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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

Overstock’s website currently advises customers to ensure their returned item is packaged well and is in a shipping-suitable box. Retailers this holiday season are focusing on delivering packages to customers on specific dates, rather than competing on speed of delivery.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. The location of any package that is part of an order can be traced; status information about time, quality, and relevant financial aspects all need to be recorded and monitored during transportation execution. Trinidad and Tobago.