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To Outsource or Not to Outsource Your Business Logistics – What should you do?

ShipLilly

Costs, of course, are the first and most important component here. And of course no matter how accurate your projections you may not know how to properly predict the variability of those projections long-term. The post To Outsource or Not to Outsource Your Business Logistics – What should you do? Lower Costs.

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4 Important Benefits of a Sustainable Reverse Logistics Strategy

GlobalTranz

A reverse logistics strategy provides a path for removing the existing equipment to make way for the next era of equipment in the case of end of life products or new upgrdes. In a sense, reverse logistics could be considered the “greenest” part of any business logistics strategy.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Facing antitrust scrutiny around the world, Amazon is positioning itself as a champion of small business and a job creator, promoting online courses aimed at sellers to use its platform more effectively. This is putting the squeeze on small businesses. More than 700 of those merchants have sales of more than £1 million ($1.1

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5 Skills Necessary For Maximizing Logistics Effectiveness

GlobalTranz

The constant augmentation of company’s processes is one of the vital skills of business logistics management. The time of a logistics cycle can always be shortened. To be able to develop and grow, the manager should be able to visualize the operational system and working business processes. Process improvement.

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How Big Data And Analytics Are Transforming Supply Chain Management

The Logistics Academy

Until recently, however, businesses have been less quick to implement big data analytics in supply chain management than in other areas of operation such as marketing or manufacturing. Of course supply chains have for a long time now been driven by statistics and quantifiable performance indicators.

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Dissecting the Transformation: A Critical Examination of Logistics Education in Universities

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The curriculum now covers various dimensions of logistics, including procurement, production, transportation, and distribution, with increased emphasis on technology and data analytics (Fawcett & Waller, 2014). Journal of Business Logistics, 35(3), 157-164. Logistics education matters. building a winning team).

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Retailers Are Feeling The Pain In The Profit Line For Free Return Policy

LandLink

The holiday season, of course, is the one to dread in the returns departments. Last year, $369 billion in merchandise, or 10% of total retail sales, was returned in the U.S., according to a study by research firm Appriss, up from $260 billion in previous years. United Parcel Service Inc. million on Jan.