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The Details of Last-Mile Delivery

Ship Monk

Last-mile delivery refers to the last leg of an ecommerce order’s journey. This typically means the ecommerce order is on the ultimate truck that will deliver the package to your customer. This typically means the ecommerce order is on the ultimate truck that will deliver the package to your customer. How important is it?

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Shipping Carriers and Services Overview

Ship Monk

In the case of shipping for an ecommerce brand, in addition to harnessing ShipMonk’s Virtual Carrier Network , we recommend using a variety of shipping carriers vs. relying on one provider. One example is UPS Express Critical – UPS’s emergency delivery service that can get packages to their final destinations around the world within 24 hours.

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Navigating the Produce Supply Chain

Blue Grace Logistics

As we publish this article the massive shift Lactuca sativa and Brassicaceae (just a bunch of fancy monikers for the green stuff – you know, the leafy, crunchy crew: lettuce, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, romaine) from Northern California (summer) to Yuma, Arizona marks the “end” of domestic US produce season.

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What to Look for in a Food Distribution Warehouse Provider

Kanban Logistics

In this article, we’ll examine the many things you’ll need to look for in a food distribution warehouse provider to not only optimize your operations – but do so safely as well. A big part of most food logistics operations involves temperature and climate control. The most common warehouse temperature ranges are: Ambient.

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How to be an Eco-Friendly Ecommerce Brand

Ship Monk

Which means in the world of ecommerce business, entrepreneurs may feel torn between making eco-friendly decisions and strategic business ones. The good news is that you can stick that stigma where the sun don’t shine because there are plenty of ways to run a profitable eco-friendly ecommerce brand. What is Sustainable Ecommerce?

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Using Dedicated Warehouse Space Within a Larger 3PL Building

Kanban Logistics

In this article, we’ll look at one such overlap in the form of using dedicated warehouse space within a 3PL’s larger shared building. Some examples include: Warehouse management system (WMS) : you want to make sure that your 3PL partner has a robust WMS that can manage your inventory, orders, and reporting the way you want them managed.

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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. For example, we need to know if we can get to the required level of packaging unit.