MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 15, 2021

The global shortage of semiconductor chips that is disrupting supply chains in the automotive and consumer electronics industries is forcing chipmakers to decide which customers’ orders to fulfill when product is in short supply. Fortunately, there are tried and tested frameworks to tackle the product allocation conundrum.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This is part two of our blog series, “Dynamic Fulfillment 101.” Welcome back to Dynamic Fulfillment 101! This week we’re going to talk about how Dynamic Fulfillment achieves true fulfillment optimization through a cost-based approach that incorporates three key components for optimizing your total cost-to-serve.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

RRD Supply Chain Solutions offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes solution design, print, packaging & labeling, sourcing, configuring, postponement & fulfillment. They offer a suite of services specifically for the life science sector, including solution design, packaging, and fulfillment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2024

Aside from creating products that have sustainable benefits, Siemens has increased the value of their offerings by focusing on the traceability and data verification of their products. Siemens has 100,000 or even millions of products, and they hope to reduce the environmental impact of these products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 17, 2023

Warehouse operations historically strived to deliver the perfect order – the right product, at the right price, at the right time. Instead, online shopping experience, product packaging, and delivery times were the primary determinants of the customer experience. First, rapid delivery required responsive warehouse operations.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 14, 2023

Paul Jarrett and Joe Lynch discuss subscription first fulfillment. In 2012, after managing advertising campaigns for top-tier brands for many years, Paul and his wife co-founded Bulu Box, a health and wellness subscription box service that provides product samples to customers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 19, 2023

Dusty Holcomb and Joe Lynch discuss fulfilling big bulky small parcels. Dusty is the CEO of Red Stag Fulfillment is a third-party logistics (3PL) company based in Knoxville, Tennessee. About Dusty Holcomb Dusty Holcomb joined “The Herd” at Red Stag Fulfillment in May 2021. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Rather than just offering consumers the choice of buying online or buying in the store, a retail omnichannel strategy involves a lot more paths to fulfill an order or to process a return. These new order fulfillment paths allowed retailers to rapidly grow sales. Then came Covid. Consumers did not want to go into stores.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2022

Ninaad Acharya and Joe Lynch discuss the Fulfillment IQ story. Ninaad is the Co-founder and CEO of Fulfillment IQ , a transformational supply chain solutions provider for companies that dare to disrupt. He is passionate about building simple, elegant and highly effective product and commercial strategies. About Fulfillment IQ.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2023

The convenience of not having to go to the store to bring products home has now become the burden of retailers as more products are ordered online and delivered to consumers. To do so, they are introducing new fulfillment, fleet, and delivery types.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In other Amazon news, the company says it helped stop 7 million counterfeit products from entering its fulfillment centers and reaching consumers last year– one million more than it did in 2022. In addition to stopping fake products from getting into the U.S., The broader LA metro area will be up and running in April.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Courtney is the Co-Founder and CEO of Renewal Logistics , a full-service apparel fulfillment company that is the largest independent apparel restoration company in the US. Renewal is the leading 3PL for the fashion industry, serving some of the world’s largest apparel brands, fueling their fulfillment, returns, exchanges and more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 13, 2022

And ecommerce and omnichannel fulfillment costs more. The giant retailer was contemplating a full rip and replace of their legacy distributed order management solution – the key solution that supports omnichannel order fulfillment. This means that orders are often not fulfilled by the ideal location. No forecast is perfect.

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Stord

APRIL 5, 2024

With over 30 years of experience, ProPack has established itself as a trusted partner for world-class multichannel fulfillment, last-mile shipping, and value-added and reverse logistics services. In total, Stord now operates 1.6MM square feet of fulfillment centers across ten markets, shipping over 25MM DTC and B2B orders annually. "We

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Stord

APRIL 16, 2024

Brian Lemerise - SVP of Fulfillment Brian Lemerise came to Stord almost a year ago as our VP of Fulfillment, bringing his extensive experience working at ‘big box’ brands like JCPenney and TJX and scaling omni-channel 3PL organizations. Question: What is your biggest fear / scariest memory from your time in fulfillment?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 22, 2022

Julien Seret and Joe Lynch discuss the micro-fulfillment opportunity. Julien Seret is Attabotics ’ Vice President of Network Supply Chain, where he oversees the fulfillment and delivery services business model. The first fulfillment and delivery centers will start operations this year. About Julien Seret.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 13, 2023

These solutions can be deployed along the entire value chain, helping you store, convey, pick and fulfill orders automatically. Warehouse robotics is an integral part of zero-touch fulfillment – maximizing automation while minimizing manual work steps. With intelligent robots, companies can stay competitive and generate value.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

E-Commerce Fulfillment Demands. This year’s research on the warehouse automation market shows (once again) that the fulfillment requirements from the ongoing, widespread growth in e-commerce continue to be the most prevalent factor stimulating demand growth for warehouse automation systems. Growth Drivers. Growth Inhibitors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

This ensures the secure, high-capacity, and bi-directional transfer of essential information such as master data on products, customers, production-distribution infrastructure, transactional data on sales, inventory status and position, transportation execution data, external data e.g. competitor pricing, weather, recommendations, action triggers.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. Handmade Crafts: Amazon Handmade – Marketplace for artisans to sell their handmade goods directly to customers.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 18, 2024

The shift to omni-channel selling has created many challenges for retailers across their order management and fulfillment operations. Products must be strategically allocated across channels, as well as located as close as possible to demand. Fulfillment promises need to be accurate and profitable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2022

And according to the 2022 Bringg Barometer: State of Retail Delivery & Fulfillment, 99% of retailers are aiming to offer this service within three years. As the fulfillment network gets more complex, the key is intelligent demand forecasting capabilities, which understand different shopper journeys.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

AUGUST 17, 2021

Fast-paced warehouse functions such as pick and pack fulfillment need clear standards to ensure the job gets done in the best possible way. These productivity standards play a similar role to warehouse key performance indicators (KPIs), though they skew more toward individual associates or teams.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Though eCommerce sales are largely driven by marketing, that doesn’t mean product fulfillment companies have no role in helping online sellers grow. On the contrary, a good customer experience depends on your fulfillment 3PL doing its job correctly.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MARCH 15, 2022

PureKana is a wellness company that markets a variety of hemp-derived CBD products. At a time when the company was growing fast and even assuming order fulfillment responsibility for acquired companies, its fulfillment services partner struggled to provide the needed support.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

JUNE 8, 2021

What’s the first thing customers see when your products arrive at their doorsteps? The fulfillment packaging. Is it unique, or does it stand out in some way? If not, you’re missing an important opportunity to reinforce the value of your brand in your buyers’ minds.

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ShipBob

APRIL 18, 2024

If you want to sell products internationally, you’re going to have to pay taxes and duties upon formal entry to the destination country, right? Therefore if your product’s value is under a country’s particular threshold, it may be considered tax and duty-free. Well, not necessarily. What is the de minimis threshold value?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 24, 2023

Order fulfilment is becoming increasingly important. Because fulfilment = loyalty. Manufacturers as well as consumer-oriented businesses need to embrace better fulfilment experiences for their customers. Perfecting order fulfilment can turn business transactions into repeat customers and advocates.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

JULY 22, 2021

Not every provider of product fulfillment services offers the same capabilities or high levels of performance. Unfortunately, some eCommerce brands find this out only after entering into a relationship with an underachieving third-party logistics (3PL) provider.

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Unleashed

APRIL 21, 2024

Optimising your order processing workflows ensures customers receive their products quickly. Order processing is the order management workflow associated with accepting, managing, and fulfilling customer orders. What’s the difference between order processing and fulfilment?

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

By Rob Press, Content Marketing Manager, Deputy In the supply chain, warehouses play a crucial role in receiving products from the source, storing them safely, and delivering them quickly and efficiently. It is especially true given the continued growth of ecommerce, which has increased the demand for faster, more efficient fulfillment.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

CBD products come in many forms, such as supplements, beverages, skincare, pet care, and more, so it has also become a popular product among ecommerce sellers. CBD products come in many forms, such as supplements, beverages, skincare, pet care, and more, so it has also become a popular product among ecommerce sellers.

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Invata Intralogistics

APRIL 5, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from a buzzword to a strategic necessity for businesses aiming to optimize their fulfillment processes. But how can you harness this extremely versatile technology to solve non-traditional problems in fulfillment? Here’s what e-commerce entrepreneurs and supply chain managers need to know.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Whether you’re outsourcing fulfillment for the first time or looking for a new 3PL, expect a lot of questions when you talk to prospective partners. The best product fulfillment houses will be just as curious about your business as you are about theirs. As the saying goes, the devil is in the details.

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NFI

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This evaluation helps businesses identify areas of improvement and make any necessary adjustments for the upcoming year, like implementing new delivery options, products, or a new fulfillment provider, for instance.

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Stord

MARCH 13, 2024

Today, Stord One Warehouse powers Stord’s fulfillment operations shipping tens of millions orders annually, as well as leading brands and 3PLs. As a fulfillment center and a WMS provider, Stord truly understands the pain points of a 3PL. The 3PL previously managed its warehouse operations both manually and with another WMS provider.

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Locus Robotics

OCTOBER 19, 2023

By Mary Hart Warehouse, supply chain, and fulfillment center managers deal with multiple headaches on a daily basis — rising order volumes, lowering numbers of people to hire, demands for next-day delivery, budget constraints, and the inability to move to a new facility to gain more space. Adjusting business processes is minimal. Talk to us.

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