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How to Adapt Your Supply Chain for Increased Demand | AFFLINK

AFFLINK

While this new landscape means easier and faster product ordering for consumers, it puts traditional supply chains under unprecedented pressure to adapt their direct-to-consumer fulfillment, inventory management, and procurement strategies. AI-Driven Procurement: Real-time data enables smarter supplier selection and pricing optimization.

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Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

In 2017, the company began to look at new options for warehousing, knowing it would need to start placing inventory closer to customers if it wanted to compete in the challenging omnichannel retail space. Expedite deliveries, but not returns (because it is cheaper to ship slowly and customers are not looking for expedited return shipping).

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Infusing Intelligence into the Buying Journey: How Order Management Links Your Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

2 Merging B2B & B2C Experiences Across Channels In today’s omnichannel economy, the buyer at a B2B company is also a consumer in their personal life. Customers now expect features like real-time availability, estimated delivery dates at and before checkout, and flexible shipping options regardless of channel.

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Everything You Need to Know About 3PL Request for Proposals

ShipBob

Standardizing responses for easy comparison Not all 3PLs are created equal – and while most offer the same core capabilities of storage , picking , packing, and shipping, you’ll want to consider all of a partner’s service offerings before making your decision. Who will be evaluating the proposals (procurement, finance, operations, etc.)

3PL
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How to Improve Inventory Management: Step-by-Step

Ware2Go

Accurate forecasts help avoid stockouts and overstocking, and they inform SKU-level procurement strategy. Automation also enables seamless omnichannel fulfillment by allowing you to monitor and reallocate inventory across warehouses, sales channels, and 3PL partners—all from one platform.

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Warehouse Overflow Solutions in Food and Beverage: Flexibility Beats Fixed Infrastructure

FLEXE

Rapid Activation : The snack company needed a solution it could implement immediately—without drawn-out procurement, onboarding, or IT involvement. Pallets shipped directly from production to Flexe’s partner sites. Flexe made that possible: 7 days to onboard through Flexe’s WMS integration.

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E-Commerce Shipping: Why Shippers Are Mastering E-Commerce to Go Omnichannel

GlobalTranz

The answer lies in developing omnichannel experiences for customers, unifying the online and brick-and-mortar experience into a seamless shopping journey. Unfortunately, shippers may overlook the biggest obstacle to omnichannel, developing effective e-commerce shipping practices. GET YOUR COPY HERE. Download White Paper.