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The Growing Importance of Last Mile Logistics

Enterra Insights

The growing e-commerce trend also demonstrates the importance of omnichannel retail strategies. Companies that master omnichannel operations will thrive in the years ahead — if last-mile logistics can keep up. .” That’s what makes last-mile delivery so important in the age of e-commerce. ” Outdated technology.

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Utilizing a 3PL to Apply Transportation Management Best Practices For E-Commerce

GlobalTranz

Shippers operating are barely entering the realm of e-commerce may struggle with tapping into a global transportation network. The days of managing the warehouse, distribution center, and transportation network with simple, manual tools are over. This is regardless of whether freight consolidation was used or not.

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Keep Your Cargo Out of Danger: Best Practices for Transportation Risk Management

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Omnichannel business models often lead to more complicated global supply chains. Due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus, many global shippers are recognizing the value in a risk management plan to best prepare themselves for the current situation and others like it in the future.

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The Top Logistics and Supply Chain Journalists & Thought Leaders to Know for 2020

Shipchain

In the age of Amazon, her voice is a beacon for companies struggling to find the bridge between omnichannel retail and last-mile delivery success. . Jenny Xu has a strong grasp of the intense relationships in global transport. Her insights reflect the latest trends in the industry and the increasing demands of consumers.

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Why Blockchain Within The Supply Chain Makes Perfect Sense

GlobalTranz

Retailers can show consumers the historical lineage of the product’s path Digitize and secure travel document workflows on the blockchain Currently, an overwhelming amount of redundant paper-based documentation plagues importers, exporters, and intermediaries in the global transportation process.