Great Data is Not Enough: Negotiating Carrier Agreements
True parcel experts are relatively rare, and if you don’t have one on your side, your parcel contract analysis and negotiation is not a level playing field with your...
True parcel experts are relatively rare, and if you don’t have one on your side, your parcel contract analysis and negotiation is not a level playing field with your...
A whopping 90% of Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. rely on at least one third-party logistics (3PL) provider to help with their logistics needs. This statistic, from an...
Ecommerce and most business-to-business (B2B) companies don’t exist to ship products. That may be an important role in what they do, but it’s not the purpose. They want to...
Whether you know it or not, you’re already familiar with the concept of dynamic pricing. If you plan to fly home for Thanksgiving, you can find a reasonably-priced ticket...
By Steve Givens Companies, especially eCommerce retailers, are under a lot of financial pressure. Not only are they competing against other brands in getting eyes on their products, but...
By Karl Wheeler This article first appeared in PARCEL, January – February ’23, p. 22 UPS claims better on-time performance than FedEx. But is that the case? Here’s how...
By Nathan Hughes Rising interest rates and concerns about a possible recession are putting new pressures on CFOs to reduce fixed costs and better manage spend with their operating...
Article Written by Easypost One-size-fits-all doesn’t work well when it comes to shipping; the same goes for your business’s carrier mix. The best way to determine which carriers are...
If your company produces products, you know you need to procure the raw materials to make the goods. Or maybe you acquire the finished goods wholesale and repackage or...
Logistics is a huge industry with many moving parts. Inbound logistics. Outbound logistics. It can be confusing to determine the difference and understand how each impacts your company. But...