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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. Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 9-13, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart cuts delivery time for pilot shipping plan (Reuters). Hapag-Lloyd, Five Asian Liners Form New Shipping Alliance (Bloomberg). Finally, in more terrestrial news, Walmart is making adjustments to its subscription shipping program. UPS-backed Rwandan blood deliveries show drones’ promise, hurdles (Reuters).

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This Week in Logistics News (December 14-18, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Here are some details from the article: Leasing 20 jets would be a significant expansion of an Amazon trial operation out of Wilmington, Ohio, operated by ATSG on Amazon’s behalf, sources said. Conceptually, other retailers could store goods in Amazon’s warehouses, then have Amazon manage the entire delivery operation. Baird & Co.

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Putting the WoW! Into Service Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Since a modern business is shifting from manufacturing to service, this article will provide a review of literature and a case study of the company at a forefront of the service supply chain frontier. Founded in 1999, it is an online retailer selling shoes via a drop-shipping business model.