Transportation & Distribution

USPS Says It's Broke and Could Default on Government Payments

Postal Service loses $3.2 billion quarterly loss and says it will continue to bleed until Congress enacts legislative changes....

USPS Backs Off its Plan to Close Rural Post Offices

Reacting to an outcry from small towns, the USPS has abandoned plans to close 3,700 post offices and will instead shorten retail window hours....

VLMs Enter the “Each” Era

Just a few decades ago organizations were fixated on pallet handling. Today’s “each” minded e-commerce world demands a new model of fulfillment....

What You Should Know about Goods-to-Person Fulfillment

The recent introduction of several goods-to-person order fulfillment systems calls for a thorough understanding of their potential fit into any logistics operation....

Environmentalists Pledging to Halt Dredging

A recently filed lawsuit could yield a landmark decision affecting U.S supply chains and potentially deflating the promise of the Panama Canal Expansion....

Transportation Strategy Session

Three transportation managers from three different industries share how they cope with one constant challenge: change....

How to Solve Logistics Challenges that Are Out of this World

A new era of extraterrestrial logistics could soon be upon us....

Bottom Line Results Start on the Shop Floor

Understanding total cost of ownership requires knowing total cost of shipment. It’s more than just warehousing and transportation management and requires everyone’s input. ...