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Resources to help deepen your understanding of the freight market

FreightWaves SONAR

Fortunately, hopeful changemakers can look to several resources to broaden their understanding of both the freight market and the industry as a whole. The high-frequency data housed in FreightWaves SONAR, for example, predicted the current freight recession months in advance.

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Reasons & Ways to Embrace Eco-friendly Packaging

Ship Monk

In a recent blog post, we discussed the environmental cost of ecommerce and ways to offset it. It’s easy We can’t change the fact that ecommerce orders need to be packed and shipped from fulfillment centers to our customers’ doorsteps. Apparel, for example, doesn’t need cushioning but does need protection against rain or snow.

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AR, VR, and eCommerce

Ship Monk

AR, for example, is great for workforce training situations where employees still need a firm grasp on the real world, and VR can be used for simulations, virtual tours, and, yes, video games. Of course, there are always exceptions, as was the case with Pokémon Go, which relied on augmented reality to woo millions of fans around the globe.

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3PL Services to Empower Ecommerce Brand Growth

Ship Monk

In this blog we’ll talk about the six main ways your business will benefit from this super team up. ShipMonk, for example, has relationships with all major shipping carriers. Add to that, when you pool all those shipping carriers together, you have access to a range of shipping services too, for example economy, 2-day , and overnight.

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3PL Fulfillment Technology Solutions for Ecommerce Businesses on the Rise

Ship Monk

If you’ve been wanting to learn more about how automation positively impacts 3PLs, and the ecommerce businesses they’re committed to, this is the blog for you. We prioritize automation, quality controls and efficiency across our eleven global fulfillment centers. And how does it help fulfillment logistics?

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8 Ways to Make Your Fulfillment Center Run More Efficiently

EazyStock

When she isn’t writing blog articles, she enjoys spending time in downtown Charleston, South Carolina and all the amazing food her hometown has to offer. Almost all fulfillment centers want to improve pick and pack efficiency. Many of the biggest hurdles to fulfillment center efficiency start with inventory control issues.

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2020 Supply Chain Management Trends

EazyStock

One notable example is Amazon, who uses AI to track customers’ purchasing habits and to use that information to make recommendations for other products. One example is using machine learning in the aftermarket industry where, with the help of sensors on machines, it can detect patterns and determine in advance when a part will break.