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“Transportation management system” means different things to different people. Fo...
Coming off a year that found both carriers and shippers struggling to piece together ...
If anything, the year 2020 highlighted the ways life can veer dramatically from the e...
The epidemic crisis of 2020 accelerated many trends in consumer behavior. It exposed ...
Consumers’ insatiable demand for e-commerce purchases, as well as rapidly deployed ...
We were expecting this.
Consumer demand shifts that accelerated during 2020 will have ongoing effects across ...
Right now, all shippers are worried about getting packages out the door, onto trucks,...
The unpredictability that characterized most of 2020 continues to make itself felt in...
Changes to the National Motor Freight Classifications issued Nov. 19, 2020 took effec...
The average rate increase for primary services provided by UPS and FedEx mirrors that...
We’ve been hearing a lot about the bullwhip effect and how it can tailspin even the...
All it takes is one flick of the wrist to create a violent “crack!” of the bullwh...
In today’s retail environment, the online and brick-and-mortar roles are reversing....
If your business relies on flexible poly-packaging or Maintenance, Repair and Operati...
When combined with ongoing supply chain impacts of COVID-19, the peak season for Inte...
At October’s mid-point, shippers and shoppers are intensifying their holiday activi...
With more than half of customers going elsewhere after a poor experience, now is not ...
Shippers and retailers face the most demanding peak holiday season in their history.
The COVID-19 outbreak created an entirely new world for the small package industry, e...
Shipping used to be a linear exercise. A manufacturer shipped products to a distribut...
With more shoppers going online to place orders this year, the holiday e-commerce sea...
Much like a successful marriage, the relationship between a shipper and its logistics...
Feeling the pinch of carrier surcharges and other rising transportation costs?
If you can't pinpoint which products are and aren’t making your company money, it...
To strike the balance between complying with COVID-related shutdowns, fulfilling thei...
Most shippers expect an annual general rate increase from the major parcel carriers. ...
You may not be able to keep parcel carriers from imposing unexpected peak season cost...
When you approach the insource-outsource decision-making process, it is important to ...
Introduced throughout the year — often with little or no advance warning — carrie...
When you are not accustomed to an outsourcing model the concept can seem pretty black...
When it comes to supply chain management, many companies ask themselves the “Insour...
The global pandemic and the disruption of foreign production is driving many manufact...
The role of e-commerce in keeping the United States and world economies going was nev...
If you want to see CEOs and CFOs sit up and take notice during one of our presentatio...
The effects of COVID-19 on North American business are creating supply chain challeng...
Amid encouraging gains experienced by manufacturing sectors during June, price increa...
Supply chain visibility empowers you to reduce risk and improve customer service. Tha...
As the first half of 2020 comes to a close, one thing we can say with certainty is th...
Organizations that invested in supply chain mapping are more successfully managing CO...
In Albert Einstein’s famous equation “E=mc2,” both energy and mass are replacea...
For many organizations, a rear-view perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic reveals oppo...
No matter how you manage it, transformation always comes with costs. When moving from...
As the global pandemic confined consumers to their homes, record volumes of online sa...
The term supply chain dates back to only 1982. In an interview with Financial Times, ...
After months of staying at home to “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic i...
For centuries, we have all relied on supply chains to deliver critical goods. The bes...
Perhaps you’ve heard the famous proverb: “Necessity is the mother of invention....
We are living in a rare and significant time in human history. Anyone alive in 2020 w...
While a historic drop in April’s sales numbers revealed pain experienced across the...
As the nation begins the process of reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s ...
Consumers have steadily been shifting to a more customized shopping experience in rec...
In the 1980s, Service Merchandise was a retail force. The “catalog showroom” shop...
As companies adjust to life altered by the novel Coronavirus outbreak, manufacturing ...
Supply chain strategies after the COVID-19 disruption will likely be significantly di...
In times of crisis, immediate challenges that jeopardize your ability to operate and ...
In retail, timing is everything. Deliver what consumers want where and when they want...
It seems a perpetual peak season is rapidly becoming the new norm in small package sh...
When you think about the biggest risk to your company, what comes to mind? A data bre...
The drive for visibility across the supply chain is based on the assumption of accura...
Knowing that customers flocked to its stores to “experience” a select number of p...
Has your company ever shipped a product to the 99999 zip code?
Consumer products manufacturers’ e-commerce operations need a reverse logistics pro...
Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Logistics of Valentine’s Day
"I feel the need . . . the need for speed!"
If your well-established Consumer Packaged Goods company is like many legacy brands, ...
In 2018, U.S. consumers spent $517.6 billion online, up 15% over the prior year. E-co...
In an era where delivery choice and speed are becoming fundamental expectations for e...
In today’s marketplace, more of your customers are purchasing products online. Thro...
Consumer expectations are fueling retailers’ response to service demands. Organizat...
Indirect Spend presents complex challenges but brings opportunities for increased eff...
Profit hides in Indirect Spend. When it comes to finding and protecting that profit, ...
Large volume parcel shippers have a huge transportation budget laden with line items....
Shipping cost management challenges are second nature for many businesses. Optimizing...
The e-commerce explosion is leaving retailers scrambling to differentiate themselves ...
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