UPS 2023 General Rate Increase: What You Need to Know
Click here to download this 2023 UPS GRI Analysis as a PDF Matching rival FedEx’s September announcement, UPS has revealed its 2023 General Rate Increase (GRI) will also set...
What Is an Inventory Management System?
In today’s mercurial business environment, demand, consumer behavior, and market forces can shift with the wind. In response to these dynamic markets, eCommerce businesses require control, visibility, and flexibility...
What Is BOPIS?
In a day and age when customers expect fast and free shipping, an omni channel fulfillment strategy is essential. Instead of leveraging a single fulfillment channel like a centralized...
3 Different Types of 3PL Services
The enlistment of third-party logistics (3PL) providers is on the rise. Today, more than 90% of Fortune 500s and countless small-to-mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the U.S. regularly leverage the...
Multimodal Shipping: What is it?
Those in the shipping industry already know that successfully transporting goods from point A to point B is laborious, complicated, and involves the coordination of dozens of companies, individuals,...
How to Optimize and Improve Shipping Processes
According to estimates, the global shipping industry transports more than 11 billion tons of goods all over the world each year. And that number is only expected to grow...
FedEx 2023 General Rate Increase: 6 Key Takeaways
Effective January 2, 2023, FedEx Express (Domestic, US Export and US Import), FedEx Ground, and FedEx Home Delivery shipping rates will increase by an average of 6.9%. FedEx Freight...
Fulfillment Center vs Distribution Center
Traditional warehouse, fulfillment center, distribution center, to name a few, our essential aspects for a business from inventory management to shipping. But fulfillment and distribution centers are the main...
What is a Fulfillment Center?
In 2019, the global eCommerce market was valued at $9.09 trillion, with an anticipated growth rate of not quite 15% over the coming decade.1 These numbers only cemented what...
What is a Distribution Center?
Imagine that you’re shopping on the website of one of your favorite retailers and find a product you’ve long desired. The store doesn’t have the item in stock, but...