Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

The rise of ecommerce. Despite the inherent challenges, a 2018 McKinsey article estimated that the payoff of agility enabled by digitalization can be staggering: “For companies that aim well and execute effectively, the resulting cost reductions could be transformational. blockchain), and video-based collaboration/content sharing.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

With that question answered, I’m giving the rest of this article over to highlighting several business and supply chain issues, which, if you are experiencing them in your enterprise, are potent indications that CTS analysis should be on your agenda —for execution at the soonest. Schedule your consultation call now.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 14, 2021

In May of 2019, the Washington Post reported that “inside several of Amazon’s cavernous warehouses, hundreds of employees spend hours a day playing video games. It is not unusual for ecommerce warehouses to have employee turnover of over 100%. But they aren’t whiling away the time by playing Fortnite and Minecraft.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2020

As online retail has become such a massive catalyst for changes in supply chain and logistics thinking and practice over the last few years, I thought it worth greeting the New Year with a brief look at the ecommerce sector and how some of its players have performed in 2019. Who Else is Doing Well in Online Retail?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 27, 2019

Of course, there is the migration from retail to ecommerce. [17:29] Video and voice are growing, such as cameras on trucks and Bluetooth headsets. 37:19] I saw an article recently about how Amazon is buying up old malls. Automation is being tested in the US. The interface is much nicer, too.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Not surprisingly, because of COVID-19, ecommerce sales are surging. What is surprising is that even as ecommerce becomes a bigger percentage of their sales, their gross margin continues to increase! On November 18 th , Target Corporation reported its third quarter earnings.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain. Let’s take ecommerce as an example.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 26, 2020

The vast majority of customers will appreciate a little somethin’ extra when they open their packages, and, as eCommerce has grown to be more competitive, an unforgettable unboxing experience has gone from optional to indispensable. Content can take many forms, such as: Articles (like this one!) But that’s not all!

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 12, 2020

The ecommerce-spend on food deliveries in the current surge, still to be calculated, will, without doubt, boost the AU$2.6 The way it works is starkly demonstrated in a news video by Chinese news agency Xinhau, which tracks the movement of one deliveryman doing his rounds in Wuhan.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

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. Outbound Logistics: Keeping Customers Satisfied. Will your warehouse have to handle returns?

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Ship Monk

MAY 10, 2023

The future is ecommerce!” This article is intended to be more of a how-to guide. What exactly does a wholesale brand (or any brand, for that matter) need in order to launch and maintain a DTC ecommerce sales channel? Best of all, a 3PL can be a tremendous resource in helping your ecommerce business scale. Retail is dying!

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

3) Ecommerce and Multi-Channel Retail. The reason I say this is because Amazon does everything a 4PL provider should do: It stores products in its warehouses, provides a website for ecommerce , picks and ships orders to consumers, and provides software assistance for the transaction. The best example of a 4PL model is Amazon.com.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 14, 2021

While there are many fine crowdfunding platforms to choose from, product-based businesses will likely want to focus on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, two companies that, aside from accommodating an impressive assortment of eCommerce ventures, have been dominating the crowdfunding game for over a decade. We hope you loved this deep dive!

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2022

Sheri: I think right now that we see an uptick in ecommerce and digital transformation and what that provides for an enterprise’s customers and supply chain trading partners—primarily access, visibility, transparency, and offer competitive advantage. So there you have it, Sheri’s take on future developments in the supply chain sphere.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2014

We built one of the first Mobile TMS apps , have the only end-to-end LTL eCommerce Freight shipping applications for B2B shopping carts, continue to innovate on internal systems, and have won several accolades for our digital marketing efforts. You can say technology is in our DNA. You can say technology is in our DNA.

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