The winter holiday season is a heavily conflicted time for Americans. December combines two pillars of American culture – adherence to tradition and a drive for commerce. On one hand, it is time for family, tradition, and reflection. On the other hand, it is a massive business undertaking that heavily involves logistics and supply chain…
The air cargo industry is bracing itself for the impact of measures taken to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus in China. Overnight, British Airways announced that it would suspend all direct flights to and from mainland China, with others expected to follow. United Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Air Canada are amongst the other…
As discussed in our recent blog IoT and the 4th Industrial Revolution, the transportation industry is the second- largest segment investing in the IoT (internet of things). The question now is, are these new mobile devices and technology advances helping prove their ROI?Banker, Cunnane, and Reiser recently published an article discussing how some of these…
The transportation industry is the second-largest segment investing in the Industrial Internet of Things (also known as, IoT.) IoT is a general term for web-enabled smart devices which could be as simple as a mobile phone, a virtual assistant device like Echo/Google, or a smart accessory like an Apple watch. However, it could be as…
2020 is here and now it’s more appropriate than ever to study up on the most popular trends to prepare for possible new challenges within the new year. We are currently in a highly transformative era in which experts are dubbing, “The 4th Industrial Revolution”. Technology is advancing in an exponential rate and businesses are…
Ho, ho, ho, the holidays are here! Every year, Santa the OG one-day shipper, delivers billions of presents to all the good children in the entire world in one single night. Upholding a track record of 100% on-time deliveries, maintaining a global distribution channel that can span the world in one night, and a keeping…
‘Tis the season in more ways than one! The holidays are upon us and it is no secret that holidays mean gifts, purchases, and a whirlwind of intertwining logistic solutions. However, one thing often overlooked are the rate of returns during this time of year. On November 4th, UPS predicted that this year’s holiday returns…
The busiest season in logistics is undoubtedly during the holidays. It requires a lot of planning and attention to detail. If you don’t already have a game plan, it may already be too late as inventories increase as early as August in anticipation for the end-of-the-year bustle. In this blog, we’ll cover the top 3…
The purpose of logistics and supply chain providers are to increase overall efficiency of a company, cut both hard costs and soft costs, decrease errors and mitigate risk, and accomplish everything on time. Logistic companies are typically sorted into two categories: asset-based and non-asset based. A non-asset based logistics service provider does not own assets…
We hear it all the time in meetings or in sales pitches. Every business claiming to, “exceed expectations and heighten the customers’ experience”. But, what does it really mean? When talking to other businesses regarding how they create an excellent customer experience, most resort to describing typical customer expectations. In logistics, that means delivering to…