SHIPPING
		In these days of tight budgets, efficient and cost-effective shipping is a necessity. Carrier selection, shipping and transportation systems, shipment tracking and tracing, zone skipping, delivery of online purchases, and postal regulations are just a few of the many topics these articles cover.

Cabin Fever THE WOOLLY SHEEP is no mammoth retailer, but from its little corner of Weed, CA, an historic lumber town (pop. 3,100) on the western slopes of Mt. Shasta,... Brand-New Bag THREE YEARS AGO, Crate & Barrel executives knew they had to find a better way to pack the items they shipped to their distribution centers and to customers.... ‘Made in Buffalo’ BUFFALO, NY, is known today for Buffalo wings, Lake Erie, and some of the nation's most punishing winters. Few remember the time when the “City... A Booth's-Eye View of NCOF THIS PAST APRIL 13-16 I attended the 2003 National Conference on Operations and Fulfillment (NCOF) at Walt Disney World's Dolphin Resort. Mickey Mouse... Hot New Markets in Global Fulfillment At first glance, this may not seem like the best time for a company to expand its operations and fulfillment globally. Worldwide economic woes, uncertainty... TraceElements But there may be no need to pay such close attention THE POSSIBILITIES are intriguing. Wonder where the merchandise from the factory in China is as it... Keep on Truckin' YOUR MERCHANDISE IS RESTLESS. It understands that its length of stay in your warehouse (or “turn”) affects its value. The more frequently... Gentlemen Prefer ‘Brown’ More men than women use UPS as their shipping company when they buy online. Women like UPS, FedEx, and the USPS more than men do, and are more likely... DHL to Acquire Airborne's Ground Service for $1.05 Billion DHL Worldwide Express and Airborne Inc. are making no bones about it; they are going after UPS and FedEx as a result of a definitive merger agreement... Best Practices in the Worst of Times Statistics and forecasts are all very well, but you want to know what your peers are really doing to keep their operations afloat in straitened economic... A Taxing Treasure I WAS IN VENICE RECENTLY, feeling a little glum because I couldn't think of anything America has produced that could rival such a beautiful, mysterious... Tour de Force Whether your taste runs to scarves based on Frank Lloyd Wright's designs or to Peter Hewitt's ribbon vases,... Inbound Lowdown How do you manage inbound freight? Inbound freight costs are often buried in the cost of merchandise, even... Doing the Time Warp Book buyers may be partying like it's 1999, but is Buy.com's free shipping policy a good idea? You can't... Navigating NCOF This year's National Conference on Operations and Fulfillment (NCOF) was held at the Opryland Resort and... Package Deal Now that tax season is over, it's spring, and everyone's fancy naturally turns to the next event of universal...