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What is Reverse Logistics?

GlobalTranz

What is reverse Logistics? Before we dive in the nuances of reverse logistics, otherwise known as return logistics, integration, let's briefly recap what reverse logistics is. Reverse logistics refers to all operations related to the reuse of products and materials.

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How to Reduce Ecommerce Returns

Ship Monk

Ecommerce bands, even those with amazing reverse logistics operations in place, feel the negative impact of returns. The best 3PLs, like ShipMonk, take care of the reverse logistics side of things, which helps limit the fallout of these situations. They got what they paid for; no mystery or misleading turn of events.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

The ecommerce logistics practitioner must instead integrate reverse logistics into his or her company’s inventory management strategies and processes. 2) A need for variants of products that are more suitable for online ordering and shipping than those suited for in-store sales (leak-proof packaging, for example).

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What is Reverse Logistics and How Is It Different than Traditional Logistics?

GlobalTranz

Many people associate reverse logistics to simply cover returns, but it is much more broad than that. Beyond answering “what is reverse logistics,” it is important to understand the history of reverse logistics, the benefits of reverse logistics and why it’s a rising practice, especially in aftermarket industries.

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Fulfillment vs. Distribution: Let’s Talk Logistics

Ship Monk

For example, a tech-enabled fulfillment center (that is, one empowered by automation and technology ) may be referred to as a smart warehouse. Reverse Logistics The opposite of fulfillment logistics, reverse logistics focuses on efficiently handling returns for ecommerce businesses.

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Top Game-Changing Logistics Trends for 2024: Redefining Global Supply Chains

3PL Links

Top Game-Changing Logistics Trends for 2024: Redefining Global Supply Chains | Image source: Flickr Understanding logistics trends is essential for business, and trend research may help organizations of all sizes predict changes, spot areas for innovation, and remain relevant in a market that is becoming more and more competitive.

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

AIMMS

This promises to be a very eventful year. More and more enterprises will be focusing on processes like ethical sourcing, reverse logistics, and using green materials in response to public demands. 2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are. What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals?