If youre an optimist, a box is half full. If youre a pessimist, its half empty. If youre a shipping manager, its not yet ready for shipping. Whatever you ship, whether its industrial valves, electronics... View More
By Bert Moore Prognostication is always fun. When you�re right, no one remembers. When you�re wrong, no one forgets. So, rather than climb out on this limb all by myself, I�ve invited some industry experts... View More
The growth of the parcel consolidation sector can be seen in one simple statistic: over half of the companies listed in our survey entered the parcel consolidation business in 1997 or later. Clearly, the... View More
The one common thread in the automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) industry these days is standards. Whether it�s wireless LANs (WLANs), radio frequency identification (RFID) or barcode package... View More
This is not a contest between technologies. Barcodes, two-dimensional (2D) symbols and RFID smart labels may compliment each other in everyday use. We already see examples of linear and 2D symbols being... View More
Parcel Shipping & Distribution Expo, October 5-7, 1999 The Expo, held in Chicago, was a rousing success from the standpoint of the magazine staff. But how we felt about the show is one... View More
We�re spoiled in the US. We have one of the largest, most dynamic economies in the world, and we can ship almost anything within this large geographical area without having to worry about currencies, customs... View More
Members of the general public give little, if any, thought as to how it is that a parcel arrives on their doorstep or how they can go to a nearby store and purchase a product manufactured in a distant
Amazon wants to become the next major global 3PL, expanding beyond Fulfillment by Amazon.Amazon recently launched Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), a new platform opening its freight, warehou
For years, parcel auditing carried an implicit prerequisite: you had to be big enough to justify it. The conventional wisdom among smaller shippers went something like this �
The debate on application programming interfaces (API) vs electronic data interchange (EDI) in logistics influences conversations as parcel carriers and supply chain technology providers expan
Members of the general public give little, if any, thought as to how it is that a parcel arrives on their doorstep or how they can go to a nearby store and purchase a product manufactured in a distant
Amazon wants to become the next major global 3PL, expanding beyond Fulfillment by Amazon.Amazon recently launched Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), a new platform opening its freight, warehou
For years, parcel auditing carried an implicit prerequisite: you had to be big enough to justify it. The conventional wisdom among smaller shippers went something like this �
The debate on application programming interfaces (API) vs electronic data interchange (EDI) in logistics influences conversations as parcel carriers and supply chain technology providers expan