Japan Post will boost collaboration with TPG NV to find ways to hasten international deliveries and tracking mail and parcel deliveries on the Internet, Nikkei English News reported, without citing anyone. The two companies may also establish a joint venture, build a network for delivering cargo by air in Asia and share capital, Nikkei said.
Read MoreDoing better business was the first theme at the Unisys Air Cargo Conference this October. Hosted as usual in Nice, France, it brought together 60 senior executives from the global industry and focused on the key areas of doing better business, outsourcing, technology and alliances. Robbie Anderson, managing director Planning & Support of Continental Airlines Cargo, was the first panel speaker to address this topic. After a general overview of Continental Airlines’ route network, the fleet (including 18 B777-200s) and the company’s cargo division, he presented details of the USPS mail scanning and cargo revenue management initiatives on which his division had worked. Both initiatives had substantially improved revenues, Anderson said. “Any time we have opportunities within the cargo department to leverage margins and revenues, we get quite a bit of interest at the executive level,” Anderson said.
Read MoreExpress delivery company APC has become the first carrier to roll out a fully web-based shipping system throughout an entire national network. APC has selected NetDespatch to supply their 120-strong UK depot network with a service that allows all of their customers to book and track their shipments online. APC’s local agents will be able to incorporate the fully managed NetDespatch service in their websites to provide their customers with a broad range of advanced e-business facilities.
Read MoreThe key findings of an international study undertaken by LogicaCMG reveal that Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is high on the agenda for European retailers, food manufacturers and logistic service providers. A majority of the companies interviewed in the Netherlands, UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Belgium, gave RFID top priority in terms of planned IT investment.
RFID is seen as the successor to barcoding. By using RFID it is possible to electronically identify and track objects, such as supermarket goods, without time delays or the need for human intervention. As a result, supply chain logistics are more streamlined and efficient and this ultimately leads to lower costs and higher revenues.
Read MoreThe new initiative hinges on the Postal Service’s One Code vision, in which a single bar code will be used to identify the 200 billion items delivered each year. Postal Service officials will scan mail as it comes into a post office and then use various computer systems to track it as it moves from origin to destination.
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