Last month, the International Chamber of Shipping said they are in the process of creating a nongovernmental organization to tackle carbon emissions within the shipping industry funded by $5 billion from shipping companies over a decade and continues to seek additional stakeholders’ participation. “[It] is critical to accelerate the R&D effort required to decarbonize the…
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…
#1 December 2 is the busiest anticipated shipping day with logistic services handling an upwards of 85 million holiday packages and that’s not including the 2.5 billion pieces of just holiday greeting cards that USPS handle on an annual basis for just the week of December 16th. #2 53.8% people admit starting their holiday shopping…
When shipping overseas, you have a choice between shipping a full container load (FCL) or less than container load (LCL). Choosing between the two sometimes may not be as clear-cut as one may assume. In this blog, we will discuss the difference between the two, pros and cons, and how to choose the best method…
Last week, we explored the 2019 study conducted by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) on Supply Chain Priorities and Investments. It concluded with an assumption that customer experience will be the top differentiator between brands over the next five years. Whether or not you agree with this trend, the study offered simple…
Recently, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) partnered up with BluJay Solutions and Adelante SCM to research supply chain priorities and investments to answer the question: “is customer experience is growing in its importance in differentiating brands?” You can read the full report here. This study ostensibly adds to their 2018 study that…
Even though logistics is one of the world’s largest industries, it is arguably one of the most ever-changing and unstable fields to have a career in. From economy, changes in regulations, technology advancement on management information systems and modes of transportation, labor markets, competitive landscape, to politics, etc. All these attributes are gears that makes up the machine that is—logistics.