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The Demand Powered Supply Chain: How to Win as the Bar Continues to Rise in the Retail Industry

CH Robinson Logistics

This is especially true in the retail space, as a surge in ecommerce and pandemic-driven demand volatility increased the rate of change in an already rapidly evolving industry. There’s a desire to meet and exceed heightened consumer expectations. Spend less time on your annual procurement event by taking advantage of SAS’ and C.H.

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How to Ensure Effective Third-Party Deliveries and Excellence in Your E-commerce Logistics Operations

Locus

The key drivers contributing to this rise in the cost of fulfillment are: Demand for quicker fulfillment Rising complexities of e-commerce logistics like returns The dire need to increase capacity to meet growing demand What do customers expect from D2C and omnichannel retailers? Are you looking to simplify multi-carrier delivery management?

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Is the “Autonomous Supply Chain” a Pipe Dream?

Logistics Viewpoints

But we’ve always been building out this technology with the thought of being able to do other things around procurement, finance, and revenue management.” Between tighter labor markets, ecommerce, and increased volatility in supply chains, a growing percentage of exceptions are not addressed. Allocation is a good example of this.

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Sustainability Strategies & Tactics for Ecommerce Brand

Ship Monk

Trouble is, managing an ecommerce brand involves certain unavoidable carbon-causing activities like packaging, shipping and returns. The UN World Commission on Environment and Development defines sustainability as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

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Optimizing Your Store’s Ecommerce Supply Chain

Ship Monk

There are a lot of moving parts to managing an ecommerce supply chain. An ecommerce store owner is expected to master everything from sourcing materials to manufacturing and procurement, to fulfillment and shipping orders to customers. Today we’re going to take a look at a typical ecommerce supply chain from beginning to end.

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KPIs for Ecommerce Businesses & How to Choose Them

Ship Monk

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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Post-COVID Ecommerce is Booming, But Logistics Issues Abound

Logistics Bureau

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? If so, your enterprise’s good fortunes are probably tempered by the challenges of meeting unprecedented demand for your wares. Is your enterprise a pure-play ecommerce retailer?