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

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The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. 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.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

For some online apparel retailers, returns now average 40% of sales. Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases. Tony Hsieh, the company’s legendary late CEO, offered free returns for up to a year after purchase and encouraged people to order items in multiple styles and sizes.

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Seasonal Inventory and 7 Ways to Manage It Effectively

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There are innovative ways to tackle these challenges, but first let’s examine how they put a hitch in your supply chain. For all of this, you need a solution that provides your entire organization with a single source of truth, helping teams align on inventory positioning, financial decisions , and business planning. Stock Outs.

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Innovate or Die: How’s Your eCommerce Strategy?

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Can you remember your first online purchase? Today, for many of us, shopping online happens more frequently than in-store purchases. Keeping up with industry titans has forced retailers of all sizes to improve online shopping experiences—because it all plays a role in completing a purchase. Seems like forever ago.

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NRF 2023: Returns Management to the Rescue

Logistics Viewpoints

As a quick recap, a crowd of nearly 37,000 people flocked to the Javits Center in New York City to see what new solutions and innovations software suppliers had in store for 2023 and beyond. Some studies have indicated that online orders are three times more likely to be returned than in-store purchases.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

For merchants using FBA, Amazon handles the process of picking, packing, and shipping items. Categories with excess inventory include apparel, electronics, and home and sporting goods. The holiday fee comes on top of existing charges that sellers pay for using FBA services. Clearing the inventory will still take a couple of quarters.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

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These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.