Journal of Commerce--GENCO Supply Chain Solutions said Monday it completed its merger with ATC Technology Corp., forming a combined company that will be privately owned and rebranded under the name GENCO... View More

The Washington Post has reported that "a federal jury said FedEx must pay $66 million to now-defunct ATA Airlines, saying the package delivery company broke a contract that ultimately pushed ATA into bankruptcy."... View More

WASHINGTON — After nearly 10 years as U.S. Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service, John E. Potter today announced that he will retire on Dec. 3, after 32 years of service. The... View More

Bloomberg has reported that "United Parcel Service Inc. expects to handle 430 million packages globally between Thanksgiving and Christmas and has added flights in China to meet surging export demand,... View More

For most businesses, establishing a clear brand identity increases customer familiarity, recognition and retention. Companies of all sizes using delivery service providers to get their products, documents... View More

The U.S. Postal Service today announced its decision to appeal the Sept. 30 ruling of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) denying the Postal Service exigent price request. The Postal Service Governors’... View More

Journal of Commerce--U.S. Customs and Border Protection this week gave the International Trade Data System higher priority at the request of other federal agencies that will receive import data through... View More

Journal of Commerce--Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin wants to rebuild the agency’s frayed relationship with the customs brokerage community. U.S. Customs and brokers traditionally... View More

Dead Tree Edition--The U.S. Postal Service’s decision, announced today, to appeal the Postal Regulatory Commission's exigency-rate ruling could backfire, and yet in a way the Postal Service can’t... View More

Most of us are familiar with the typical fuel surcharge formula - a percentage of the basic freight charge is added to the freight bill. The question is: “Is there any logic to that formula?”... View More

I have observed a fairly disturbing trend: Many organizations are heavily engaged in reengineering or change management efforts that are focused on best practices, benchmarking, balanced scorecards, metrics... View More

Online retailers have worked hard to make online shopping a simple, no-frills experience for their customers. A few clicks to comparison shop and settle on a purchase, then a couple clicks more to check... View More

Please download the PDF in order to see the referenced charts. On September 29 FedEx released a part of their 2011 General Rate Increase (GRI). To this point FedEx has released information concerning four... View More

Direct-to-consumer brands and continuity shippers face unique challenges in effectively managing product returns. Whereas traditional retailers expect to receive a percentage of returns by product categories,... View More

Supply Chain Digest--As many of you know, supply chain flexibility has been a recurring theme this year, with a couple of 2010 columns trying to ponder what it is and if it can be measured, among other... View More

Journal of Commerce--Commercial warehousing revenue in the U.S. will total $50 billion this year, exceeding pre-recession levels, according to a new report by Armstrong & Associates. Contract and public... View More

According to The Motley Fool, "The recession hasn't been kind to UPS, which comes in with a score of 3. The shipping and delivery company is a bellwether for economic conditions, and when overall business... View More

Journal of Commerce--Retailers that survived the Great Recession by cutting costs now see their supply chains as vehicles for growth as well as savings, according to a survey of 175 supply chain managers.... View More

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.93 for thethird quarter of 2010, a 69% improvement over the prior-year period. Global revenuegrew 9.3%, generating $1.5 billion... View More

The New York Times -- THE rapid recovery in world trade after the financial crisis appears to have slowed this spring and summer, raising new concerns about the global economy. Read more!... View More