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3PL order fulfillment: dealing with minimum charges

Kanban Logistics

If you are searching for 3PL order fulfillment companies in North Carolina, or anywhere, you may come up against “minimums.” In this article, we’ll examine order fulfillment minimums and explain how to best navigate them. These minimum requirements can be a non-starter for smaller companies just ramping up their volumes.

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As Baby Boomers Retire, Don’t Let Tribal Knowledge Retire with Them

Enterra Insights

Such knowledge is often referred to as Tribal Knowledge. The challenge, of course, is how to capture and leverage tribal knowledge. .”[1] Whenever a talented employee leaves a job or assumes a new role, a company risks losing valuable knowledge that he or she has gained while mastering their job. ” Concluding thoughts.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. Data Key: Heaviest peak refers to the months in which capacity will be most affected by agriculture production. North Carolina.

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Logistics in the Manufacturing Industry: How Smaller Plants Can Benefit

Kanban Logistics

Often, third party logistics providers (3PLs) are key operating partners behind these manufacturing logistics solutions, providing the warehouses, trucks, systems and know-how to make this just-in-time (JIT) process happen. The inventory management part of this process is referred to as vendor managed inventory (VMI).

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What do Product Rework Companies Do?

Kanban Logistics

Rework most commonly refers to the reconfiguration of products to make them suitable for delivery to your end customers (e.g., You would simply provide your 3PL with the replacement part(s) and directions as to how to proceed. It’s also an umbrella term that encompasses a wide variety of distinct services. What is rework? retailers).

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Aluminum and silicon shortages causing price volatility

Resilinc

We’re likely going to see a lot of things that just are not going to make it to the shelves in time for Christmas,” said Rob Handfield , supply chain expert at North Carolina State University and co-author with Resilinc’s advisory board Chair Tom Linton of the forthcoming book, The Living Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Disruption and Digitization

Enterra Insights

” A recent survey concluded either is acceptable and both refer to the same phenomenon. De Bernardini points to a number of emerging technologies he believes are disruptive enough to change how supply chains work. And truck platooning is being experimented with in North Carolina. Blockchain. Footnotes. [1]