Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Are you, as a shipper, struggling with high freight costs? Perhaps buying a logistics company may help ease some of these pains. American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has become the latest poster child of this trend after recently acquiring last-mile startup AirTerra and e-fulfillment provider Quiet Logistics.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 17, 2022

These averages have impacted the United States in different areas. In the face of this and an overall carrier talent shortage , shippers must be creative with their freight network optimization to meet all of their customer’s needs. Consolidate Freight Wherever Possible. from the previous week and $1.71 year-over-year.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 3, 2018

“117 such facilities were built across the United States from 2010 to 2016 for a total of 141.2 ” Burnson goes to note that e-commerce is having an impact on air freight hubs, maritime cargo, middlemen, and intermodal operations. This means moving inventory to make it closer to markets where it is sells.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

Supply chains are continually disrupted by container shortages, a lack of air freight capacity, and movement restrictions implemented by governments to combat the pandemic. The reverse logistics process, too, is a prime target for refinement. 63% suffered inventory shortages. Falling Short on the Prime Promise.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2017

Read More: Less Frustrating Way to Negotiate Freight Contracts. Similarly, it will pay to look for providers that specialise in the types of freight that your company wishes to ship. In fact, one LTL operator in the United States found that residential deliveries take 100% longer on average than those made to commercial premises.

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