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Automating The Warehouse with Gary Allen

The Logistics of Logistics

Gary Allen and Joe Lynch discuss automating the warehouse. Prior to Ernst & Young, he spent seven years with DHL Supply Chain as Vice President of product Development & Innovation as well as Vice President, Solutions, for the company’s Automotive, Chemical, and Industrial business unit. About Ryder System, Inc.

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The Quietly Growing Conundrum of Online Returns

Logistics Viewpoints

Reverse logistics is difficult and costly. In order for retailers to appeal to this demand, they are having to bear the brunt of orchestrating difficult reverse logistics processes and eat the costs of doing so themselves. Moving Forward: Reverse Logistics Technology. In the U.S, Who pays the price?

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Innovation with Reverse Logistics (Part 1 of 2)”.

ModusLink Corporation

Many SME’s take advantage of Outsourcing the core components of their Supply Chain to experienced professionals within the industry. A large Supply Chain element that is often prioritized when Outsourcing is the process of ‘Reverse Logistics’. T he definition of Reverse Logistics.

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The Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on Reverse Logistics

Enterra Insights

Therefore, reverse logistics companies are preparing for managing the influx of returned or replaced items during this time.”[2]. Reverse logistics: An inconvenient challenge. Journalist Maghan McDowell ( @maghanmcd ) calls returns (aka reverse logistics) “an inconvenient challenge” for retailers.[3]

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Reverse Logistics for the Holidays

3PL Insights

The global reverse logistics market is expected to grow to $603 billion by 2025, so developing a strong reverse logistics strategy is important. What is Reverse Logistics? Reverse logistics is returning a product from the end user back to the supplier, manufacturer, or distributor.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

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. The industry term is DIF, for “destroy in field.” I definitely picked the right industry.’” ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Using Insights for Reverse Logistics Cost Management: How Retailers Protect Their Bottom Line

Intelligent Audit

Ahead of the looming peak season and holiday shipping crunch, the majority of the focus within the industry is seemingly on sales and the forward movement of shipments and products. However, one must also consider the opposite side of the coin as retail reverse logistics are likely to come into play more than ever.