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Using Technology to Solve Last Mile Delivery Challenges
As supply chain trends come and go, this is a revolution. According to industry experts, Amazon reportedly has had an overwhelming effect on the buying habits of consumers. The supply chain and logistics industry has been turned upside down by ecommerce omnichannel...
Making Waves (Part 5): Supply Chain Disruptors & Holiday Returns
In our previous four blogs, we explored a variety of types of supply chain innovators, from e-commerce to last mile delivery. In this edition, we take a closer look at supply chain technology companies that are actively disrupting the retail sales space, changing the...
Dirty Little Secrets of Holiday Returns 3: Reverse Logistics
Oh, those fickle consumers. They shop online and in stores then return a good deal of what they purchased. Popular articles and news reports focus on the increased importance of the customer experience as being key to the success of every retailer, both brick and...
Dirty Little Secrets of Holiday Returns 2: Sustainability Impact
Yes, Santa was good to you this year. Maybe you got a wallet full of gift cards or some cold hard cash, but probably some of your presents came wrapped from retailers. Unfortunately, the gift you received at the company Christmas party exchange missed the mark. Can...
Dirty Little Secrets of Holiday Returns 1: E-Commerce & CX
After all the holidays have come and gone, the holiday gifts have been unwrapped and gift cards spent, there is a huge cloud gathering. From Bed Bath and Beyond to Amazon, Macy’s, New Egg, Best Buy and Target, the holiday returns start rolling in with a vengeance....
Reduce Warehouse Labor Costs to Increase Profitability
Typically, the largest single cost component of warehouse total operating cost is labor. Although hourly labor rates have increased over the past few years, overall work productivity has tended to remain somewhat stagnant. With the shortage of supply chain workers...
Industry 4.0 & the Digital Supply Chain
What is Industry 4.0? Over the course of human history, mankind has experienced an evolution in industry. Each major disruption caused torrents of changes to existing operations and proved to be transformational.The first industrial revolution began in the 1780s with...
Making Waves (Part 4): E-commerce Last Mile Delivery Innovators
Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably know by now that the supply chain logistics industry is changing. The huge increase in e-commerce sales, omnichannel retail and need for Direct-to Consumer last mile delivery is increasing the speed and need for...
What is Driving the Trend to Purchase New Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)?
For years, warehouse and 3PL operators processed goods by the pallet. With today’s huge push towards e-commerce transactions, third party logistics providers, warehouse and distribution center operators need to be able to pick, process and ship goods individually...
2018 3PL Study Recap: 3PL-Shipper Collaboration & 3PL IT
IntroductionAs the speed of supply chain and logistics operations advances to service increasing consumer demand, there is a greater need for real time information visibility and communication between shippers and 3PL providers. With this said, more shippers and 3PLs...