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E-Commerce Shipping: Why Shippers Are Mastering E-Commerce to Go Omnichannel

GlobalTranz

Unfortunately, shippers may overlook the biggest obstacle to omnichannel, developing effective e-commerce shipping practices. To avoid the retail apocalypse and achieve omnichannel success, shippers need to understand the challenges of e-commerce shipping, how it contributes to omnichannel success and a few tips to succeed in it.

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From AOL To Online Freight Rates – Blog

Freightos

Same goes for books, groceries, taxis, banking, canoe and even B2B purchases. Shipping rates and fees are complicated. These 200+ contracts will be in different formats, ranging from PDFs and Excels to simple emails. There’s a huge difference between shipping a book and shipping a 40′ high top.

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Top 10 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2016. And Beyond

GlobalTranz

The empowered consumers of today are beginning to expect this option for all of their purchases. Earlier this year, we wrote about Amazon’s secret plan, dubbed “ Operation Dragon Boat ,” which outlined their goal of becoming a full-fledged shipping company. Amazon Will Continue to Expand on “Operation Dragon Boat.”.

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The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI

GlobalTranz

Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. If you are looking to optimize VMI in regards to transportation management, contact Cerasis today to speak to one of our Account Executives or read our white paper on Inbound Freight Management. No Purchase Orders were used.

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23 logistics professionals share the #1 way to reduce logistics costs

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“This would increase the complexity of route planning and make more difficult the quest to eliminate empty back hauls as the number of shipping points increases and the number of shipments out of more rural locations increases,” explains Skip Berry in an article published by Clarkston Consulting.

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The Forecasting Conundrum

Logility

If we could only get closer to true end-customer demand the company could ship exactly what is needed, where and when. Most likely the company will still need to forecast raw materials, purchased components, and/or sub-assemblies to be able to meet customer demand. It’s the old Push – Pull argument. Spreadsheet Sabotage.

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Sam’s Club Updates Appointment Scheduler and OTIF Standards

Zipline Logistics

It currently just uses on-time metrics to grade suppliers and the store’s retail buyers can base purchasing decisions on a brand’s delivery performance. The software called Appointment Scheduler 2.0 Download the free white paper to learn more about how data can be used to reduce logistics spend while improving supply chain performance.