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How to Calculate Ecommerce Shipping Costs

Ship Monk

We get a lot of questions from ecommerce businesses about shipping costs — questions about how they’re calculated, how our rates compare to what they’re paying now, what kind of discounts they can expect, and how they can reduce their shipping costs. Need We Say More?

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

Effective inventory management has become increasingly crucial for businesses in this fast-paced and rapidly evolving era of ecommerce. Moreover, the ecommerce explosion has brought new and unique challenges that complicate inventory management for enterprises selling online.

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Logistics Process Workflows Automation: How to Improve Order, Shipment, and Inventory Accuracy

RPA Labs

Improving the management and accuracy of orders, shipments, and inventory can impact the entire supply chain and therefore must be a top priority. Challenges of Managing the Growing Complexity and Scale of Shipments and Inventory. Poor utilization and onboarding of homegrown RPA systems and automated tools and systems.

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Inventory Carrying Cost: What It Is, How to Calculate It and How to Reduce It

FourKites

What is inventory carrying cost? Inventory carrying cost, or more simply referred to as “carrying cost,” is the sum of all the costs associated with holding inventory or stock in storage or warehouse. Inventory carrying costs are something that anyone who sells a physical product has to deal with. Inventory Service Cost.

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How to Measure Success: KPIs for Inbound Logistics

WorkWave

Both inbound and outbound logistics involve the transportation of products across various distribution channels, however inbound logistics deals with supply and outbound logistics fulfill demands. Inventory Accuracy and Turnover Accurate inventory management is essential for efficient inbound logistics.

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VSM: A powerful tool to analyse process flows and logistics management of a product.

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is one of the fundamental tools of the Lean Manufacturing methodology. In this post I will explain the importance of this tool and the basic steps to elaborate a VSM by yourselves. Below is a summary of the main steps to follow in order to have a general idea of how to do it.

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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.