity as their continuing priorities in... View More
