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[e-Book] The Ultimate Guide to Last Mile & White Glove Logistics

GlobalTranz

Last mile e-commerce, last mile technology, last mile metrics and white glove services make standard shipping conversations seem like child’s play, and the new focus on the last mile is anything but. Leveraging Metrics, Shippers Find Better Ways to Excel at Customer Service and Last Mile Services.

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What is Omnichannel eCommerce? Definition, Benefits & 4 Tips

Unleashed

The term omnichannel is a popular eCommerce buzzword, but what exactly is omnichannel eCommerce, and why is it important? We cover these questions and more about the eCommerce sales phenomenon that is omnichannel. What is omnichannel eCommerce? What is the aim of the omnichannel approach?

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. RESILIENCE REQUIRES OMNICHANNEL OPTIMISATION. HOW DID WE GET HERE? MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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What Should Be the Role of the Store?

Supply Chain Shaman

Macy’s had been bragging at conferences about their work on cross-channel fulfillment with progress made in using their stores to ship directly to customers. Macy’s requested that I ship the damaged bowls back. With the introduction of Amazon Prime with free shipping, why do customers need to enter a physical store?

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The Top 10 Logistics Blog Posts from 2017

GlobalTranz

e-Book] The Ultimate Guide to Last Mile & White Glove Logistics. Last mile e-commerce, last mile technology, last mile metrics and white glove services make standard shipping conversations seem like child’s play, and the new focus on the last mile is anything but. Share This: Read More. [e-Book] Share This: Read More.

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Ineffective Demand Planning: 5 Warning Signs to Look Out for [& What to Do Next?]

ThroughPut

Customer demand is a dynamic metric, which means that you need to keep estimating it based on evolving market forces such as customer preferences, weather changes, and changing industry trends. Expedited Shipments Expedited shipments happens when orders are not ready by the time they can be shipped cost-effectively.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

An example is the understanding of the shopper across the moments of truth in omnichannel strategies. The use of customer segmentation strategies to define order policies for lead times, discounts, allocation, and shipping priorities. Each year we organize the best-read posts in a more readable format and publish a softcopy book.