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Amazon Reportedly Plans Fee Reduction to Compete with FedEx and UPS According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon Shipping is planning to slash fuel surcharges and additional home delivery charges.  The information was based on an email sent by Amazon to New York area...

Will Brexit Lead to Hunger in the UK? With the UK poised to exit the European Union in late March, industry experts are raising concerns about the country’s ability to provide an adequate supply of food for its citizens.  The National Farmers’ Union...

What is a government shutdown? According to U.S. law, the Congress is responsible for periodically passing legislative bills to approve federal government spending.  The bills may last for a year, a few months or for a few weeks and may be designed to fund part of or...

U.K. Manufacturers Increase Stockpiling in Preparation for BrexitBritish manufacturers prepare for continued concerns that the upcoming U.K. exit from the European Union’s potentially disruptive effects.  In general, factories across the U.K. reported near record...

Heineken Ensures Brexit Will Not Dry Out U.K. Pubs With uncertainty regarding the impact of Brexit on the U.K. mounting, Dutch brewer Heineken NV is making sure that Great Britain does not run dry in its aftermath.  Collaborating with a British logistics company to...

Countries Across Asia Reaping the Benefits of Chinese Tariffs U.S. tariffs imposed on China are having an impact across Asia, creating the most significant shift in cross border supply chains since 2001, the year that China joined the World Trade Organization. ...

The Big Story:  the Inaugural Florida Supply Chain Summit is Coming this February As the third largest state and the 19th largest economy in the world, Florida population growth equates to even more consumers and online shoppers.  Combined with the geographic position...

With U.S. online shopping projected to increase nearly 15% this holiday season, Consumers expect seamless communication, flawless service and real time transparency of orders and shipments.  The biggest shopping days of the year will soon be here.  Whether you are a...

Russia Replaces U.S. Soybeans for China Market Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reported that Russia plans to boost its production of soybeans for shipment to China.  Russia and China are also planning closer collaboration on additional agricultural products including...

In the beginning…. Warehouse operations were completely manual.  Instructions and directives to warehouse workers were passed along verbally.  Processes and vital information were retained by long term employees and passed down from person to person, sometimes without...

FedEx Increases General Rates & Announces More Changes Effective January 7, 2019 shipping rates for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground will be increased an average of 4.9% and FedEx Freight will increase rates an average of 5.9%.  FedEx surcharges and minimums will...

Focus on Providing Optimal Customer Experience Produces Rewards for Shippers According to Logistics Viewpoints, 50 percent of Millennials have demonstrated a preference for deliveries in less than two days.  This requires logistics and delivery services...

Yes, the Wall Street Journal is correct.  The pharmaceutical and health care industries are in the throes of massive change.  From a transformation to value-based health care and prescription drug pricing to the rise of biologics and specialty pharmaceuticals, the...

The need for refrigerated cold storage warehouses and temperature-controlled transportation is on the rise due to the rise in biologic drug development If you are like most Americans, you have seen the ads by pharmaceutical companies on television and social media...

Launch of America‘s First Autonomous Robot Farm It finally happened.  Robots have taken over the farm.  Harvesting produce will never be quite the same again. The first autonomous robot farm in the United States launched recently amid fanfares of anticipation.  With...

The cost of prescription drugs and medical insurance is on the minds of many Americans.   Many consumers wonder why costs seem to be spiraling out of control as compared to that of other Western industrialized nations.  Although the need for high quality, affordable...

Target Strategizes to Surpass Amazon and Walmart This Holiday Season After public statements in 2017 that it planned to spend $7 billion in upgrades to its supply chain as well as to delivery options, Target customers are finding it easier and more convenient to shop...

Supply Chain Cyber Attacks on the Rise According to Accenture’s report “Cyber Threatscape Report 2018”, new cyber threats have emerged that can disrupt the supply chain industry.  Cyber criminals have altered their tactics. Accenture Security iDefense has been able to...

Companies across the supply chain industry continue to focus on cost savings.  Keeping supply chain logistics and warehouse operating costs under control is essential to ensure that third party logistics providers, warehouse and DC operators can remain competitive in...

Drug Manufacturers Try to Broker a Compromise on Costly Medicare “Donut Hole” Spending Bill Earlier this year, Congress voted to shift billions of dollars in Medicare drug costs away from senior citizens and back to pharmaceutical companies.  In February 2018, a...