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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Step into the world of last-mile delivery, the unsung hero of the e-commerce world. Customer satisfaction and keeping costs in check rests on optimal last-mile delivery operations. The biggest challenge that logistics providers face is rising last-mile carrier delivery costs. These include: 1.

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ProMat 2023 Highlights and Logistics’ New Tomorrow, Part 2

BlueYonder

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. ProMat is an Important Indicator We spent an amazing four days at ProMat 2023 in Chicago last week, with a record breaking 50,000+ attendees and more than 1,000 exhibitors.

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Load Matching: Optimizing Logistics Efficiency in the Last Mile

Locus

Cost Considerations: A significant financial and environmental cost for shippers and carriers hides as empty miles. accounting for 61 billion empty miles and 87 million metric tons of unnecessary annual emissions. And according to the National Private Truck Council, 28% of a private fleet’s miles qualify as deadhead.

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6 More Logistics Technology Trends Enabling Success in 2018

GlobalTranz

In today’s blog post we continue our look at the logistics technology trends that will shape 2018. More Companies Will Explore In-House Last-Mile Delivery Solutions. The demand for faster last-mile delivery is causing some major problems for shippers trying to implement in-house last mile programs, says On Time Logistics.

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How Japanese E-commerce Brands Can Overcome the Challenges in Last-Mile Deliveries

Locus

In this blog we will see how Japan’s market challenges are unlike any other, and why brands require solutions that are specially suited to them. Leisure-related goods were a recurring category of online purchasing. Covid-19 drove the demand for deliveries and in 2020 alone, the last-mile delivery logistics market size amounted to 2.54

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How Bukalapak is Leading Indonesia’s E-commerce Growth With Last-Mile Technology Solutions

Locus

In this fourth episode, “ Southeast Asia’s E-commerce: Winning the Next Wave of Shoppers ,” the panelists did a deep-dive on e-commerce trends in the SEA region, last-mile fulfillment challenges for Bukalapak in SEA, and how technology helped them counter them. Challenges that Bukalapak faces in its last mile?

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

SCMDOJO

In this blog post, we’ll explore how Amazon does it all. This allows for faster last-mile delivery to customers. Estimates suggest several hundred facilities dedicated to these categories (figures aren’t publicly available). Peek behind the curtain of Amazon’s speedy deliveries!