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Reverse Logistics and the Power of Your 3PL!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Blog post originally published by Expak Logistics on [link] Permission to publish here provided by Morgan Dixon. For many companies, reverse logistics has become an integral part of their business plan, offering them the ability to maximize the efficiency of their operations. The applications of reverse logistics are broad.

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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

It’s premature to know at this stage what the full impact will be on our economies and supply chains, but we can expect more delays of supply of imported inventory, food, and component parts, due to reduced or rescheduled air and sea freight. Supply chain disruptions are making organisations re-assess processes like order fulfilment.

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A Case Study in Reverse Logistics Optimization!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Check out What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics? When one of the world’s leading manufacturers of personal computers set new goals for its European operations, ModusLink was there to help. When one of the world’s leading manufacturers of personal computers set new goals for its European operations, ModusLink was there to help.

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Supply Chain KPIs & Metrics: Our Top 24 for Manufacturers

Silvon Software

For one thing, today’s operational processes have become more complicated due to the ever-growing number of sources, platforms and touchpoints that must now be analyzed in order to drive actionable insights from them. Freight Bill Accuracy. It is a ratio of the total freight invoices free of errors compared to the total freight bills.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: 7 Challenges Driving Increased Interest in Managed Service

Logistics Viewpoints

Traditional inventory management strategies were designed with all supply chains being linear, reflecting a manufacturer to retailer to end-user process in accordance with reverse logistics. Therefore, it is easier to increase the volume of freight moving across both inbound and outbound channels.

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Tompkins Robotics – Expanded its reverse logistics capabilities in 2018.

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Why Returns Happen More Around Peak Season and What to Do About Them

Intelligent Audit

Depending on the source, growth stands near 6% for each quarter, and according to Retail Dive, e-commerce will surpass $1 trillion by the year’s end. In other words, 2022 has created the perfect scenario for a pre-Christmas peak within the reverse logistics supply chain. So in those cases, what are shippers to do?