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Sustainability is a Competitive Advantage with Justin Goldston

The Logistics of Logistics

Penn State is a top-ranked research university and Pennsylvania’s only land-grant institution founded with a mission of high-quality teaching, expert research, and global service. The financial benefit of sustainable logistics: Reduced costs of packaging, labor, fuel, utilities. About Penn State University (PSU).

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 25 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Ryder Announces Acquisition of Contract Packaging Provider IFS Ryder System announced a definitive agreement to acquire Impact Fulfillment Systems (IFS), a contract packaging production and warehouse services provider primarily catering to consumer product goods and healthcare companies.

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WordPress Ecommerce Shipping: Scaling Your Online Store Through Shipping

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Since you likely don’t have the funds to pay for warehousing or have massive amounts of products to store, you’re going to store your inventory however you can. For a smaller or mid-sized ecommerce business, you might be able to rent a low square footage warehouse that’s staffed by a few people to help you ship out your orders.

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Ecommerce Logistics: From Your Site to Their Doorstep

ShipBob

How do you put your brand in a spot to offer expedited shipping without putting in the time, resources, and investment of several warehouses? With so many millions of packages shipped across the country on any given day, it’s vital that systems are in place to keep them on track and make sure they’re delivered to the right place on time.

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Barcoding: The Holiday Lifesaver

AB&R

You might not even remember a day when this technology wasn’t in your warehouses, improving efficiency within your business. In 1948, a Pennsylvania supermarket manager noticed that his store’s stocktaking and slow checkout times were causing him to lose profits. This daunting task is all made possible by barcoding technology.

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How to Sell CBD Online: Information and Tips on Selling CBD From Home

ShipBob

Fulfill and ship customer orders You’ll need a system for warehousing your CBD products and managing inventory over time. After experiencing growth, you’ll want to expand into a fulfillment center by either signing a warehouse lease or outsourcing fulfillment. When you’re first getting started, this may be done in your home.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Liquidity Services operates eight regional warehouse-size facilities in North America. The one in Pittston, Pennsylvania, is at the outer edge of a business park that also includes distribution or return facilities owned by Amazon, Home Depot, Lennox, Neiman Marcus, PepsiCo and a number of smaller companies.