ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Reports indicate that returns are higher when products are sold online, with an average return rate of 30% for ecommerce purchases, in comparison with 10% for brick-and-mortar sales. Reverse logistics company Optoro estimates returning a $50 product costs retailers $33 in processing fees–or 66% of the item.

Retail 296

Retail Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Procurement Solutions 296

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Whatever your Industry you should be able to make comparisons to competitors, do benchmarking, and even compare yourself on key metrics across industries. From the outbound perspective the Supply Chain also arranges logistics and delivery. And the reality is that Supply Chain must be cost-effective. Cost and Profit Management.

Negotiating Skills 84

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Strategies Purchasing Skills Inventory Reduction 84

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

The report provides a cross-industry perspective on environmental sustainability in logistics including fuel consumption, screening logistics providers, packing material, sales order delivery, and reverse logistics based on 1,157 valid participants. Per our survey, 64.2

Sustainability 193

Sustainability Optimal Sourcing Logistics Material Savings 193

Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 3, 2022

In comparison, transportation and warehousing PPI increased 17.844 points for the same period, index based on 2006=100 and not seasonally adjusted. This combination resulted in higher shipping costs for retailers. Note in the first chart, Standard Courier Services PPI Index, the sharp jump from December 2020, 373, to January 2021, 394.

Cost Reduction Strategies 98

Cost Reduction Strategies Purchasing Skills Price Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

“We work with TMS providers as well as with shippers by providing such solutions as parcel rate comparison to optimize the last mile” Catania said in a recent interview. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World.

Supply Chain Network Software 52

Supply Chain Network Software Modeling Software Optimization Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Shipchain

AUGUST 29, 2018

While this comparison is most commonly associated with benchmarking, it is also part of the reason why more people in the shipping industry are turning to blockchain for supply chain management (SCM). People cannot improve on what they do not understand or know. This statement applies to shippers as well.

SCM 78

SCM Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Software Demand Planning Software 78

Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

After 96 years of serving the industry, Central Freight Lines has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy less than two weeks before Christmas, reports Clarissa Hawes of FreightWaves. The sad reality is Central Freight Lines succumbed to excessive debt and an inability to maintain profitability through the pandemic.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction Price Reduction Sourcing Strategies 52