Chad Erchul
Picking up the speed without dropping the ball on accuracy
By Chad Erchul, Business Development at King Solutions
Thirty years ago, consumers were content placing an order via mail or by phone from a catalogue, then waiting six to eight weeks for it to be processed and shipped to their home. That seems like forever ago. In today’s instant-gratification retail environment, consumers want their products delivered to their door as fast as humanly […]
Six best practices to help you become an expedited shipping expert
By Chad Erchul, Business Development at King Solutions
Businesses offering expedited shipping options know the importance of establishing efficient, reliable resources within their supply chain. In an evolving logistics environment, where ecommerce is booming, shoppers don’t want to wait around for products. They want fast and affordable shipping options, so expedited shipping is becoming a “must-have” for online businesses. Whether you’re shipping to another […]
Is your logistics program ready for the holidays?
By Chad Erchul, Business Development at King Solutions
October is an interesting (and by interesting, we mean busy) month for supply chain professionals. It’s the (sort of) calm before the holiday storm, and it’s the perfect time to get your retail logistics program in gear before kicking it into overdrive in November, which is way easier said than done. This is because the retail industry, […]
Twinkies, Bill Murray, and snow. See what Minneapolis and Chicago have in common!
By Chad Erchul, Business Development at King Solutions
Approximately 400 miles of road separate Minneapolis and Chicago, which is about a six-hour drive for truckers hauling loads between the two cities. Why is this fact relevant to us? Because we just expanded our operations to the Chicago area! We will now be providing warehousing, USPS destination entry service, and fulfillment solutions to customers […]
Infrastructure issues are more than bumps in the road
By Chad Erchul, Business Development at King Solutions
The trucking industry hauls about 71 percent of U.S. freight by weight, which adds up to about 80 percent of the nation’s freight bills each year ($738.9 billion in gross freight revenues in 2016). The nation’s trucks hit the roads hard every day of the year. In 2015 alone, more than 33.8 million trucks that […]
5 shipping questions that analytics can help answer
By Chad Erchul, Business Development at King Solutions
Analytics are not meant to be used reactively. They are a tool that shippers can use to proactively plan their logistics strategy in order to save money, increase efficiency and better serve their customers. The supply chain is comprised of many moving parts (literally), and in order to better coordinate your strategy and utilize your […]
