Cyzerg

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Warehouse labels can help you streamline operations and increase overall productivity if they are used effectively. Storage facilities tend to be of considerable size, and stock items can be challenging to find if there are no labels to guide employees to their whereabouts.

How To 285

How To Efficiency Operations Production 285

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Type the phrase “direct selling tips” into your favorite search engine and you’ll find a ton of articles on choosing the right product line, how to get started, how to boost sales and so on.

Ordering 254

Ordering Tips Article How To 254

Cyzerg

AUGUST 7, 2020

A common issue for small and midsize logistics businesses is finding a way to remain cost competitive without sacrificing service quality. Although it's easier said than done, we often see that part of the answer lies in workforce productivity and technology.

Cost Reduction 369

Cost Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Production 369

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

JULY 22, 2021

Not every provider of product fulfillment services offers the same capabilities or high levels of performance. Unfortunately, some eCommerce brands find this out only after entering into a relationship with an underachieving third-party logistics (3PL) provider.

Production 296

Production Logistics Network Optimization Software eCommerce Waste 296

The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

Nick ’s operational focus and capacity to find a path forward, no matter the challenge, make his skills indispensable when working on a project, problem, or idea. About Kinetic Kinetic helps freight tech companies get their products to market faster and with better adoption. It’s not enough to simply build a great product.

Negotiating Skills 342

Negotiating Skills Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Buyer Training 342

West Coast and California Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2018

California. A very big state with a very big population. In fact, it’s the largest consumer market in the U.S. and thus a very sensible place to have a distribution center. Making California even more sensible, from a distribution perspective, is the fact that most of the Pan-Pacific freight arrives via its ports.

Optimization 48

Optimization Production Distribution Article 48

The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Nick is the Co-founder of Kinetic , a company that helps freight tech companies increase sales, generate more effective marketing and drive long-term adoption of their product. Nick Dangles is the Co-founder of Kinetic , a company that helps freight tech companies get their products to market faster and with better adoption.

Resource Reduction 273

Resource Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Buyer Training 273

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Many online sellers find eCommerce returns management difficult to handle. Most eCommerce order fulfillment operations focus on getting products out the door and into the hands of customers without much consideration for what happens when a customer sends the order back.

eCommerce 290

eCommerce 3PL Distribution Ordering 290

247 Customs Broker

MARCH 28, 2018

She now finds herself back in her home country of Kenya , busy nurturing a growing business that started when her creative personality sought an outlet for the journey of self-discovery that she found herself on. I took on those products on a verbal agreement, with no contract in place. It was a huge risk I took. Compliance to U.S.

Production 28

Production Buyer Training Blog Purchasing Skills 28

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 16, 2024

Product built to work and made to sell It’s probably obvious, but consider the product itself. A functionally rich and technically sound product not only acts as a strong foundation but is mandatory for success. Look for products that boast rock-solid performance, reliability, and scalability.

ERP 111

ERP Case Study Collaboration Production 111

Fleet Owner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The Wall Street Journal reported some online shoppers are being notified that certain products are out of stock. Walmart has altered its e-commerce system to avoid orders considered too expensive to ship to consumers. It is being done to save on cost

Production 66

Production Ordering 66

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MARCH 2, 2021

Top Dog Direct is a leading “as seen on TV” company that finds, develops and launches new products. When its B2C fulfillment company went out of business, the company leaned on its B2B distribution partner to take on consumer-direct fulfillment. It did not go well. Among the problems during the pandemic:

Operations 177

Operations Distribution Production 177

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 4, 2023

The grace period is gone; consumers will find what they want elsewhere if a retailer can’t deliver the product(s) and experience they’re looking for.

How To 121

How To Production 121

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2024

However, I did have a problem with it when I had to open the liverwurst to check the date, only to find that it was expiring that week and needed to be thrown out. There are various use cases of AI/ML for fresh demand planning of products, from producers to large grocery chains and even small delis in suburban Pennsylvania.

Scenario Planning 137

Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Software 137

Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

Descartes Systems Group has released findings from its study What Are Companies Doing to Survive the Supply Chain and Logistics Workforce Challenge? To help drive productivity gains for labor workers, the top technology choices in the study were delivery route optimization (54%) and driver mobile productivity (45%) solutions.

Supply Chain Software 53

Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Automation Sourcing Strategies 53

Ship Monk

APRIL 17, 2024

Yet most ecommerce products take a similar path from manufacturing to final delivery. Products What does your ecommerce business sell? Therefore, the more products stored and orders processed in that warehouse, the more energy efficient it becomes, and the lower the environmental cost per order. Let’s talk about packaging first.

eCommerce 77

eCommerce Cost Reduction Purchasing Skills Waste Reduction 77

Trinity Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

Packaging stone materials the wrong way can lead to damaged product upon arrival. The crate shouldn’t be too large, with minimal extra space to limit the movement of your stone product. Generally, palletized stone shipments are not recommended for LTL unless there are plenty of packing materials wrapping the product.

Transportation 91

Transportation Material Savings Packing Cost Reduction 91

Overdrive Online

MAY 11, 2022

New research released by ATRI finds environmental benefits of battery-electric trucks over their life cycle, including production, operation and disposal, are far lower than many believe. Battery-electric trucks only saw a 30% reduction versus diesels.

Disposal 108

Disposal Trucking Production Operations 108

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2021

Pick your country, but you will find the same story: there are not enough drivers to meet transportation demand and the situation is not likely to change for years. Fleet operators need to mitigate the impact of the driver shortage by improving the productivity and retention of existing drivers.

Optimization Software 121

Optimization Software Optimization Supply Chain Planning Software Resource Reduction 121

Ship Monk

JANUARY 26, 2024

You are about to find out what that means, and how it might affect your daily business operations. Extra care must be taken when storing, handling, packing, and shipping these and other hazmat products. What do you, as an ecommerce business owner, need to know about shipping hazmat products? Many fulfillment centers don’t.)

eCommerce 72

eCommerce Production Packaging 3PL 72

Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

That’s what you’re about to find out. So that’s why, in business terms, a niche is a specific place where your product or business belongs — it’s your nest, so to speak. So that’s why, in business terms, a niche is a specific place where your product or business belongs — it’s your nest, so to speak. How do you find your niche?

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Material Savings Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction 52

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

This post was subsequently followed by two articles that discussed some of the findings from the survey. I believe our findings capture the pulse of North America logistics operations and the executives’ perceptions and priorities going into the second half of 2023.

Supply Chain Planning Software 141

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning 141

MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

There are many different models that ensure success in any company, but for the purposes of simplicity, we have chosen one model: the 4 Ps of logistics (product, price, promotion, and place). Product The P for product can simply refer to the product itself or can be present in more subtle ways.

Modeling Software 90

Modeling Software Modeling Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 90

Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Despite used trucks being the preferred route for many owner-operators, finding a used truck today at a comfortable price is more challenging than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic and delays in new truck production caused by component shortages.

Trucking 108

Trucking Operations Production 108

Logistics Management

JULY 8, 2021

To find the right robotics fit for your operation, best practices include having a solid handle on internal data like product dimensions, order profiles and peak requirements. The market has no lack of robotics solutions.

Handling 114

Handling Data Ordering Production 114

Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 8, 2021

With delays in vehicle production, fleets are keeping assets on the road longer than originally planned. Find out different methods to sustain the life of assets that otherwise would be put out to pasture.

How To 103

How To Production 103

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Retailers can apply cluster analysis techniques in different ways to find groups of customers, products, stores, or suppliers that behave similarly. ABC Analysis for Inventory Planning : Clustering products that behave similarly highlights issues, challenges, and opportunities for serving customers better.

Optimal Sourcing 116

Optimal Sourcing Analysis Procurement Analytics Purchasing Skills 116

Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Challenge: Client distribution of perishable products across approximately 150 retail stores in 35 states was creating challenges for receiving teams, who struggled to find and download data loggers when unloading trucks. Compliance failures resulted.

Data 91

Data Compliance Distribution Trucking 91

Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Warehouses are having to find ways to pick more orders, more efficiently, not least because the retail and eCommerce industries continue to boom,” says Monica Radavelli, Product Manager for Yale Lift Truck Technologies. Newer operators often find this a really helpful addition that supports productivity.”

Warehousing 58

Warehousing Trucking Material Savings Cost Reduction 58

Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Businesses now find themselves confronting an inevitability: that the health of their bottom and top lines depends on how adeptly they manage the costs associated with the overall environmental impact of their products, services and actions.

Cost Reduction 97

Cost Reduction Supply Chains Production 97

GoShip Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Find out if dropshipping is the right choice for you! . Dropshipping online business owners find reliable third-party suppliers to provide the best dropshipping products to market. Less risk involved: You won’t have to rent warehouse space nor invest in products you aren’t sure customers will buy. .

Purchasing Skills 98

Purchasing Skills Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Sourcing Strategies 98