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Keys to a Successful Dropship Implementation

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: For additional insights and advice on this topic, watch the recent Talking Logistics episode featuring Chad Andrews discussing this topic with Adrian Gonzalez. One way retailers are becoming more innovative in their approach to delighting the customer is by enabling their vendors to dropship on their behalf.

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Smart Cities won’t be Smart if They Ignore Logistics

Enterra Insights

. “While pie-in-the-sky dreams of utopian smart cities fill the media waves,” writes Chad Prevost ( @ChadPrevost ), “[what does a smart city] mean for commercial transportation and the supply chain?”[3] Mead told Prevost, “To me the first step and most important is cooperation.”

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The Benefits & Drawbacks of WMS in the Cloud

Veridian Solutions

Cloud-based technologies are among the latest innovations impacting supply chain and warehouse management. Ability to manage both inbound and outbound freight, as well as the use of innovative freight management strategies, such as cross docking. Use of load optimization for shipments, shipping, and managing reverse logistics.

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Pandemic Accelerates Brands’ Move to Direct-to-Consumer

Enterra Insights

Chad Summe, chief strategy officer at Quotient, agrees that the impacts of the pandemic on consumer behavior may be enduring. In this new mixed mode of shopping — in which consumers shop in person at physical retailers and at home via e-commerce — consumer goods companies are looking for ways to innovate.”[4] Footnotes.

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55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social

The Logistics of Logistics

As a leading supply chain innovator and consultant with more than 20 years in the industry, Lisa is also a sought-after logistics conference speaker and a renowned author who has appeared in media outlets like the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, and CEO Magazine. . Raftery is a Global VP, Futurist & Innovation Evangelist at SAP.

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Crowdfunding Fulfillment Solutions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

There is much more to shipping rewards than throwing products in a box and slapping on a label. If you’re like a lot of small business startups, however, you might have forgotten to figure in fulfillment costs, including shipping and warehouse storage fees. After all, that geode science kit or spiffy new bicycle design is your baby.

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The Ultimate Guide to Pick and Pack Methods!

Supply Chain Game Changer

From Click to Ship in 4 Minutes! Good inventory management and the right pick and pack software will help you ship orders with maximum speed and accuracy. Pick, Pack and Ship: The Heart of Order Fulfillment. The order goes to a packing station where it is packed securely, sealed, and labeled for shipping. Order shipping.