Dubious courier moves
In June 2001, China Post, the state-owned postal giant in China, is attempting to quash competition in express mail services.
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FedEx and USPS officially launch national rollout of FedEx Express dropboxes at post offices
FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service have officially launch the national rollout of FedEx Express dropboxes at post offices throughout the country – implementing the first of two landmark public-private service agreements between FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service. With the nationwide rollout of this pioneering program, customers in local communities throughout the United States will now be able to enjoy the convenience of having FedEx dropboxes at post offices.
Read MoreHays set to offload chemicals and mail businesses
Hays is considering selling its chemical business and a lossmaking Spanish mail operation. Ronnie Frost, executive chairman of the business services group, said Hays was expected to make a decision on whether to sell the two businesses before September. Analysts estimate the chemicals division could be worth between £80m ($112.4m) and £150m. They said it was not possible to put a value on the Spanish parcels business, because the division was lossmaking.
Read MoreDynamic scheduling – delivery slots on demand?
The guy who can give the narrowest time window for deliveries is the one who will clean up.” So said Paul Palmer of routing and scheduling specialist DPS International this June during the launch of a new Web-enabled client-server version of his firm’s LogiX system.
Also in June, during the Institute of Logistics and Transport’s annual conference, Bernard Auton of Unipart Technology Logistics commented: “Lack of capability to reschedule journeys dynamically is one of the biggest problems for home deliveries.”
Take these two observations together and you begin to see why dynamic rescheduling could become a real growth area in the coming months. It’s a familiar concept, but has not so far been implemented widely. Now interest appears to be hotting up.
Read MoreHays shares up 9% after Cole resigns
John Cole, managing director of Hays, the UK logistics and support services group, has resigned just a week after shares in the group fell more than 30 per cent after the company’s first ever profit warning. But in early London trading, shares in the group were up nearly 9 per cent on Tuesday’s close, following the announcement
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