Delivering benchmarks
We aren’t quite sure when the shipping and delivery departments left their modest lodgings in the recesses of the warehouse and entered the boardroom.
Shipping/Delivery
Best practices for shippers
As competition for carrier resources becomes more intense, shippers that develop effective programs in collaboration with carriers are most likely to
Reducing shipping costs
We live in what may be dubbed, to use a clich, the Information Age. No matter what you’re looking for, whether it’s advice on your love life or products
The USPS Rate Case: Insider Tips to Control Shipping Costs
Parcel shippers often quip that a postal rate increase every year is as inevitable as death and taxes. But unlike death, which has no gradations, a rate hike can range from minor to exorbitant. As rate increases go, the U.S. Postal Service’s flat 5.4% increase, proposed in the 2006 rate case the USPS filed on April 8, appears to be moderate enough for most shippers to handle.
PCI Pain
To protect against identity theft and security breaches, Visa and MasterCard have joined forces to enact stringent credit-card security requirements The
UPS to Buy Overnite
United Parcel Service is buying Richmond, VA-based Overnite Corp for $1.25 billion. The acquisition will enable UPS to expand its ground freight services in North America
Negotiating a better parcel carrier contract
Now that postal rates are likely to be going up next year (see cover story), it’s more important than ever to negotiate or renegotiatiate your parcel-carrier
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Now You See It
IF YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH, you just may catch a glimpse of the next big thing in technology. computing, as it is widely called, is a market that’s slated
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Online jewelry merchant Ice.com’s wares include $1,300 diamond pendants, $3,000 engagement rings, and $4,000 pearl necklaces. Not surprisingly the company