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The Friday Report: July 26th, 2019
UPS Announces 7-Day a Week Delivery Two months after FedEx announced that it was moving to a 7-day a week delivery schedule, UPS made a similar pronouncement. As of January 1, 2020, UPS will be delivering packages 7 days a week and has arranged for its subsidiary,...
5 Tips for Enhancing E-Commerce Fulfillment Capabilities
For many people, the term “e-commerce fulfillment” may bring thoughts of Amazon Prime or Amazon FBA. Online shopping, whether ordering from a vendor that specializes in drop shipping from Hong Kong or a 3PL fulfilling subscription boxes from a warehouse in Newark, is...
The Friday Report: July 19th, 2019
Uptick in Data Breaches: Manufacturers Brave Cybersecurity Threats According to the 2019 Manufacturing and Distribution Report, half of the companies surveyed reported that they had experienced a cyberattack or data breach within the past twelve months, with 11...
Pharma Serialization, Aggregation and DSCSA
Why Has Serialization Become Necessary in the Pharma/Life Sciences Industry? Helps to eradicate counterfeit prescription drugs and protect consumers Serialization increases the efficiency of the pharma supply chain Improves inventory visibility Enables collection of...
The Friday Report: July 12th, 2019
Bed Bath & Beyond in Free Fall The pressures of modern retailing have taken their toll on major retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. The industry giant reported that sales decreased 6.6% during the last quarter at stores open at least one year. Q1 2019 also saw...
The Friday Report: July 3rd, 2019
U.S. Trade War Travels to India Following the June 1st decision by President Trump to end trade concessions on $5.7 billion of goods shipped by India to the United States, India announced imposition of higher customs duties. The goods included leather products,...
The Friday Report: June 28th, 2019
Apple and Nintendo Prep to Shift Production Out of China In preparation for the upcoming potential fourth round of Chinese tariffs, both Apple and Nintendo announced plans to move some production out of China to Southeast Asia. The pending round of tariffs may...
The Friday Report: June 21st, 2019
IMO 2020: Major Impact Coming to Global Shipping Industry Did you know that more than 90% of all trade conducted globally occurs on Earth’s oceans? Currently, the 39,000 vessels that power global trade operate on sulfur-laden bunker fuel. The emissions from this...
Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution
First, a Primer about Specialty Drugs In previous blogs, we have mentioned that specialty pharmaceuticals are on the rise. Since 1990, the number of specialty drug approvals has increased dramatically. What characteristics are used to define if a pharmaceutical...
The Friday Report: June 14th, 2019
Beyond Meat Burgers Finally Fixed for Fast Food After the April announcement that Burger King would test the vegan burger Beyond Meat in 59 locations in the St. Louis area and successful sales by Carl’s Jr. in 1000 locations since January, Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown...