You know the saying, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket"? This time-worn phrase dates back to the 1600s or earlier, appearing in the novel Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes about a man on a quest. The phrase itself is a warning to be prepared in times of crisis... to have not risked everything.
A perfect storm of weather events, regulatory restrictions, the pandemic's "great resignation," and inflation are wreaking havoc on the supply chain and delaying getting goods to market.
Adding fuel to the fire is a new law, AB5, set to go into effect in the state of California that challenges the role of truck drivers as owner-operators. The result? Drivers staged actions
Where's my order? Has it shipped yet? Your customer service likely hears or sees those questions dozens of times per day. They spend hours answering questions.
Where's my order? Has it shipped yet? Your customer service likely hears or sees those questions dozens of times per day. They spend hours answering questions.
What if you could cut that time in half or more? It would make not only your customers, but your customer service team happy, too.
It's possible with IBMi AS/400 ERP shipping.
Shipping and fulfillment is a major cog in many industries. Warehouses, supply chains and logistics all run on powerful shipping software.
In this space, there are many competitors, and people often expect that the best software is going to be something new.
COVID-19 caused an incredible shift in consumer and business purchasing that nobody could have foreseen coming. From traditional in-store buying behavior, to on-line purchasing, nothing will ever be the same.
Supply Chain Dive reports that UPS will be adding weekend capacity, with up to 90% of US residential customers covered by October. This is intended to reduce "some of the lumpiness in the network in the middle of the week," according to Carol Tomé, UPS CEO, on the company's earnings call on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.
UPS released its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2020 last week. No surprise to anyone it was higher than 2019, as demand for delivery services exploded exponentially with COVID. “Our financial performance…exceeded our expectations,” said UPS CEO Carol Tomé, thanking “all UPSers for their extraordinary efforts to deliver industry-leading service through the holidays.”
In the US, UPS revenues increased 17.4%, aided by growth from small and medium-sized businesses and abetted by the company’s use of surcharges.
We can expect to see
If your company ships a lot of packages a day (from the low 100s to the mid 1000s), saving a little money here and there can really add up.
Technology folks at companies on the IBM i platform (including its earlier variations... we're looking at you AS/400 users) will gather next week for the 50th anniversary PowerUp meeting hosted by Common.org. This annual IRL event was postponed from April in Georgia to August in Florida and is now 100% virtual from Sept. 14-17, 2020.
Bookmarked by morning stretch yoga sessions and evening
