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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. Liquidity Services operates eight regional warehouse-size facilities in North America.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

Find out the most important logistics trends that could impact supply chains in 2022. The last mile delivery market size in North America is expected to grow by USD 59.81 Technavio, Last Mile Delivery Market in North America by Service and Geography – Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025, Jan 2021.

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All Third Party Logistics Providers Are Not Created Equal

Supply Chain Network

My initial involvement in the Third Party Logistics business was early in 1993 when I became the first Director of Development for Tibbett & Britten Group in North America. And for consumer products manufacturers with growing e-commerce and drop ship requirements, demonstrated e-commerce fulfillment capability is a must.

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Seven Activities to Turn Insights into Customer Delight

BlueYonder

When someone in North America starts looking for Extra Long Twin bedding sets, it is highly likely they are buying for someone going to a college dorm. Would this insight not be extremely useful for a retailer or manufacturer offering products or services to young adults, particularly when parents are poised to spend on their future?

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Top 15 Biggest 3PLs in the US - 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Service coverage encompasses North America, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. FedEx Supply Chain (formerly GENCO) is a non-asset-based 3PL that was among the first to develop a centralized returns process and proprietary reverse logistics technology. 2016 revenues: $2.91

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. These factors have encouraged manufacturers to move closer to the source of consumption — the U.S.