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Logistics & Supply Chain Risk Management: Pivoting to Resiliency with these 3 Simple Processes

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As the supply chain continues to grow in complexity and regulation, the opportunities for problems and other events to impact operations negatively will consequently grow. For example, one risk could be a sudden increase in demand for a product. However, this does not necessarily imply that something bad happened. Focus on Resilience.

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Return Merchandise Authorizations Part II: Benefits and Best Practices for Creating a RMA Process

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It should encourage consumers to spend more money, and it needs to emphasize your desire to please the consumer after the sale. This is a simplified example of the best practices for Return Merchandise Authorizations. For example, computer part A arrives due to being the wrong color. Interface With Accounting System.

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6 Strategic and Proactive Tips to Stay Ahead of Distressed Shipments

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After nearly 2 decades in business, we at Cerasis have found that those shippers we have helped stay strategic often are ahead of the curve with proactiveness. For example, the use of automatic logging systems and accountability tracking software can reduce the opportunities for driver problems.

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Capacity Crunch Factors: What Causes a Capacity Crunch?

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Take the example of Amazon Prime and free delivery. Within months after the launch of free, two-day shipping through Amazon Prime, free shipping became the standard across the-commerce. A shipping capacity crunch is not a once-in-a-lifetime event. The Big Picture.

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What are the Characteristics That Make up Parcel Pricing?

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Surcharges have become commonplace in shipping after rising costs, notably the sudden spike in gas prices over recent years. For example, a carrier’s fuel surcharge may vary from week to the next. For example, if a package exceeds a given volume, assuming it is a low-weight package, it may be subject to additional surcharges to ship.

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The Ever Increasing Importance of Focusing on LTL Management as LTL Use Increases

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For example, a business may order a specific number of items, which would be too minute to warrant transport via rail or traditional truckload. Larkin calculates that LTL revenues are down to just 12% or so of the truckload market, for example. 3% annual growth after that. Recall the events of last year’s holiday season.

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3 Easy to Implement Technology Functions of a TMS that Streamline Transportation Management Practices

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After setting a baseline cost per pound for your freight, the Matrix Report compiles the invoiced cost for your shipments and breaks them down into line-haul, fuel, and accessorial charges. For e-commerce businesses who are now shipping larger freight, LTL shipping is now more of a daily event than it has ever been before.