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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 […]

“Speed” and “Urgency” are words commonly used in the world of AOG repairs, as airlines spare no expense in locating parts needed to […]

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 […]

Next time you see an 18-wheeler stuck in a traffic jam, you’d better hope it’s not carrying a shipment addressed to you or […]

When the President hosted a White House ceremony in June to mark the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, included among the invited […]

Remember the children’s game Jenga?  Players would place wooden blocks atop each other in a criss-cross pattern until inevitably, the tower would come […]

A recent analysis by Logistics Management reported widespread expectations for a LTL rate increase this year in the range of two to four percent.  The […]

“Hell hath no fury like a consumer with a late delivery,” could be the new mantra for today’s businesses.  After all, expectations for […]

A study of U.S./Canada border crossing delays found the average wait was 29 minutes.  But for participants in the U.S./Canada “Free and Secure […]

A study by Gartner technology consultants found usage of cloud-based solutions within the supply chain management sector increased by 40 percent during 2012.   Further, the […]

At one point last winter, Florida was the only one of the 50 states that did not have snow on the ground.  The. Only. One.  […]

With the spotlight pointed directly at the predicted capacity shortage, businesses are looking to ensure that their shipments will not be left behind.  […]

In its simplest form, demand management refers to the process whereby businesses utilize various indicators to forecast customer demand, and align its supply […]