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7 Reasons to Outsource Returns

Ship Monk

The returns process is every bit as complex and labor intensive as the outbound fulfillment process , but nowhere near as rewarding. Speed Of course, it helps if the same company that’s handling your fulfillment is also handling your returns. They can fulfill your orders and process your returns at the same time, in the same warehouse.

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Shifting freight patterns poised to drive up rates

FreightWaves SONAR

Inventory correction Early in the course of this shift to the East, industry experts pointed to inventory offloading as a potential contributing factor. Thanks to the pandemic-fueled economic roller coaster and ongoing recession, many retailers had inventory backlogs to work through before ramping up their ordering activity once again.

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Shifting freight patterns poised to drive up rates

FreightWaves SONAR

Inventory correction Early in the course of this shift to the East, industry experts pointed to inventory offloading as a potential contributing factor. Thanks to the pandemic-fueled economic roller coaster and ongoing recession, many retailers had inventory backlogs to work through before ramping up their ordering activity once again.

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Industry View: DCs Rise to Meet Unprecedented Challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

There is no doubt that distribution centres are going above and beyond to fulfill massive amounts of orders. Pressing needs and panic buying have created the equivalent to peak season demand in many industries. Of course, businesses normally know when their peak season will occur and they plan for it.

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Freight Market Data To Assist in Negotiations With Carriers

FreightWaves SONAR

The volatility in the auto industry has wreaked havoc on the Detroit freight market. . There is typically more demand for inbound truckloads into Detroit than outbound truckloads. An indicator of balance (or imbalance) in freight demand, the Detroit Headhaul Index subtracts inbound demand from outbound demand. Source: SONAR).

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3 Practical Metrics for Supplier Performance Evaluation

Logistics Bureau

Quantity Ordered versus Quantity Received. This measurement will require data from the purchase orders placed by your buyers, and that from your receiving operation. The most usual method is to record the percentage of the ordered quantity which was actually received. Order fill rate metrics. Supplier performance = 94%.

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Grow Your Ecommerce Business without Over-Expanding

Ship Monk

On a daily basis, brands need to have control and transparency over their order, inventory, warehouse, and shipping management. Data about orders from every season, every sale, every new product introduction, every demographic, are all incredibly important to making future decisions for your brand.