Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in April 2021, Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain , I mentioned that we will continue to explore here the concrete steps in the digital journey and examples of determination from the top in addition to logistics operations. and Unnu, Kaan. [2]

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 11, 2023

The ecommerce industry specifically continues to grow in terms of demand, competition, and customer expectations, calling for increasingly efficient fulfillment solutions and infrastructure to better deliver on your brand promises. ShipMonk presents you with a thorough A-Z glossary of ecommerce terms merchants in the know should know.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 27, 2021

Although it might be easy to pin these closures solely on the eCommerce piñata, there are other factors that contribute to a store’s decision to shut down, namely: Events outside of our control , such as the economic effects of a global pandemic The shift from a service to an experience-based economy A shrinking middle class Poor management.

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Ship Monk

JULY 27, 2022

For an eCommerce business owner, the answer is obvious: How the heck do I get a handle on my inventory management ?! Keep reading to learn what demand forecasting is, why you need it, and how to implement it into your eCommerce strategy! The COVID-19 pandemic was a prominent example. #5 What is Demand Forecasting?

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 20, 2023

Welcome back to the ultimate guide for enhancing your ecommerce knowledge! In PART 2 of our epic ecommerce terms guide and glossary, we’re here for you—the ecommerce merchants and entrepreneurial warriors of the world—to explain key terms relating to ecommerce, logistics, fulfillment, inventory, and more.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is your ecommerce business one of those that’s been growing steadily in recent years, and seen an absolute boom since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged? So what do you need to do to prevent high demand from being a double-edged sword and potentially stymieing your ability to compete in the lucrative, but fierce ecommerce marketplace?

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, if milk wasn’t FDA-certified you wouldn’t have verification that the cows producing it are healthy. ShipMonk is an omnichannel ecommerce fulfillment enterprise that services ecommerce brands of all sizes across all verticals, including ecommerce brands that need FDA registration. Exaggeration? Definitely not.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

If that sounds like you, then you’re probably an ecommerce business owner. While ecommerce has experienced boom after boom, 2022 has proven to be an interesting year in its already storied history. Ecommerce growth is expected to be up about 2.5% 1 Plan Ahead… Way Ahead. Slice of cake. Fruitcake. #2 What did you learn last year?

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Ship Monk

JUNE 30, 2023

There seem to be about a million metrics to watch if you want to run a successful ecommerce business. You can track as many metrics as you want, but not every performance indicator qualifies as a KEY performance indicator (KPI) for your ecommerce business. Which ones are the most important? Well, that depends on your goals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Some chose to carry on with their digital journeys as they must find better ways as the physical and operational logistics footprint were changing rapidly to adapt to the new customer-first, eCommerce expectations. Now, logistics providers are accelerating the pace to adopt new technologies to serve customer-first and eCommerce expectations.

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Ship Monk

JULY 25, 2023

ShipMonk offers all that and more, and we welcome people from all walks of life to apply to become a part of our ecommerce fulfillment family. And, of course, there’s the invaluable members in operations who make our clients’ visions achievable in our state-of-the-art facilities, ensuring every ecommerce story we tell is a successful one.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Generative AI is a major topic at all the enterprise events this year. If an Oracle retailer – outside grocery where Uber already has a solution – is using Oracle Retail Cloud, they can support ecommerce and omnichannel solutions for consumers with minimal effort. There are thousands of retailers that use Retail Cloud.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

When you think about eCommerce order fulfillment , from checkout to delivery, there are about a million things that have to happen perfectly to ensure an order is fulfilled accurately and received on time. Take ShipMonk, for example. As an eCommerce fulfillment company , our goal is 100% accuracy. No mistakes, ever.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

China, for example, only produces 14% of their total units, only 3% of those units end up being exported to the United States and 2% to EMEA. A regional supply chain does not mean supply chain operations are not impacted by global events. Much of the world’s fabric is produced in Asia, for example. This will be about a 1.2

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 29, 2021

As consumers increasingly choose to have their purchases delivered to their homes, retailers and ecommerce companies are faced with a decision – use delivery services like DoorDash, Instacart, and Shipt to manage the delivery or manage the delivery internally. It is not an easy choice. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 9, 2023

As an all-in-one solution, we at ShipMonk, handle both distribution and fulfillment for ecommerce businesses. When we’re prepping merchandise for Amazon FBA or shipping cases of merchandise to Target for an ecommerce brand, we’re dealing in wholesale distribution. But first and foremost, we’re fulfillment logistics experts.

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Dedola Global Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

Archives You know how much work goes into running your eCommerce business. Below are ways the right freight forwarder can add value to your eCommerce business and maximize it, too: They help you focus on your core competency Chances are your eCommerce business is a fairly lean operation. Less than container load?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Booming Ecommerce is a Megatrend; AMR last mile delivery is one potential solution. The Growth of Ecommerce. Ecommerce and omnichannel was already growing more than twice as fast as traditional retail. Last mile logistics challenges is not just about ecommerce, it is also about urbanization. billion in 2018.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Last mile delivery within retail and ecommerce is complex and vital to get right. Start with an Optimised Route Plan Many fleet operators make use of route planning solutions to support with retail and ecommerce deliveries. Then there are events that are out of the driver’s control, which can change the route plan.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I started going to events in conferences because I didn’t work anywhere. What was clear is that eCommerce is coming a big thing. The first customer that we signed up with was a large eCommerce company in India. I know eCommerce is a big thing here. Is eCommerce caught on in India to the same extent?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. In light of all of this, I’d posit we can no longer look at the events of the last year as an aberration. The impact?

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Kanban Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

eCommerce pick and pack : The 3PL can design the most effective picking pattern so that associates reduce walking distance and overlap, and therefore minimize labor costs. This includes eCommerce platforms such as Amazon, Shopify and Magento, so that orders placed on those platforms feed directly into the WMS.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

The programme is designed to accelerate innovation, discover emerging ideas and tackle some of the industry’s toughest challenges and is an example of Wincanton’s ambition to deliver truly innovative supply chain solutions. We saw a broad range of ideas and innovations which made judging the competition an exciting challenging.

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 2, 2021

This year’s produce season is felt after a series of events impacting transportation. What’s more, is that these are likely not the last of the events to disrupt transportation. Due to the pandemic, we have seen a shift in consumer buying habits, particularly when it comes to shopping ecommerce.

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EazyStock

JULY 22, 2021

For example: In addition, as products move through their product lifecycle from market entry to maturity and decline, their demand types will keep changing: An item’s demand type is important, as it should be used to determine the type of calculation (or algorithm) you use for forecasting. Inventory Demand Trends.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2019

He cites as current examples capacity issues, the need for efficient supply chains, which Jim says, “are great until they break,” and customer empowerment, such as customers’ desire to have their orders delivered next day. This has created the need for more complex options like continuous optimization within multi-tiered pool networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Lead times, for example, are a critical form of master data for planning purposes. The processing units in an oil refinery, for example, operate at high temperature and high pressure. One example of the value of machine learning in demand planning comes from Mahindra & Mahindra. These constraints need to be understood.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2022

It’s well recognised that the country is ‘under-warehoused’, especially given the rapid and permanent rise in eCommerce with its demands for increasingly sophisticated distribution facilities. Their business model, perhaps a shift to B2C eCommerce rather than bulk sales to wholesalers or retailers, may have made space redundant.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

For example, the reverse logistics process includes the management and the sale of surplus as well as returned equipment and machines from the hardware leasing business. Normally, logistics deal with events that bring the product towards the customer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Geopolitical events. The rise of ecommerce. A Positive Example. In just minutes, BD was able to see and manage the delivery and order-fulfillment challenges created by this unforeseen event, in real-time. Natural disasters. Tariffs and trade regulations. The growing influence of social media.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Confectionery products are a good example of a product that must avoid hot and cold extremes. This lot number allows 3PLs to quickly identify batches of items in the event of a recall. FedEx, UPS, USPS) and eCommerce platforms (e.g., What will the facility do in the event of a recall? Refrigerated. Cold/Frozen.

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GoShip Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

These reviews help you assess possible areas of improvement to keep your business thriving in the highly saturated eCommerce industry. Networking events facilitate physical conversations with your target audience, so you can learn about the different ways they interact with your company.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2022

Ahead of the WOF SUMMIT , which takes place in Vienna on 4 th -5 th May, we caught up with Chief Commercial Officer of the WOF Group Christoph Grasl and asked him about this inaugural event. LB: What is innovative about your event and how does it differ from rivals?

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Ship Monk

JULY 28, 2021

Take us, for example. Regardless, it’s undeniable that the opinions of others have a significant impact on our daily decisions, and eCommerce is no exception. Social proof can come from all sorts of places, but the below examples have proven to be some of the most effective. Was that a good choice? Only time will tell.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

If Supply Chain and Procurement teams are not working hand-in-hand, the orgaizations can be caught off guard by bad press, for example if a supplier is caught engaging in employing child labor or releasing pollutants into the water bodies surrounding their facilities. As an example, the new administration in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. For example, when one company orders from a supplier in Asia to be delivered by a certain ocean carrier, the lead time is 24 days.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

billion by 2026, largely due to the growing preference for eCommerce online distribution. This is what will enable them to react to fluctuating customer demands and adapt to unforeseen events such as border closures or dangerous weather conditions. Indeed, the future prognosis for the global FMCG market is generally positive.

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