Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

“The significant growth of returns aligns with explosive e-fulfilment growth over the last several years, and it is a mandate for change across every part of the supply chain,” said Andre Luecht, Global Strategy Lead for Transportation, Logistics and Warehouse, Zebra Technologies.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Changes in ownership invariably trigger reviews of business strategies and consequent reassessment of whether the right skills and expertise are in place to achieve the new goals. The processes are analogous to, but with significant differences from, consumer eCommerce.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 28, 2023

Since there are so many different types of ecommerce businesses and many operate under a combination of business models, we thought it was time to clear up some of the confusion around those ubiquitous acronyms, and add a few more. Let’s take a look at the different types of ecommerce business models out there, with some examples of each.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 2, 2023

To address these issues, in 2020 iForce embarked on a business-wide initiative to develop a strategy for investment into advanced warehouse automation, and as a key client The Works was fully involved and supportive of the move. The post Peak Resilience appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

With capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortages creating dilemmas for many as well as the increased focus from the industry on environment and machine learning, it was a year that was definitely not without its tests. The post Six supply chain predictions for 2022 appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

In only a few years, for example, veganism has moved from being an eccentricity to a mainstream market that few in the industry can afford to ignore. Meanwhile there are unprecedented opportunities for smaller manufacturers to grab a slice of the action, if they can demonstrate the required strategies and capabilities.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

The demand on ecommerce was staggering. Conversations about infrastructure, reshoring, last-mile delivery, regionalisation, automation, staffing, and ecommerce were happening across every industry. Ecommerce boom: the acceleration in ecommerce purchasing caught many companies by surprise.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Businesses widespread are gathering resources and getting their strategies ready as two of the biggest dates in the diary loom ahead. A real crucial characteristic to expect from this year’s notorious Black Friday and Cyber Monday is the heightened emphasis on the ecommerce sector.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Once companies have integrated a comprehensive mobility strategy within their operations, we find them increasingly turning to ‘what’s next’; solutions that will give them an even greater advantage against competitors and help them stay ahead of the field. Global ecommerce sales are set to reach $5 trillion (£3.8 In the UK, 1.44

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

This is one of the conclusions from the recent study “Personal luxury: Supply Chain challenges & how to prepare for the future”, developed by Arvato Supply Chain Solutions in cooperation with the international strategy consultancy Roland Berger.

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Ship Monk

MAY 19, 2022

Sometimes the vendor can give projections of when the item will be back in stock and shipped, for example: “Won’t Ship Until July,” “Won’t Ship for 10 Business Days,” etc. Not all eCommerce brands offer backordered items for sale. Should You Offer Backorders? Are your supply chains streamlined enough to get backorders out as promised?

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

To develop a method to analyse and contain CO2 consumption and emissions deriving from the automatic packaging processes of Sitma lines with a specific focus on e-commerce solutions and then define a go-to-market strategy. The post Sitma works with university towards packaging sustainability appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 25, 2022

It already operates in it through its Tokyo branch, which has been the focal point of its business strategies for over 30 years. For example, unlike other areas of the world the demand for books is one of the predominant items and applies to both women and men (with 58% of the former resorting to online purchases and 55% of the latter).

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill. Reverse Logistics Strategy 1: Don’t do it!

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 10, 2020

This means that internet retailers will come to see their logistics strategy as an increasingly crucial driver of sales and profitability and many will seek to enlist the help of an ecommerce third party logistics specialist. The post Industry View: Picking Up The Pace of Fulfilment appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2018

Johannes Panzer (pictured), Head of Product Strategy for Ecommerce, Descartes Systems, says it might be and that businesses need to be fully agile… On July 16th the hotly anticipated Amazon Prime Day kicked off, running for a total of 36 hours it was the longest Prime Day sale to date. Gearing up for Prime Day.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For example, integrating temperature-sensing solutions such as Zebra Temptime can indicate if vaccines, medications, biologics, blood, food and more have been exposed to potentially hazardous conditions that could impact their efficacy or safety. The post Trends 2021: Warehouse Automation appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In mid-July 2021, the Swedish food retailer Axfood awarded its logistics lifetime partner Witron Logistik + Informatik an order for the design, implementation, service, and system operation of a food eCommerce DC in Gothenburg, Sweden. In Gothenburg, for example, e-commerce orders and click+collect orders are consolidated in this way.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 15, 2019

Implementing an SEO (search engine optimization) strategy can help your pest control company reach more customers online and get a leg up on the competition. Simply put, a solid SEO strategy puts your company’s website in front of local users who are searching for terms related to your services. What is SEO? A few ways: Backlinks.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

This means a business will need to carefully develop a logistics strategy specifically for Canada. A common perception is that expanding to Canada will mean a second inventory and a separate eCommerce warehouse dedicated to Canadian fulfillment. Canadian Warehouse Strategy. Fast, Guaranteed Transit Times are Essential.

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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

AUGUST 8, 2017

For example, a package with a total volume more than 166 inches 3 may incur a surcharge by the carrier. As a shipper in today’s ecommerce-driven world, it is easy to assume small package is the way to go. In addition, accessorial charges may add up quickly in parcel shipping, reports Penny Guyer of Parcel Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) is a type of business-to-consumer retail sales strategy where a business will market, sell and ship a product directly to the customer, writes Will Lovatt, General Manager and Vice President, Deposco Europe. It is not possible to pick a single item with a forklift truck, for example. A route map forward.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For example, a big-box retailer that started to build out its pickup services, it delivery services, and so on, so that when the world pivoted, and stores were closed, but people still wanted this retailer’s products, it already had all of that investment there. Consumers are looking for more durable products.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

UniCarriers has delivered a state-of-the-art e-commerce storage concept comprising a long-term equipment strategy and an efficient material handling operation in a new very narrow aisle (VNA) warehouse for logistics provider Delamode. The post UniCarriers provides VNA solution to Delamode appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

They could of course do both – cutting back on eating out, for example, reducing hospitality trade demand, but investing more in entertaining at home and thus buying more groceries. Creating a flexible space strategy for a potentially difficult Autumn peak season is a great way to mitigate risk.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

How can retailers pick the right delivery strategy? In January 2021 ecommerce adoption comprised nearly 38% of total retail sales in the UK and while that figure tailed off a little during the rest of the year, our desire for a personal service continues to increase. Embedded Behaviour. Action Now.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The State of Manufacturing: eCommerce, Analytics, and Robotics. Per Fortune Magazine , this was the most successful shopping holiday in history. For example, big data is all the data compiled and analyzed. In a sense, we are looking back at our previous selves to see how we can improve our future.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

This was followed in September by the acquisition of a majority shareholding in SEKO’s longstanding strategic partner Omni-Channel Logistics to grow its eCommerce and technology solutions for retailers, pure-play etailers, marketplaces, and platforms. This is a great move for our company, our employees and customers.”.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So three months after an executive meeting on June 23rd , an updated strategy was released, tracking a radical shift into a slimmer Maersk, focused on providing end-to-end logistics services. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. Finally, we’ll explore the potential impact (and coping tactics) for existing forwarders.

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