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Maximize Ecommerce Supplier Relationships

Ship Monk

The fact is, most business owners think of procurement as nothing more than a transactional relationship. Whether your business is a small ecommerce startup or a big box retailer, the benefits of supplier relationship management are the same. Establish KPIs that hold both your suppliers and your procurement team accountable.

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain technology investments were once delegated to a specific function such as procurement or logistics. Deliver ecommerce-caliber service levels. IoT and Telematics: Detection and monitoring tools increase real-time visibility, improve quality, and support optimal decisions. Achieve end-to-end visibility and control.

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What Could Crush Your Supply Chain and Jeopardize Your Business This Year?

Stord

." - Sarang Damle, Group Product Manager, Orders & Inventory Data and Service Capability Silos "Supply chains are too often built in and operate from silos. It’s more and more difficult for companies to see value from the investments already made, such as in a BI tool, because their systems remain disconnected.

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The Demand Powered Supply Chain: How to Win as the Bar Continues to Rise in the Retail Industry

CH Robinson Logistics

This is especially true in the retail space, as a surge in ecommerce and pandemic-driven demand volatility increased the rate of change in an already rapidly evolving industry. You start paying more immediately for backup carriers, or worse, pay much more if you go to the spot market to procure trucks. Increase savings.

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5 more truckload shipping strategies for enterprise shippers

FreightWaves SONAR

And it has opened new channels for capacity procurement. According to Supply Chain 24/7 , “If 2020 taught us anything, it demonstrated that to succeed, maximize resilience, and ensure business continuity, companies need to maximize every available channel – ecommerce, direct-to-consumer, retail and distributors.

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Top Ecommerce Metrics to Track

Ship Monk

Now if only you had a dashboard to keep your ecommerce business running. Today we’re going to help you pick the most important metrics for each area of your ecommerce business. Fortunately, most metrics are tracked automatically, using tools and software systems you may already have. Well, guess what? What is a Metric?

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2020 Supply Chain Management Trends

EazyStock

Machine learning takes AI one step further and allows the computer to improve its algorithms based on further collected data for better results. This is an obvious place for AI and machine learning on the eCommerce B2C end of the supply chain. For example, governments are opening access to export tools and guidance.