Ship Monk

JANUARY 20, 2023

Welcome back to the ultimate guide for enhancing your ecommerce knowledge! In PART 2 of our epic ecommerce terms guide and glossary, we’re here for you—the ecommerce merchants and entrepreneurial warriors of the world—to explain key terms relating to ecommerce, logistics, fulfillment, inventory, and more.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 22, 2022

In our eCommerce fulfillment blog we sometimes highlight industry jargon that’s essential for every entrepreneur. SKUs provide sellers and the 3PL fulfillment centers that they work with invaluable data about sales and inventory management. How to Calculate SKUs in Your eCommerce Inventory. SKU Architecture – Breaking Down SKUs.

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Conger

JULY 22, 2021

This is the complete guide to eCommerce warehouse management systems. In it, you’ll learn: What eCommerce is. What eCommerce warehouse management systems are. The 11 best eCommerce warehouse management systems. What is eCommerce? What’s an eCommerce Warehouse Management System? What is eCommerce?

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Having experienced market growth in size and volume of tenders, Opus9 realized its existing freight market data intelligence tools were not giving their customers the best rate information. The post Opus9 delivers better service by applying SONAR data to stay competitive appeared first on SONAR. View the Full Case Study.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is your ecommerce business one of those that’s been growing steadily in recent years, and seen an absolute boom since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged? So what do you need to do to prevent high demand from being a double-edged sword and potentially stymieing your ability to compete in the lucrative, but fierce ecommerce marketplace?

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Ship Monk

APRIL 20, 2023

As ecommerce brands grow and their products become more popular, one of the common paths to accelerated growth is having your products get picked up by a specialty store or big-box retailer. Maybe your ecommerce business is not at that stage yet. Can your 3PL handle B2B fulfillment or retail fulfillment? Should you care?

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As your ecommerce businesses powers through the peak shopping season, it’s easy to forget there’s one more peak to climb. The returns process is every bit as complex and labor intensive as the outbound fulfillment process , but nowhere near as rewarding. That’s why ecommerce businesses choose them to handle their fulfillment.

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In addition to spikes in ecommerce volumes, the overall U.S. The FreightWaves’ SONAR data shows the Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) remains up 25% year-over-year, hardly falling from its pre-July Fourth peak. How should a shipper read this data as a user or prospective user of SONAR?

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GoShip Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

Suppliers and eCommerce managers are all too familiar with coordinating with logistics hubs, yet there is still a lot of ambiguity surrounding these facilities. To efficiently handle the supply chain, most logistics operators will use software or AI to analyze data and optimize logistics operations. What is a Logistics Hub? Conclusion.

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Ship Monk

MAY 10, 2023

The future is ecommerce!” What exactly does a wholesale brand (or any brand, for that matter) need in order to launch and maintain a DTC ecommerce sales channel? Data Collection — Powerful warehouse systems use barcodes to track merchandise from receiving through delivery. You hear it everywhere. Retail is dying!

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The transportation execution and visibility systems (TES) market has seen significant growth over the last few years due to a variety of factors, including the growth of e-commerce, the strong ROI tied to these solutions, the rise of control towers and visibility requirements, capacity fluctuations, and the expansion of ecommerce. FedEx Corp.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It is equipped with technology from Sick that captures data points via barcode scanning, providing instant updates to the FedEx operations team and the customer receiving the goods. He said growth in 2023 was driven by ecommerce and sales team success with big intercontinental freight contracts. “We

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

According to Sender Shamiss of Forbes , processing returns remains one of the highest costs for such retailers, so aligning data and systems is key to keeping costs in check. Integrate inbound and outbound logistics and supply chain management systems. Related: Focusing Too Much on Ecommerce Shipping Practices?

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Together, the captured data give systems unprecedented insight. In the past, the only interface between the physical world and the enterprise resource planning (ERP) or warehouse management system (WMS) of record has been through someone keying in data, scanning it, or maybe a materials handling system that scans, Wheeler, explains.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The supply chain of reverse logistics poses some serious challenges, especially with the recent explosion of ecommerce. With ecommerce sales expanding into more non-traditional, oversized items (like refrigerators and other appliances), shippers need to be prepared for the incoming boom of returns. Imagine this scenario.

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Ship Monk

MAY 19, 2022

Not all eCommerce brands offer backordered items for sale. As in: Do you have data to support that customers will buy and not return backordered items? In terms of eCommerce brands, with so many layers to supply chain networks, seasonal shifts, and fluxes in customer behavior, backorders can happen for an array of reasons.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 14, 2019

Digitizing the information fosters traceability and tracking of documents needed for trade, including material quality data sheets, import/export certificates, and more. Combined with the shipment criteria, complete supply chain visibility is achieved for both inbound and outbound material movements and product quality.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 13, 2021

While it may seem counterintuitive, splitting up your inventory is a super smart move, especially when you have the customer data to back it up. Say the word “returns” to a room full of eCommerce business owners and you’ll likely hear a collective groan. You see, there are two sides of the shipping coin: outbound and inbound.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2019

The Guide to Proactive Inbound, Outbound, and Reverse Enterprise Parcel Management. 2) Fast Transaction Processing When it comes to shipping, especially in the eCommerce industry where shipping is “free,” there is pressure to do it better, cheaper, and faster than the next guy. This is driving worldwide revenue for TMS from $9.6

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 26, 2020

Ecommerce companies along with manufacturers are the two sectors currently trailblazing the uptake of this technology, but any company, large or small, with a warehouse and requirement for materials handling can benefit – whether they are in retail, apparel, automotive, electronics or third party logistics (3PL).

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 13, 2018

This connection enables you to communicate with your customers, suppliers, and logistics service providers simply by sending and receiving emails to confirm direct material purchases, invoices, and outbound shipments or by leveraging the more sophisticated methods mentioned above. Moving to The Final Four has its challenges.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

It’s updated every 2 weeks, developed in Microsoft Azure and the data are safely stored in the cloud. It has a Web and an App version for easy control over inbound, storage, outbound, returns, BDD, etc. in food, 3PL, retail and ecommerce. When the operation grows, CORAX keeps the same pace. In-House Warehousing.

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Conger

DECEMBER 13, 2022

A WMS uses scanners to scan bins, pallets , and goods and display data about the product, including serial number, type, manufacturer, expiry dates, etc. The business can maintain tighter management and control over the software and data. The vendor hosts the solution, giving the business less control over data security.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2019

Linus comments that, “It’s no secret that ecommerce and online shopping have disrupted the retail environment like no one could have imagined. Linus says, “You have to synchronize the whole process with multiple vendors, multiple inbound and outbound cross-docks and varying carrier schedules.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2019

Linus comments that, “It’s no secret that ecommerce and online shopping have disrupted the retail environment like no one could have imagined. Linus says, “You have to synchronize the whole process with multiple vendors, multiple inbound and outbound cross-docks and varying carrier schedules.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Outbound Logistics: Keeping Customers Satisfied. As more and more companies—especially those engaged in ecommerce—are discovering, it can often be better to manage reverse logistics as a discrete process than to try to integrate returns handling with the normal forward flow. Will your warehouse have to handle returns?

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ShipLilly

JULY 16, 2020

Under this arrangement, a third-party logistics company acts as an eCommerce fulfillment company. The vast majority of 3PLs have dashboards that allow clients to access logistics data in real-time to aid decision-making. Its role is to provide all the necessary services for logistics operations.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 6, 2020

Data and process analysis are part of the puzzle. The cycle is restarted when the facility is redeployed for outbound purposes in less than 24 hours. In this way you can work out all the SKU data and link them to specific transportation modes such as truckload, parcel, and LTL. Distribution network analysis. Wrapping up.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

To that end, every warehouse manager’s role is to manage the physical environment, loadshifting equipment and people, to decrease the chances of collision and accidents, and often, to help the flow of freight via outbound and inbound freight management; an entire process known as warehouse traffic management. Read the full Post.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Along with the design of supply chain strategy, the design of the supply chain itself, especially the part dealing with outbound distribution from plants or warehouses, is instrumental in the success or failure of businesses. . A disciplined approach to the collection, cleansing, and standardisation of supply chain data.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

In addition, returns typically cost more to handle than outbound shipments – 3 to 4 times more for traditional retail companies, for example. As market and buying trend data becomes more abundant and IT systems more connected, retailers can better estimate demand and adapt their ordering. Forecast demand better.

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