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Top Ecommerce Trends for 2024

Ship Monk

ShipMonk nurtures relationships and facilitates integrations with shipping companies, as well as providers of third-party tools and systems that enable ecommerce businesses to thrive. If your ecommerce brand hasn’t explored other sales channels, you are definitely missing out.

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What are the true causes of ongoing supply chain disruptions?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

A recent SYSPRO survey shows that only 45% of businesses have looked at systems to address supply chain disruptions and just 44% have investigated technologies that enable collaboration with external suppliers and customers. Instead, businesses have focused most their investments on inventory control and order requirements.

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Email Tips for Ecommerce Businesses

Ship Monk

We’d go so far as to say that these loyal fans are your most precious business asset — more valuable, even, than your inventory — and that’s saying something, coming from a 3PL that stores inventory! Email vs. Other Forms of Communication For many years, email has been the gold standard of communication tools for DTC businesses.

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How Supply Chains Stay Competitive in a Digital Marketplace

Morai Logistics

Survey results from ‘623 supply chain professionals across 17 countries’, concluded that one of the top industry challenges was ‘facing global competition’. The definition of ‘supply chain’ has also shifted over time. Over the last two decades, the competitive landscape of supply chain and logistics has changed considerably.

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Intelligent Automation, the Future of Supply Chain. Is the Logistics Industry Ready?

Blue Grace Logistics

Will it provide the edge that companies need to win in the current cut-throat and ever-changing global business environment? For this, IBM and NRF surveyed 1,900 retail and consumer products company executives across 23 countries. For this, IBM and NRF surveyed 1,900 retail and consumer products company executives across 23 countries.

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Inbound vs. Outbound Logistics: Understanding the Key Differences and Optimizing the Last Mile

Locus

Inbound logistics activities typically include transportation, warehousing, inventory control, material handling, quality control inspections, and scheduling. Effective inbound logistics management helps streamline production operations and reduce supply chain disruptions. What is outbound logistics?

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Technology’s Ever-increasing Role in Supply Chain Functions

GlobalTranz

Technology poses the greatest opportunity for small- and medium-sized businesses to take advantage of innovative tools to ensure end-to-end tracking, visibility , and processing of products. In a Logistics Viewpoint survey , 50 percent of businesses reported sharing inventory across all channels or engaging in omni-channel practices.