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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

” The staff at Supply Chain Link notes, “The terms ‘visibility’ and ‘transparency’ are often used interchangeably in the logistics world. Logistics providers market benefits of visibility and transparency, but it has many customers wondering what exactly the difference is between the two terms.

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LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

UPS Freight is a business segment of United Parcel Service, Inc. LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight Services. Now, UPS has aggressively grown into freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. UPS also has guaranteed day-definite delivery and expedited services. had $54.1B

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Matrix Commerce is Coming Will You Be Ready?

Supply Chain Network

Matrix Commerce describes the complex construct integrating marketing, sales, sourcing, pricing, profitability, service levels, delivery and consumer perceptions. This of course is a crapshoot and anything but an exact science, and for those seeking potential solutions I will share some of the suggestions I am working on.

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UPS Simple Rate Explained

Intelligent Audit

When it was introduced in September 2019, the UPS Simple Rate was a flat-rate shipping solution designed to compete with similar postal shippers like FedEx and USPS. UPS Simple Rate Pricing for Shipping from Contiguous States to Metropolitan Alaska and Hawaii. What is UPS Simple Rate ? Small $36.10 $39.85 Medium $44.60 $48.75

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Everything You Need to Know About USPS Ground Advantage

ShipBob

Notably, the Postal Service introduced a new shipping service called USPS Ground Advantage in July 2023 and got rid of some mainstay services that were fixtures at Post Offices for ages. USPS Ground Advantage is a new shipping service provided by the United States Postal Service. territories and shipping to U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Blue Yonder , a leading supply chain solutions provider, announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Doddle, a first and last mile technology business. The acquisition agreement was signed by Blue Yonder and Doddle on October 11 and the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2023.