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What Is Order Fulfillment and It’s Process and Strategies

Locus

So, knowing more about order fulfillment, its importance, process, and strategies is critical. With an efficient order fulfillment process, businesses can reduce their shipping costs and improve their turnaround times which helps them increase their sales and revenue. Let’s fill in! What is Order fulfillment?

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4 tips to reduce cargo damage and save money on shipping costs

Shipping and Freight Resource

As per a Statista survey, eighty per cent of consumers say they’d return a product they received that was damaged in shipping. But if you can reduce cargo and shipping damage , you can cut shipping costs. With the right packaging, strategy, and tools, you can cut shipping costs by as much as 60%. Make Labels Clear.

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The Circular Supply Chain: A Push for Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

Companies are investing more money into sustainability initiatives, seeking to reduce waste and carbon emissions. More recently, we have seen a push towards building a circular supply chain to eliminate waste and build a continual use of resources. The Sustainable Supply Chain. The Circular Economy.

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ERP Implementation: The importance of project management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

A recent SYSPRO survey however has found that many of these systems did not deliver on the value promised, as they were carried out as stand-alone projects with little coordination or oversight. An ERP project management is a large discontinuous change that cuts across many functional and process aspects of a business.

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What’s the gig economy mean for the warehouse labor market?

Logistics Viewpoints

Let’s explore some of the impacts, good and bad, this new way of doing business has had and some specific considerations if you are looking at implementing a more specific strategy around it in your plans. In some cases, employers are able to increase wages while actually reducing total labor costs. What’s driving the move to gig work?

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Trends Shaping the Chemical Industry

Trinity Logistics

Trends Affecting the Chemical Industry Artificial intelligence Data analytics Specialty chemicals Sustainability Renewable and bio-based chemicals Safety and reducing risk Resilient supply chains Embracing Artificial Intelligence The chemical industry has a history of embracing new technologies. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no exception.

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How Supply Chain Leaders Make Sustainability Their Core Mission

Logistics Viewpoints

The results, based on a representative survey among more than 200 companies, shed unparalleled insight into key challenges in the industry, as well as best practices to improve supply chain performance and operation. We found three key strategies that could serve as a blueprint for other supply chains: Rethink Packaging.