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Company officials said that the objective of this healthcare-compliant FSL network is to reduce delivery time of medical device shipments and also to augment inventory visibility.

In a move geared toward expanding its global forwarding services and provide shippers with more options, UPS recently announced that it has added a Full Container Load (FCL) rail offering to its China-to-Europe services portfolio.

US logistics giant UPS has said it plans to invest heavily in Europe - and Germany in particular. The announcement comes months after the company was denied a mega-merger with Netherlands-based TNT.

If inventory is too low, retailers can’t meet customer demands, if inventory is too high, retailers are left with excess after the holiday is over.

A Reuters report released today stated that transportation and logistics titan UPS intends to invest $1 billion into its European operations on the next three-to-five years, primarily with an emphasis on expanding its logistics centers.

Company officials said that this effort will add roughly 140,000 square-feet of building space and bring its total to more than 430,000 square-feet, with an estimated cost of $70 million.

Following the lead of its chief competitor, FedEx, Atlanta-based transportation and logistics bellwether UPS today said that effective December 29, it will also adopt dimensional pricing in the United States.

Following the lead of its chief competitor, FedEx, Atlanta-based transportation and logistics bellwether UPS today said that effective December 29, it will also adopt dimensional pricing in the United States. Company officials said that dimensional weight will be used to calculate the billable weight of a shipment on all UPS Ground services and UPS Standard to Canada packages.

The excitement over the amorphous future of logistics is best exemplified by Uber, one of the most forward-thinking and controversial firms of this era.

Third-party logistics providers that are investing in more automation and IT will attract more and larger customers.

2014 UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper Study, contains a few surprises, says the company's retail director, Bala Ganesh.

Online shoppers want retailers to make it easier to purchase their goods and services

Jerry Hempstead, president of parcel consultancy Hempstead Consulting, said that last month’s announcement regarding changes in FedEx Ground’s pricing is a huge change, which he has been predicting for several years.

When FedEx announced pricing changes for its FedEx Ground services last month, many industry observers made quick note of the fact that it was a game changer, or at least has the potential to be although not necessarily for the better for shippers.