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When a Bellevue, Washington consumer’s shipment failed to arrive on the scheduled day, she did what many consumers would do and called the retailer’s – […]

Does it ever seem like you’re operating, well, on auto-pilot when it comes to determining service levels for your airline parts shipments?  Such […]

When the U.S. Department of Commerce self-initiated anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of aluminum sheet from China, it brought […]

The typical business spends $11 to manually process each and every invoice.  Now think about the number of invoices that come in and out of […]

On the one hand, export opportunities have never been better for U.S. medical device manufacturers, as global demand continues to grow for high […]

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could choose the location of your next AOG emergency, so you could ensure that urgently needed parts […]

If you needed any convincing that the U.S. customs compliance process was in need of an overhaul, consider this statement from U.S. Customs […]

New rule changes took effect on July 1 that directly impact truckers and trucking companies.  But the effect of the rule changes are […]

More of a casual jog than an all-out sprint is one way to describe the rate at which the logistics industry has regained […]

Given the average “shelf life” of an article of clothing in some fashion retail chains is about six weeks before discounting begins, it’s […]

A quick look at logistics-related employment openings on Monster.com reveals job titles including “demand planning manager,” “global supply chain manager,” and “reverse logistics manager.”  Each […]

Many U.S. businesses took a “never again” attitude when diesel prices topped the $4.50 per gallon mark in the summer of 2008.  Managers looked askance […]

Despite signs that Canadian consumers may be losing patience with Canadian retailers’ slow progress at introducing online shopping venues, more than a few […]

A not so well kept secret – less than one percent of U.S. businesses engage in some type of export activity.  This is […]

Considering a career in supply chain or logistics management?  If so, then it might be helpful to know what types of experience and […]

Just the phrase sounds very corporate-speakish, and readers will be excused if their eyes start to glaze over contemplating a post on this […]