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This Week in Logistics News (March 21-25, 2016)

Talking Logistics

With today being a holiday for many, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: FedEx Introduces Global E-Commerce Solutions Under FedEx CrossBorder. One of my predictions for 2016 was that cross-border e-commerce would become the next frontier for shipping and logistics growth.

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Cross-Border E-Commerce: Growing Fast, But Still a Messy Reality

Talking Logistics

It’s part of the reason why Descartes acquired ShipRush last year, a provider of e-commerce multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions. The fast growth of cross-border e-commerce is also a big reason why Pitney Bowes acquired Borderfree in May 2015 and why UPS acquired i-parcel in 2014. Cross-Border E-Commerce is Anything But Simple.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 1-5, 2015)

Talking Logistics

I’m on limited time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: enVista Launches New Business Entity, Enspire Commerce®. Free shipping remains the most important option during checkout according to 77% of online shoppers.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. What will happen in 2016?

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The Messy Reality of Cross-Border E-commerce (Thoughts on UPS Acquiring i-parcel)

Talking Logistics

The i-parcel platform supports merchant’s websites with a local language welcome mat, fraud protection, fully-landed total prices (including customs duties and taxes) in local currency and numerous value enhancing features. And here are a couple Twitter posts: Anyone use i-parcel before for shipping?

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Errors in interpretation of product specifications, shipping documents, and other critical instructions, due to language barriers are reduced. energy costs have dropped.