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Package Theft Season is Here

Logistics Viewpoints

Package theft is on the rise as “porch pirates” continue to swipe packages from people’s doorsteps. The holiday season is the busiest time for package theft, as more and more items are delivered. For the 2023 holiday season alone, it is anticipated that between 850 million and 950 million packages will be delivered.

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4 Ways to Enhance Warehouse Efficiency with Prescriptive and Predictive Analytics

Logistics Viewpoints

Predictive and prescriptive analytics have emerged as valuable tools that enable warehouse operations managers to streamline processes, minimize costs, and enhance productivity. Traditional slotting solutions require customized models, extensive engineering, measurement, and data collection.

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How data kickstarts the supply chain flywheel

FreightWaves SONAR

If a customer placed an order and was told she would get the delivery next Thursday, the package better get there next Thursday. It turns out that selecting the carrier method should be a “just-in-time” step as the very last thing the system does before a label is printed and package shipped. The importance of data.

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Warehouse Picking Process Mistakes

Globalior

Picking mistakes can cost a business significantly in terms of productivity. Sending the wrong item, the wrong bundle of items, the wrong color item, or the wrong size item all count as picking errors. Picking of wrong quantities. Sometimes operators may pick items in larger or smaller quantities than indicated in the order.

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Customer Relationship Management for Ecommerce Brands

Ship Monk

Today’s CRM platforms have adapted and expanded their tools to meet the needs of ecommerce businesses. Let’s take a look at CRM systems, the tools they provide, and the benefits they offer to ecommerce businesses. Here are some of the tools CRM systems offer.

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IFOY Award 2024 Winners Announced

Logistics Business Magazine

Brightpick, Brightpick Autopicker – Start-up of the Year The IFOY Spin-off Award “Start-up of the Year” goes to Brightpick for the autonomous, mobile picking robot Brightpick Autopicker. The Autopicker from Brightpick, a start-up founded in Bratislava in 2021, is the world’s first autonomous mobile picking robot.

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3 Myths About Voice-Warehouse Management System Integration

Logistics Viewpoints

One of the first things people ask when investigating voice picking and other mobile applications for their DC is “how will the new applications work with my existing systems?” The fact is that most DCs have installed voice-directed mobile applications with host or legacy packages and made the decision later whether to upgrade to a new WMS.