Parcel - October 2008 - (Page 21) Most shippers are more than willing to pay for sophisticated tools that allow them to keep a handle on inventory all the way from Asia to the Americas. But a lot of them are still working blind after products leave the DC to travel the final 50 to 100 miles to the customer. when, in fact, you probably can’t because you’re probably running your delivery operations at cost. By contrast, retailers and logistics industry players have become a lot savvier about the complexities of home delivery. Many have learned the hard way about what is — and isn’t — possible with residential delivery. And they’re trying to apply those lessons where they can. PARCEL: You said “trying to apply” those lessons. Does that mean they haven’t been successful? Meyer: The last-mile sector is still a huge work in progress. For starters, there haven’t been a lot of big players beyond the small package delivery level. So in order to get nationally consistent delivery service, many retailers that sell larger or heavier items have had to operate their own fleets, and that’s a tough feat to pull off well if you’re not the kind of company that eats, sleeps and drinks home delivery. Few companies can honestly say that managing a private fleet is a core competency of theirs. Plus, many companies’ logistics resources have been focused on other pressing matters — like setting up global supply chains and coping with escalating fuel costs. PARCEL: So do you think last-mile transportation has fallen off most companies’ agendas? Meyer: At the very least it’s been back-burnered. Companies have been faced with a large number of simultaneous supply www.PARCELindustry.com October 2008 21 http://parcel.bluewaterconsolidators.com http://parcel.bluewaterconsolidators.com http://www.PARCELindustry.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Parcel - October 2008 Parcel - October 2008 Contents Editor's Note What Would Augello Say? Best Practices Survey Results Going with the Flow Is Your Parcel Network Optimized? Last (Mile), but Not Least Moving From Manual to Automated Fulfillment A Race for Excellence Making Ends Meet Is Your Job Killing You? Software Selection Demystified Controlling Costs On the Mark Product Profile New Products & Services Advertiser Index Wrap Up Parcel - October 2008 Parcel - October 2008 - Parcel - October 2008 (Page Cover1) Parcel - October 2008 - Parcel - October 2008 (Page Cover2) Parcel - October 2008 - Parcel - October 2008 (Page 3) Parcel - October 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Parcel - October 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Parcel - October 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 6) Parcel - October 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 7) Parcel - October 2008 - What Would Augello Say? (Page 8) Parcel - October 2008 - What Would Augello Say? (Page 9) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 10) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 11) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 12) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 13) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 14) Parcel - October 2008 - Best Practices Survey Results (Page 15) Parcel - October 2008 - Going with the Flow (Page 16) Parcel - October 2008 - Going with the Flow (Page 17) Parcel - October 2008 - Is Your Parcel Network Optimized? (Page 18) Parcel - October 2008 - Is Your Parcel Network Optimized? (Page 19) Parcel - October 2008 - Last (Mile), but Not Least (Page 20) Parcel - October 2008 - Last (Mile), but Not Least (Page 21) Parcel - October 2008 - Last (Mile), but Not Least (Page 22) Parcel - October 2008 - Last (Mile), but Not Least (Page 23) Parcel - October 2008 - Moving From Manual to Automated Fulfillment (Page 24) Parcel - October 2008 - Moving From Manual to Automated Fulfillment (Page 25) Parcel - October 2008 - A Race for Excellence (Page 26) Parcel - October 2008 - A Race for Excellence (Page 27) Parcel - October 2008 - Making Ends Meet (Page 28) Parcel - October 2008 - Making Ends Meet (Page 29) Parcel - October 2008 - Is Your Job Killing You? (Page 30) Parcel - October 2008 - Is Your Job Killing You? (Page 31) Parcel - October 2008 - Software Selection Demystified (Page 32) Parcel - October 2008 - Software Selection Demystified (Page 33) Parcel - October 2008 - Software Selection Demystified (Page 34) Parcel - October 2008 - Software Selection Demystified (Page 35) Parcel - October 2008 - Controlling Costs (Page 36) Parcel - October 2008 - Controlling Costs (Page 37) Parcel - October 2008 - On the Mark (Page 38) Parcel - October 2008 - On the Mark (Page 39) Parcel - October 2008 - Product Profile (Page 40) Parcel - October 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 41) Parcel - October 2008 - Wrap Up (Page 42) Parcel - October 2008 - Wrap Up (Page Cover3) Parcel - October 2008 - Wrap Up (Page Cover4)
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