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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

3 Steps to Improved Reverse Logistics Three of the most critical tasks in managing returned inventory are determining which products should, or should not, be accepted as returns, calculating the cost of returns, and establishing a definitive course of action based on the condition of each item and the policies that apply to it.

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Import Compliance Basics: 5 Things You Need to Know

Now, That's Logistics

Find out who’s clearing your freight and run reports from either your broker(s) or from Customs’ ACE system. Follow a shipment using documentation through the process of importation for air and ocean shipments—from loading to delivery—on your most common shipments. Is a rough estimate of 5% of purchase price too high or too low?),

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Delivery Management System: A Definitive Guide

Locus

A delivery management software analyzes historical data, identifies significant inconsistencies and documents them. As delivery managers, you deal with many responsibilities, from managing fuel costs to analyzing workforce performance. It is the hows that guide your purchasing decisions. Analytics and Insights.

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Ultimate Ecommerce Merchant Guide: Owning Your Ops in 2023 PART 2

Ship Monk

Your fulfillment center or 3PL should be able to handle the returns and reshipments, as well as claims processing to recover costs from shipping carriers. For instance, a purchase made on Thursday at 1:00PM will reach customers much faster than an order placed on Friday at 5:00PM.

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Is The Freight Industry Ready For SOLAS?

Freightos

Analysis: How Bad Is It? Looking over the past year, only one third (36%) of FCL freight quotes are saved with a weight.This reporting percentage is consistent by company size as well – the combined percentage for top 20 global forwarders is about the same as for the mid-sized forwarders. Logistics Providers.

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Autonomous Truck Trends for 2022 and Beyond: Can Autonomy Safely Address the Driver Shortage?

Logistics Viewpoints

The devices are surprisingly inexpensive, costing $350-500 per vehicle per year depending upon the volume of devices purchased. These kinds of solutions have been available for a few years and customers report robust reductions in safety incidents. The first units are to be delivered in early 2022. million miles.

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The Autonomous Truck Revolution Is Right Around the Corner

Logistics Viewpoints

Their technology includes a 1,000-meter perception range, 35 second planning horizon, high-definition maps with accuracy within five centimeters, and a fully redundant sensor suite and components. A customer would purchase TuSimple’s fully autonomous semi-trucks directly from a semi-truck manufacturer. million miles.