Ship Monk

JUNE 3, 2021

A 3PL, or third-party logistics provider, is an indispensable asset in the eCommerce journey, but, to many, the concept of outsourcing is still shrouded in mystery. Of course, not all 3PLs are created equal. Our rebuttal, of course, is to hit you with even more 3PL perks. What Are the Benefits of 3PL?

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

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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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 27, 2018

Of course, gamification can only be used in processes requiring human input, since it drives performance by way of motivation. Activities in which gamification might be suitable for performance improvement include: Order picking. Value-added activities such as ecommerce packaging or labeling. Inventory counting.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2022

The best means for doing that as eCommerce evolves is properly handling your business’s shopping experiences, technological integrations, outsourced partnerships, customer service systems, and retention initiatives. After all, customer acquisition costs only continue to get higher in the eCommerce industry. At A Glance.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The answer depends, of course, on your company’s objectives and, particularly, on your customer service promises. When it comes to picking, an operative needing to pick one of those electric blenders for an order will receive directions to the closest storage location to which the item has been assigned.

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 1, 2022

While a hundred years ago you’d be lucky to get a package across the country in a few weeks, over the last twenty years the ecommerce industry has completely changed customer expectations. Ergo, ecommerce brands that don’t offer fast shipping options could be missing out on a lot of business. Sound simple?

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ShipLilly

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

A logistical analysis and important tips for businesses. Of course, there are those who have an aggressive business strategy right from the outset. This time will then be spent on other operational priorities such as packing, picking, organizing, management, processing, and delivery.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Some Tips for Multi-Warehouse Network Planning. Of course, it would be possible to write an entire book on this particular subject, so for the sake of keeping this article relatively brief, I’ll stick to a short explanation of crucial factors to consider when planning a warehouse network (even if it is a network of one).

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 8, 2023

What if your fulfillment center picks and packs the wrong item? There are plenty of ecommerce helpdesks and customer service solution providers including Gorgias , Gladly, and Zendesk, that make this easy. It may seem like you’re stating the obvious (Of course we got your order! That way nothing falls through the cracks.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2018

However, the real tipping point in the warehouse robotics trend will arrive when technology vendors master the art of true robotic picking, where robots are able to pick orders from conventional racking. Capable of picking up to 400 orders in an hour , the robots are already in operation with one French online retailer.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 26, 2023

While a hundred years ago you’d be lucky to get a package across the country in a few weeks, over the last twenty years the ecommerce industry has completely changed customer expectations. Ergo, ecommerce brands that don’t offer fast shipping options could be missing out on a lot of business. Sound simple?

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In the ecommerce industry it’s a feeding frenzy out there—DTC and B2B retailers doing everything they can to get shoppers’ attention. Colossal companies like Amazon created this “new normal” in the ecommerce industry, and all merchants have been forced to follow or get left out in the cold. That’s a problem for ecommerce brands.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 10, 2023

Of course, you must be prepared to take some time to find a service provider that’s well matched to the size, culture, and needs of your business (as we explain in an earlier post on this blog, a guide to success with 3PLs , it’s a bad idea to rush the process). They typically operate warehouses and distribution centres located strategically.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 2, 2023

Choosing Between Floor-Loaded Shipping and Palletized Shipping Like with most aspects of fulfillment, choosing between floor-loaded and palletized shipping really comes down to what works best for your type of ecommerce business. But of course, because of the added materials, palletized shipping tends to be pricier than floor-loaded shipping.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

Ecommerce competition was already fierce before the pandemic curbed consumer enthusiasm for in-store shopping, and now, it is even more so. The tips in this article will help you know how to identify the customers, products, and processes that might be inflating your cost to serve (CTS) unnecessarily. Equipment use. Storage of the SKU.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 8, 2019

WCS solutions typically link a WMS to warehouse hardware, which increasingly includes one or more automated systems such as pick-by-voice, conveyors, goods-to-person picking systems, inline scanners, scales, and printers, and perhaps even automated vehicles or warehouse robots. What is a WCS? New Networks, New Tools, New Strategies.

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