All shippers in the U.S. have to follow the regulations for shipping hazardous materials and dangerous goods established by the Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In addition, they have to meet... View More

SurePost, a UPS solution, and SmartPost, a FedEx solution, both rely on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to get small packages to their final destinations. Through SurePost and SmartPost, UPS and FedEx are... View More

When it comes to uncovering supply chain savings, the focus is usually on outbound shipments, but what about inbound shipments? The costs associated with inbound shipments may be as difficult to... View More

In a recent conversation, a director of supply chain commented, “You almost need a master’s, juris doctorate, and about 30 years of experience in supply chain management to understand today’s... View More

Surcharges consist of all special handling surcharges and shipper-caused exceptions. They’re the charges your carrier adds to your invoice due to things like Saturday package deliveries or residential... View More

Today, if you’re a global enterprise shipping a vast number of shipments, or even a mid-sized company shipping a relatively high number of shipments, using multiple carriers isn’t just a good... View More

A purchasing card (p-card), whether it’s a physical credit card or a ghost/electronic card, can be a very advantageous payment option for shippers looking to reduce the headaches caused by traditional... View More

Whether you use a third-party audit company to monitor your weekly carrier invoices or have built a homegrown system to do it internally, it is important to understand the various degrees of auditing classifications... View More

Not long ago, President of the Association for Postal Commerce Dr. Gene Del Polito was quoted in aMinyanville article as saying, “‘For FedEx and UPS, the costs are lower to deliver in... View More

Flipping through channels after a long day of supply chain cost-savings finding, it occurred to me that supply chain managers who participate in group purchasing organizations (GPOs) are kind of like viewers... 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

Through supply chain visibility technology, it is now possible for companies to view their parcel and freight shipments no matter their locations, and track them in as close to real time as data feeds... View More