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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

If you’re a decision-maker with accountability for your organisation’s entire supply chain, and you’re just starting to think about outsourcing, perhaps to reduce costs or improve service, this post should prove well worth the few minutes it will take you to read it. What Can You Outsource, and What Should You Outsource?

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How to Measure & Optimize Inventory Health For Ecommerce Success

ShipBob

By the end of this article, you’ll gain insights into which inventory health indicators you should be monitoring, how to overcome common inventory management hurdles, and see how a third-party logistics provider like ShipBob can help. Reduced spoilage and obsolescence: Critical for perishable or trend-sensitive products.

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10 Steps to Surviving & Thriving in a Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

Stop wasting time waiting on your preferred carrier, and take advantage of the freight availability of all carriers. An optimized route is the fastest way to move product, and consolidating parcels and less-than-truckload shipments into full truckloads is an excellent way to overcome the pitfalls of a capacity crunch. Go “Green.”.

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5 supply chain management tips for retail for sustained profitability

6 River Systems

Companies with billions of dollars in valuation, like Shopify and BigCommerce, help to reduce the barriers of entry to the world of e-commerce. These are the two factors that are essential for the long-term sustainability of any retail business, and achieving them requires implementing smart supply chain management tips and strategies.

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WooCommerce Order Fulfilment: A Guide for Merchants

Unleashed

Ecommerce consumers want fast, accurate deliveries and a transparent purchasing process. In this guide, we break down the WooCommerce order fulfilment process and how it works, with actionable tips for optimising your fulfilment strategy to bring costs down and boost productivity.

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7 Benefits of Using a 3PL!

Supply Chain Game Changer

As eCommerce continues to grow and supply chains become more complex and global, logistics is skyrocketing in importance. Customers want their purchases faster and cheaper, and the logistics power of behemoths like Walmart and Amazon is forcing all kinds of other businesses to step up their performance to stay competitive.

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Seeing Beyond the Firewall

Supply Chain Shaman

With strong Indian outsourcing capabilities, they are pushing the automation of processes through labor arbitrage strategies for cheap labor for manual data manipulation. The processes are largely batch, using data with great latency (orders and purchase orders). They are also struggling with internal politics.