Monthly Archives: April 2020

Group of boxes in storehouse can check product inside

Is It Time for More Flexible Supply Chains?

Categories: Trucking.

For decades, retailers have focused on creating leaner supply chains using cost-cutting “just-in-time” approaches. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in lean supply chains and the just-in-time methodology, and supply chain inflexibility has failed both consumers and retailers.

An Amazon Prime package delivered to a residential home

Amazon Is Pausing Its Third-Party Delivery Service

Categories: BCO/Shipper.

On April 7th, 2020, Amazon announced that it would be pausing its third-party delivery service, Amazon Shipping. The last pickup for current customers will be June 5, 2020, and Amazon has not indicated when the program might be resumed. The Amazon Shipping pilot program launched in 2018, and has only been available in select cities, […]