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In our just-in-time, instant gratification world, no one likes out of stock notifications. However, sometimes your supply chain breaks down and an item goes out of stock. If you’re wondering what to do if a product is out of stock, […]
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As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, the impacts are rippling through the economy and the supply chain. While many workers have been forced to sit at home while their workplaces are shuttered, truck drivers are facing extra demand. Their work to […]
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There are many known risks to global supply chains. War, civil unrest, extreme weather, and natural disasters top the list. Now a new coronavirus strain, dubbed COVID-19, has added pandemic to the list. Even if your products are locally manufactured, […]
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We live in a multi-modal world. Before a product arrives on your customer’s doorstep, it has probably traveled on several different modes of transport. One of those was undoubtedly drayage. Though you might not be aware of drayage, it’s a […]
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In the summer of 2019, the US Postal Service changed the way it calculates shipping charges. The USPS has added new dimensional weight pricing. As a result, USPS shipping rates for some packages will increase substantially. The USPS shipping change […]
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It happens everywhere, all the time in retail and in ecommerce: a supplier doubles their output to prevent a shortage in case multiple distributors place their orders simultaneously; a fulfillment warehouse doesn’t call in enough workers during Black Friday and […]
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Amazon Buys Whole Foods: Has Food Fulfillment Come of Age? Business Insider reported that Amazon grabbed 43 percent of online retail sales in the U.S. in 2016, while estimates from Needham & Co., published in Fortune Magazine estimates that Amazon […]
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Imagine placing an order online and receiving it within 30 mins. This is not a futuristic order fulfillment pipedream. The technology to do this is already here. It comes in the form of delivery drones. On December 7th, 2016, Amazon […]