Category: eCommerce Logistics
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Virtual Warehousing Explained: Benefits, Challenges, and How to Get Started
Virtual warehousing is relatively new, but no, it doesn’t involve a VR headset and navigating a warehouse in a video game. Virtual warehousing allows businesses to allocate product to different marketplaces. Read on for more insight!
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Warehousing Strategy: Key Factors for Location, Efficiency, and Growth
With the world of e-commerce growing, customer expectations have grown as well. It is essential to get ahead of your competition and tackle those expectations. Read on for more insight into how to go about doing this.
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How to Optimize Your Inventory Turnover Ratio for Maximum Profits
In this article, we will explore what a good inventory turnover ratio is, how to calculate it, and some strategies for achieving a healthy ratio. Additionally, we will discuss how tech solutions can help!
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The ABCs of Demand Forecasting: The Key to Successful Business Planning
It’s time to seriously consider improving your demand forecasting techniques. In this article, we’ll discuss the types of demand forecasting and the top four strategies for getting the most out of 2023.
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8 Effective Ways to Offer Free Shipping
Amid all the talk of recession and the eye-popping statistics on inflation, many businesses are turning to a strategic focus: customer retention. There are many ways to do this, but one that quickly comes to mind is shipping experience.
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Understanding Custom Business Rules in Logistics for Efficiency and Flexibility
Small business owners are passionate about their product and logistics woes can interfere with their focus. Defining and enforcing consistent practices is difficult, but custom business rules may be able to help.
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How to Maintain Customer Loyalty When Shipping Goes Wrong
The journey of a product from your business to your customer sometimes can seem as fraught as Odysseus’ adventures in the Odyssey (well, maybe a little less intense). How do you manage customer experience? Data is key.
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Prevent Stockouts: 5 Ways to Avoid Going Out-of-Stock
Plenty of businesses have been missing out due to out-of-stock issues over the last few months. So how can you avoid losing money because of out-of-stock problems? One of the best ways is by implementing technology that fosters visibility.
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eCommerce Metrics and KPIs: The Most Important Data to Track
The transportation landscape has been shifting drastically of late and it can be hard to know how to increase reliability and cut down on costs. The number one resource in determining the best fit for your business? Data.
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Exactly What is a 3PL, and Do You Need One?
Deciding to work with a 3PL, and which 3PL to partner with, is an important decision that should be determined on a case-by-case basis. We are breaking down the basics of a 3PL and the pros and cons of partnering with one.