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To DC Or Not To DC? That is the Warehousing Design Question!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Further Amazon Prime, though it comes with a fee, offers “free” shipping. The combination of fast delivery, low to no cost shipping, and an endless selection of products all set the competitive benchmark for E-Commerce Fulfillment. And their Shipping Costs continue to far exceed their Shipping Revenue.

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Top 12 logistics influencers on Twitter

DELMIA Quintiq

Cerasis, a 3PL servicing North America, is no stranger to the transportation and shipping industry. Steve Banker is the service director of the SCM team at ARC, a Forbes contributor, and a co-writer for the Logistics Viewpoints blog. His articles are always a great read, whether they’re about delivery drones or shipping trends.

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How to Cut Costs by Improving Product Punctuality

MIT Supply Chain

Researchers at MIT CTL have developed a model that uses purchase order (PO) information to help retailers determine when many different types of products need to be shipped to meet sales deadlines. The research was carried out by two students, Brad Gilligan and Huiping Jin, for their MIT Master of Supply Chain Management (SCM) thesis.

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To DC Or Not To DC? That is the Warehouse Design Question!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Further Amazon Prime, though it comes with a fee, offers “free” shipping. The combination of fast delivery, low to no cost shipping, and an endless selection of products all set the competitive benchmark for E-Commerce Fulfillment. And their Shipping Costs continue to far exceed their Shipping Revenue.

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Turn your Brick And Mortar Stores into E-Commerce Distribution Hubs!

Supply Chain Game Changer

When a store can’t sell the goods that have been shipped to them they have two choices. They can either markdown the goods or they can return the items back to the DC. But when faced with the choice of delivery speed and a shipping fee, most customers will opt for slightly longer delivery times in exchange for a lower fee.

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Augmented Reality (AR) is the Future of the Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I started my industrial engineering career in a hot Southeastern ambient distribution center (DC) where innovation consisted of adding conveyor and sorters at several hundred dollars per FOOT! Frankly, I was blown away by how many cases were received and shipped out. Early in the week, we did not ship out as many cases.

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The Current State of the Shipping Capacity Crunch!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The shipping capacity crunch is not a new topic, but the end of 2017 is shaping up to reveal an unprecedented crunch, reports Chris Brady of Logistics Viewpoints. To successfully mitigate the potential setbacks from the shipping capacity crunch, your organization must understand more about its current and projected driving forces.