3PL Insights

MAY 19, 2020

Products in lower demand should work with their 3PL to make sure overflow capacity is available. Historical shipping and receiving data from the past few months should provide an accurate forecast. Essential businesses are required to meet guidelines to ensure their workplace is safe. What to Expect as Economy Opens.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It includes tasks such as managing inventory, packing and shipping customer orders, and processing returns. Once an order has been processed, the items also need to be picked, packed, and shipped. Shipping and communication Once a customer order has been picked and prepared for shipping, the goods should be checked for accuracy.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 18, 2016

As a result, carriers and suppliers are focusing on how value-added services, such as auditing, small package processing and delivery, and freight optimization, can reduce overall costs and shipping duration. Hours of Service Guidelines Are Evolving. Hours of service (HOS) guidelines are also changing for drivers.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 8, 2017

More than 25 million small packages , otherwise known as parcels, are shipped daily. Meanwhile, the top 10 commodities shipped tend to be bulky and require less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. But, the lines between parcel and LTL shipping have started to blur in recent years. When to Choose a Parcel Shipment.

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ShipBob

MARCH 9, 2022

Order cycle time refers to the average time taken to ship out an order from the time it was placed, excluding the actual shipping time. Order cycle time is a useful metric for measuring the efficiency of your fulfillment process as it also affects other KPIs like on-time shipping rate and order lead time.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

OTIF Logistics Scorecard Guidelines for Sam’s Club. OTIF scorecard guidelines for Sam’s Club differ slightly from those set by Walmart. Similar to Walmart’s OTIF guidelines, orders going into Sam’s Club grocery or perishable distribution centers (DCs) have a one-day window and are required to deliver on the Must Arrive by Date (MABD).

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NFI Industries

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As in many areas of logistics, visibility during the ocean shipping process continues to be a challenge for both shippers and carriers alike. Shippers are constantly seeking new ways to gain more visibility into their supply chain to ensure on-time deliveries and meet cost guidelines.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 25, 2021

And if a business is paying too much in shipping costs, it can majorly reduce profit margins. The first-mile delivery stage has a direct impact on your shipping experience and improving the former will deliver substantial gains to the latter. Partner with a tech-enabled 3PL. The analytics are super helpful.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 20, 2015

There are a number of possibilities out there that give you a chance to keep track of multiple LTL carriers, brokers, creation of a bill of lading, shipping labels, pickup scheduling, reporting, tracking, API and more. Keeping in touch with the stats will allow you to micromanage your business with greater ease. Quality assurance.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 26, 2022

Couriers that offer standard delivery services maintain a set of guidelines based on where you live. Overnight shipping. However, overnight shipping services don’t have time-related restrictions and continue shipping out items even at night. You need to ship items that require special handling during transport.

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ShipBob

JULY 14, 2021

In this article, we discuss ecommerce safety guidelines and tips to keep your warehouse staff safe and productive. How to Choose a 3PL for Your Ecommerce Business. A quick history of warehouse safety guidelines & regulations. Be sure to regularly schedule warehouse audits to ensure that OSHA guidelines are being followed. .

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ShipBob

MARCH 11, 2022

Streamlined checkout and shipping process. On top of reduced selling costs compared with running an ecommerce website, Facebook also offers a simplified shopping cart and shipping process. Not all ecommerce platforms sync with Facebook Marketplace, which can make it harder to process sales and ship to customers.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Shippers are required to communicate verified weights in a shipping document. Many have deployed cloud technology platforms to serve as an easy-to-use, transparent tool to facilitate bookings and shipping documentation. This will be a strategic advantage in the years ahead, with implications far beyond the IMO requirements.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It also provides guidelines on what to look for when conducting a warehouse audit. That’s why it’s essential to track certain ecommerce KPIs that identify how your warehouse operation is influencing the customer experience, such as order accuracy and shipping times. Why tracking warehouse KPIs is important.

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Tive

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

When transporting food, shipping guidelines are among the most stringent. Brokers, carriers and 3PL partners also need to be plugged into the same advanced visibility capabilities to monitor food shipments from the warehouse to final destination. And not just for the shippers.

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Zipline Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2021

There are tons of materials you need to get to an event, making trade show shipping a daunting task. We have a few best practices you can follow to make trade show shipping run smoothly, getting your materials where they need to go on time and in one piece. Planning: A Key to Trade Show Shipping . Proper shipping labels.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Besides providing fast, thorough answers to customers, today’s ERP, cloud-based SaaS, or 3PL-operated systems enable companies to manage the order lifecycle, control information and cargo flows, and reduce the total cost of goods. Logistics staff manages transportation costs through mode and carrier selection guidelines.

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ShipBob

MAY 21, 2020

The data is aggregated from over 3,000 ecommerce merchants who collectively ship out millions of items every month through ShipBob’s fulfillment centers. Due to social distancing guidelines, many gyms were forced to close across the country. Despite unemployment rate jumping to 14.7 Sports and fitness.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

A traditional viewpoint of manufacturers reveals many flaws in the efficiencies of standard shipping, transportation, and other logistics processes. In addition to the efficiencies that a 3PL provides, the manufacturer is able to eliminate costs such as payroll, taxes, and workers' comp insurance.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Posting guidelines to enforce basic hygiene habits (e.g., Note: Partnering with a 3PL , rather than managing a warehouse yourself can help make the inventory tracking process easier. Fortunately, partnering with a premium 3PL like ShipBob can take warehousing, retail fulfillment , and shipping off your hands.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2018

E-Commerce Leads to Push for Faster Shipping Payments. Digital commerce has brought a push to move goods more quickly through supply chains – which, in turn, is driving efforts to get shipping payments to move faster. According to a news report, Union Pacific Corp.

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The Lean Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Review all aspects of information management and flow to determine who is responsible for what (for example: routing, backorders, invoicing, returns, POD tracking, QC inspections). • What are the shipping priorities?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2016

When applied to the food supply chain, product information such as farm origin details, batch numbers, factory and processing data, expiration dates, storage temperatures and shipping details are digitally connected to food items, and the information is entered on the blockchain at every step of the process, IBM said.

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Kanban Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Understanding Pick and Pack Services The Basics Pick and pack services encompass the order fulfillment process from the selection (picking) of items from the warehouse to the packing and shipping of those items. Shipping: The Final Mile After packing, the products are labeled and dispatched for shipping.

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3PL Insights

APRIL 20, 2021

Over the past few years, we have experienced a shortage of truck drivers, and shipping companies have struggled to fill these roles. New drivers are not entering the market fast enough to replace the drivers approaching retirement, and the transportation industry continues to grow each year. But other COVID barriers are at play.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 23, 2020

As a rule of thumb, remember the freight shipping industry recognizes November 1 st through April 30 th as “freeze protection season” or the time period freeze protection services will be most in demand. Adhering to carrier guidelines for protecting goods while in transit and over weekends. Expediting time-sensitive shipments.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

This bold initiative, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020, will help reduce the environmental impact of the international shipping industry. . As we look forward to the new year, it’s important to understand why these new regulations are taking place and how IMO 2020 will impact the global shipping market. Final thoughts.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2016

How long before Amazon announces that it is buying its own 18,000 TEU container ship? With Amazon, you never know, which is why I’ll be updating the presentation I will deliver at the SMC3 Connections 2016 Conference on June 28th in Chicago (“A–Z: The Emergence of Amazon as a Global 3PL”) from now until I walk on stage.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Chuck Intrieri, 3PL consultant, and long time Lean Supply Chain practitioner, offers his advice on distribution center or warehouse slotting effectively. This would often be the case in a full pallet picking operation where a lift truck operator can only pick one pallet at a time before returning to the starting point or the shipping dock.

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If you’re an ecommerce brand who bakes and ships cookies, you’re probably familiar with these woes. While cookies come in many varieties, the process for shipping them is relatively the same. Tips for packaging cookies to keep fresh when shipping. However, that old adage doesn’t have to apply to shipping cookies.

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

Organize staff training and provide written guidelines to ensure professional and timely response of everyone involved in case of a disruption. For example, let's imagine a business that typically prioritizes cost-efficient delivery of raw materials, but is currently manufacturing the product to be shipped as soon as possible.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 5, 2019

For example, one 3PL doubled its pick rates and improved picking accuracy to 99.9% The more orders that are picked, the more orders can be shipped, and that means more orders can be invoiced, hence picking directly increases the revenue for the distribution center. after implementing 6 River Systems’ collaborative mobile robots.

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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Handlers must have a security plan and follow guidelines outlined on the hazmat table and emergency response guides. Route optimization should focus on shipping materials to their destination quickly, safely, and with minimal exposure to populated areas. According to the U.S.

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FLEXE

JANUARY 4, 2017

The relationship you have with your third party (3PL) warehouse is one of the most important relationships you will build in the supply chain. The last thing you want to hear is that orders cannot be shipped because a payment is past due. to be shipped by 4 p.m. They hold your ability to be successful in their hands.

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cost of shipping. Considering how expensive and slow international shipping can be, hiring a fulfillment center can be a wise choice for firms that want to operate quickly. Know about the shipping & returns policy. While selling globally, shipping and returns can be trickier and more expensive. Language spoken.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 29, 2016

Transportation managers must keep up with the ship dates of inventory, where inventory is currently located in the transportation process, what insurance information is being used and appropriated for each shipment, and many more factors. Effective transportation management can be a hassle.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 9, 2023

Otherwise, their high sales volumes may clash with inventory shortages or shipping delays , earning brands nothing more than a negative review and another unhappy shopper. . ShipBob represents what I was looking for in a 3PL as a seller — the exact opposite of Amazon in terms of user interface, customer service, and harsh fees.”.

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