RMA Numbers Help Streamline Returns Process

| Jim Tierney

Merchants accepting returned shipments from consumers can streamline the process by asking their customers to include their return merchandise authorization number on the side of their packages.

6 Tips for Last-minute Holiday Operations

| Jim Tierney

If you work in a warehouse or distribution center at this time of year, Christmas probably seems light years away due to the around-the-clock fulfillment process. But with only 17 days left before Christmas, Mike Jones, chief operating officer for Integrated Distribution Services, offers six tips to help streamline your last-minute holiday operations.

USPS Says Recession Cost $2.34B

| Jim Tierney

In defense of a bid for an exigent rate increase next year, the U.S. Postal Service claims the recession impacted its finances to the tune of $2.34 billion during fiscal years 2008-09, according to a Nov. 21 filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission