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Warehouse Sorting Incorporates RFID Scanning

Logistics Business Magazine

A scalable, reliable, high-throughput sorting system, Sure Sort has long been a preferred warehouse automation solution for distribution centers, retail stores, and third-party logistics companies that look for cost-effective and accurate order handling, cross-docking, and reverse logistics. About OPEX.

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Top 5 Practical Freight & Logistics Applications of Blockchain-Based Systems

Shipchain

An essential function of blockchain lies in its decentralized, distributed ledger. Logistics applications of blockchain all derive from maintaining an incorruptible data resource. For example, initiating a recall is streamlined through blockchain by showing all movements of affected shipments. It also affects reverse logistics.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

Do you recognise any of the above symptoms in your distribution centre? The ecommerce logistics practitioner must instead integrate reverse logistics into his or her company’s inventory management strategies and processes. Specific products subject to over and understocking. Book a free consultation.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Distribution Centers. Reverse Logistics Warehouses. But, there are actually many different types of warehouse storage in logistics and supply chains. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. Distribution Centers.

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What is a 3PL? How Third-Party Logistics Providers Benefit eCommerce Brands

Ship Monk

With a 3PL like ShipMonk on your side you can also say goodbye to supply chain stress related to inventory management, distribution, order management, transportation, shipping, and claims processing. Another example is the crucial factor of 3PL software. 5PLs can also be so large that their level of expertise across domains may vary.

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Blockchain and Trucking: A Match Made on the Road

Shipchain

With fewer trucks on the road that have available capacity, more freight volume and changes in distribution channels have led to what the industry calls a “Capacity Crunch.” For example, consider how blockchain technology is used in these areas: Payment processing. How Blockchain and Trucking Are Made for Each Other.

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What Is Order Fulfillment and It’s Process and Strategies

Locus

Processing the order In this stage, the fulfillment team from the nearest warehouse retrieves the order from storage, prepares, packs, and organizes it for shipment, along with its documentation. Read Also: 5 Ways to Ace Last-mile Reverse Logistics What are the Order fulfillment strategies, and which is right for your business?