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5 Ways a TMS Can Help You “Go Green”

Talking Logistics

Last Saturday, we celebrated Earth Day, making this an excellent time for each of us to examine our own commitment to the environment. In recent years, businesses and consumers across the country have demonstrated that sustainability matters – both in terms of what they buy and how vendors are selected. In fact, 22% of U.S.

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New Year, New Horizons: Transportation Industry Gets Ready to Take On 2023

Intelligent Audit

Shoppers who purchased from participating merchants can drop off the items they wish to return – no box or label required– at approximately 2,000 FedEx Office locations ,” according to a Dec. Express and Ground packages not paid according to approved payment terms, as well as a $13.25 12 statement from FedEx. “ percent. ”.

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How Retailers in the US Can Step Up Their Delivery Game

Locus

Not only this, 62% of online shoppers in the US say delivery speed is what makes for a good purchase experience. But even with this knowledge, what’s stopping retailers and e-commerce companies from providing excellent delivery experiences to their customers? Download the Casestudy. This is cumbersome to say the least.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

Not as pre-packaged as an E-update, so more effort required. Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo. The businessman’s news source of choice, global export and import volumes (as well as buying trendings) are key to informing supply chain professionals. Cargo Business News.com.

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Understanding First-Mile Delivery & Why it’s Important for Your Store

ShipBob

When looking at the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model, first-mile deliveries refers to the movement of products from supplier to a retailer and last-mile deliveries rely on shipping carriers to move packages from the shipper to the end customer. . Some of these inefficiencies often start with improper purchase ordering.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

For example, if the supplier has several big name cosmetic industry customers (90% of their business) and you are buying specialty automotive chemicals from them (less than 5% of their business), the supplier will be influenced in the direction of the cosmetic customers and they will get the attention, products and services before you.

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Ship it Right or Ship it Again

Freightera

You may have heard of the phrase “I’m not rich enough to buy cheap things”. With rising shipping costs, it’s likely that you’re not rich enough to ship the same cargo again after you’ve already tried to ship it. If you want to ship your cargo right, and only ship it once, you’ll want to make sure to keep the ideas listed below in mind.