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FedEx navigates tariff swings to modest profit gain

Freight Waves

Flexible air network mitigates tariff uncertainty FedEx leveraged digital tools and its trade compliance expertise to help customers, whipsawed by fast-changing tariff policies, change import strategies. FedEx, for example, reduced capacity out of Asia to the U.S.

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Is it Time for B2B Freight Providers to Learn From B2C?

Logistics Bureau

The main differences I’ve observed over the years include: Scale and Volume: While B2C typically handles individual packages, B2B often deals with pallets, containers, or entire truckloads. I’ve seen single B2B shipments that would fill thousands of B2C packages.

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4 Cricket Team Strategies That Translate to Last-Mile Excellence

Locus

What’s interesting is that this playbook for excellence isn’t confined to the 22-yard pitch but finds its echo in the fast-paced world of last-mile delivery. Picture this: Ashwin spinning a web with his deliveries, leaving the Aussies perplexed, while Jadeja swiftly wrapped up overs, and Kuldeep pinned down the perfect spots.

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How to Create an Efficient Order Fulfillment Strategy

GoShip Blog

It refers to the steps a business takes in responding to customer orders, from the point of sales inquiry to inventory intake and final delivery. Your order fulfillment strategy has a direct impact on your brand’s success and customer retention rates. Utilize order fulfillment technology.

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Companies Cannot Transform Through AI Alone

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS dominated business and trade headlines for a day in late January when the world’s largest package delivery company announced plans to cut 12,000 full- and part-time management jobs as part of a new initiative called “Fit to Serve.” What stood out even more was the “subhead” of UPS’ announcement.

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Overcoming The Current Supply Chain Labor Shortage

ShipLilly

in the US in the previous year, such a business strategy would have been impossible. For example, Amazon announced that it was hiring up to 175,000 new workers during March. These workers would be deployed in its order fulfillment and package delivery departments. When unemployment was as low as 3.5%

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What You Need to Know About the State of eCommerce Logistics

GlobalTranz

Consumers are expressing an unprecedented amount of power through eCommerce, and in fact, eCommerce logistics is growing increasingly reliant on small parcel and package delivery options daily. Predictive, Real-Time Analytics Are King of eCommerce Logistics Strategy.