Packaging Data Is the Final Frontier In Managing Freight Cost
There are a LOT of errors in the packaging process driving massive shipping cost. IF you can harness good data, make it understandable and execute to it, those savings can be yours. For the most part, ecom packaging is still being done the same way as it was in the 1990s. Orders are routed to … Continue reading “Packaging Data Is the Final Frontier In Managing Freight Cost”
Why Zero-Air Packaging is a Megatrend
UPS/FXG are at capacity – For decades, the two major carriers have been scrambling to modernize outdated sortation hubs with ultra-high-speed sorters and automated induction systems. After huge investments in increasing capacity, the results have been disappointing. Sorting packages with less human intervention has saved labor and increased accuracy, but systems are operating at half … Continue reading “Why Zero-Air Packaging is a Megatrend”
Why You May Need a Dimensionalization Strategy
PARCEL FREIGHT CARRIERS, LIKE UPS AND FEDEX, may price their product by the pound, but they are charging you based on cubic volume. The “billed weight” on your invoice has little to do with weight and everything to do with cubes. The transportation trade journals refer to this as the “dimensionalization” of freight. It is … Continue reading “Why You May Need a Dimensionalization Strategy”
