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How Japanese E-commerce Brands Can Overcome the Challenges in Last-Mile Deliveries

Locus

It’s one thing delivering parcels on time in any country; it’s quite another delivering parcels on time in Japan. That’s because Japan’s standards for home delivery services are very high. The nation has high expectations from customer service and hospitality and consumers notice even slight delays in delivery.

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What is Bullwhip Effect? Supply Chain Management Explained

ThroughPut

Price Fluctuations Promotional pricing and other discount strategies can lead to forward buying, where retailers and distributors purchase larger quantities than needed to take advantage of lower prices. Increased Costs The erratic demand patterns caused by the Bullwhip Effect can increase production and purchasing costs.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

From 2022, we can see a steady rise in enterprise businesses investing in last-mile delivery software. Global Last Mile Delivery Software Market was valued at USD 5.38 – Verified Market Research, Last-mile delivery software market, Jun 2021. They want a free and fast returns shipping service for their orders.

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The Ultimate Guide to QMS Software

Arena Solutions

To maintain a competitive advantage in today’s global market, companies are tasked with maximizing productivity, while meeting customer expectations and regulatory requirements. To meet these goals, many organizations rely on enterprise quality management system (QMS) software solutions to get high-quality products to market fast.

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The Top 15 Omnichannel Retail Trends to Watch in 2022

ToolsGroup

Examples of ways customers are using omnichannel retail include: Buy online and pick up in-store (BOPIS). Using shop-by-store features to check inventory availability before going to make purchases in-store. Buy online and return in-store (BORIS). Researching products in-store then buying online. Inventory Visibility.

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Black Holes and KPIs

QAD

A recent survey of our galaxy by astronomers with VERA in Japan has shown that Earth is both moving faster and is closer to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy than previously thought ( EarthSky , December 2020). Sales and Customer Service. How Dark is Your Data? . But don’t worry, our planet is safe!