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6 Unheard Tips to Optimize Reverse Logistics in Your Business

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Reverse logistics is a logistical procedure that involves bringing a product back to the distribution site from the point of consumption, such as when a delivery attempt fails or when a product is returned to the store. When Is Reverse Logistics Used? How To Optimize Reverse Logistics?

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What You Should Know About Retail Logistics

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Order Fulfillment and Shipping Once a customer or retailer submits an order, a series of events need to occur to deliver the product. A third-party logistics provider like Evans uses a WMS system to track shipping/receiving information, inventory levels, order processing, and general account activity.

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Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™ 2023 Highlights: A Human-Centric Approach to Unlocking Productivity

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Throughout the three-day event, industry analysts and speakers shared their perspectives on crucial subjects such as logistics automation, workforce efficiency, AI, last-mile optimization, and customer experience. Watch the Gartner Event In it, she discussed the importance of harnessing the collective potential of supply chains.

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

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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. Governments are also relying on AIMMS-based tools to assess the costs and benefits of renewable energy subsidies.

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Quantum-Powered Solution Tackles Logistics Optimization

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The company will debut Unisys Logistics Optimization during a virtual launch event on October 17th, and anyone interested in attending is encouraged to register in advance. Unisys Logistics Optimization uses pre-trained models to generate answers to complex queries in seconds.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

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The ecommerce logistics practitioner must instead integrate reverse logistics into his or her company’s inventory management strategies and processes. BOOK NOW Need help with demand forecasting accuracy? Book a free consultation.

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What Could Crush Your Supply Chain and Jeopardize Your Business This Year?

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From there, there are more silos focused on how the product is sold and delivered, such as "B2B retail distribution teams," "ecommerce fulfillment teams," "reverse logistics teams" and so on. And one particular issue has been the inability to effectively use and compare against FY20 data (with COVID considered a “ black swan ” event).