- 1. Satellite IoT can ensure holiday shipping runs smoothly
- (Logistics)
- ... in the world. During peak holiday delivery season in 2020 and 2021, demand outweighed capacity by 7.2 million — 1.3 million packages per day respectively. Recently, FedEx, UPS, and USPS issued shipping ...
- 2. USPS Struggles to Deliver Election Ballots
- (Logistics)
- ... Service (USPS) has been losing money consistently for decades. Without funding from the Federal Government, the postal service may go bankrupt. In order to stem the loss of capital, Postmaster general ...
- 3. Planning for 2020 Holiday Supply Chain
- (Supply)
- ... UPS expects to hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers. FedEx is set to employ 75,000 workers for the holidays while USPS hopes to add 1,000 workers to their payroll. This holiday season may be a bit ...
- 4. Amazon Small Business Opportunity
- (Logistics)
- Amazon has been quietly gearing up to make a play in the “last-mile” delivery space. Previously, the e-commerce giant relied heavily on the United States Postal Service (USPS), United Parcel Service (UPS), ...
- 5. The End of Amazon and FedEx
- (Logistics)
- ... Service Partners to “deliver smiles to customers across the company” – a clear indication that UPS and USPS might be in trouble. Delivering their own goods and services is not the end goal. Amazon has ...
- 6. USPS Uses Autonomous Trucks
- (News)
- According to Digital Supply Chain, the USPS has started a trial running autonomous trucks between Phoenix and Dallas. Read the article on Digital Supply Chain
- 7. SureDone Partners with ShipEngine to Include Integrated Shipping Services
- (News)
- ... New capabilities include enhanced address validation, full support for creating UPS, FedEx and USPS labels from inside the SureDone Orders Module and the ability to connect existing carrier accounts to ...
- 8. Brace for the Rush
- (Management)
- ... Every online seller needs some kind of delivery service and most turn to common carriers and the USPS, or even a combination of services. The question is whether they are able to scale on demand to meet ...
- 9. Unmanned Delivery Options are Changing the Supply Chain
- (Logistics)
- ... services ranging from simply managing its own delivery fleet and moving away from USPS, FedEx, and UPS, to deploying drones from local distribution centers within a 5 mile redius of delivery locations. ...
- 10. Logistics Changes Ahead
- (News)
- The pace of change in the fulfillment arena continues to speed ahead. Parcel carriers that provide delivery services for the bulk of ecommerce purchases are changing their pricing models, and their largest ...
- 11. Last Mile Challenges
- (News)
- On the Logistics Viewpoints site, Chris Cunnane explains why the explosive growth of ecommerce is causing headaches for retailers. As on-line and omnichannel purchases increase, more pressure is felt to ...
- 12. USPS Delivery Enhancements
- (News)
- If you think you've been seeing your favorite mailman more often than usual, you're probably right. The USPS is participating in the ecommerce boom by increasing their delivery services.According to Kenneth ...
- 13. Did You Get Your Presents?
- (News)
- As you're reading this, it's already Christmas or maybe a bit after. Did all of your presents arrive?The folks at Logistics Viewpoint took a shot at guessing how many packages would be delivered for the ...
- 14. USPS and Same Day Delivery
- (News)
- Same-day delivery continues to heat up as a fulfillment strategy. The USPS is moving forward in its efforts to stay involved. Are you ready for your grocery delivery from the mail carrier? On the one hand, ...
- 15. New USPS Shipping Plans
- (News)
- In a development that makes too much sense, the USPS has cut its rates and is preparing to battle UPS and FedEx for ecommerce shipping leadership. Of course, for a perennial money loser like the post office, ...
- 16. USPS Tests Same Day Delivery
- (News)
- The USPS is pulling out all the stops to remain viable. Same-day delivery holds a lot of promise for increasing business in a hot area of logistics.Although early tests haven't exactly produced great results, ...
- 17. USPS Fills a Niche
- (News)
- The rush to win the same day delivery battle has brought some unlikely competitors into the fray. The USPS has some advantages that could prove useful.Mail delivery continues to slow, so why not? In a ...
- 18. Competition for the Last Mile
- (Blogs)
- ... Surprisingly, the US Postal Service (USPS) is getting involved, providing Sunday delivery for some vendors and getting into same day service for some ecommerce suppliers (see recent Forbes article HERE). ...
- 19. Time to Follow Walmart... Again?
- (Management)
- ... in the Eastern side of the US. Coupled with its ubiquitous presence (see item 5) there's no reason the retailer would ever need to rely solely on the USPS or any public delivery system. And this is the ...
- 20. USPS and Amazon
- (News)
- In a move that surprised many, Amazon has entered into an agreement with the US Postal Service to deliver packages on Sunday. This move creates a whole bunch of questions.On Spend Matters, Jim Haller attempts ...
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