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Implementing RFID for Manufacturing Visibility: A Case Study

Supply Chain Opz

This article is a guest commentary from Prof Ming K Lim who is Head of Centre of Excellence for Supply Chain Improvement and Professor of Supply Chain and Logistics Operations at Derby Business School. The technology uses tags of different size, shapes, frequencies, and operating powers to achieve specific results for different applications.

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Top Tips to Boost Your Social Media and Social Commerce Strategy

Vinculum

As per the survey: Near about 85% of the shoppers feel the social media platform is the best way to purchase the brand products. As per email and Stackla(2) reports, around 75% of the retail business is precisely aligned with the social media platform and investments. Objectives and KPIs. Instagram .

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Social Commerce Guide: How Social Shopping Is Driving Record Growth

ShipBob

Social media itself has been a driving force for brand discovery for many years now, but that final step of completing a purchase has historically happened on a retailer’s website or app. In this article, we cover what social commerce is, advantages and drawbacks, and how to get started selling on social media. What is social commerce?

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Are You Ready for the Sharing Economy?

MIT Supply Chain

A 2013 survey conducted by KRC Research and commissioned by Zipcar explained why the company was able to grow so quickly. For example, online apparel retailer Patagonia has a strong commitment to environmental sustainability, and encourages customers to buy its used products and even works with eBay to market the items.

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Live Shopping Guide: Understanding the Risks and Rewards of Livestream Shopping

ShipBob

In this article, you’ll learn how live shopping works, what social platforms offer live shopping, and how to get started to generate more sales. A recent survey revealed that around 41.2% ShipBob is an omnichannel fulfillment provider that can help you streamline your fulfillment strategy for multichannel retailing. .

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4 ways technology is transforming warehouses

6 River Systems

E-commerce drives growth in warehouses & DCs According to Walker Sands’ The Future of Retail 2019: The Paradox Between Convenience and Connection , consumers are increasingly comfortable shopping online, with 46% saying they’re more open to purchasing big-ticket items such as a car or grill online than they were a year ago.

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23 logistics professionals share the #1 way to reduce logistics costs

6 River Systems

. “This would increase the complexity of route planning and make more difficult the quest to eliminate empty back hauls as the number of shipping points increases and the number of shipments out of more rural locations increases,” explains Skip Berry in an article published by Clarkston Consulting. What can you outsource?