Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standard ( BRCGS ) is an international food safety management systems entity that GFSI recognizes to ensure a location is meeting GFSI requirements. AIB International is an auditing company that verifies if sites meet BRCGS requirements.

Distribution 105

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Ottawa Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2016

By including eco-friendly packaging as part of what your business does to contribute toward green progressions–or just even by beginning here, you can reap rewards beyond just saving the environment that have a lot to do with the smart business-end of things, too. It’s a Win-Win. You can sell the waste-not want-not perk.

Material Savings 94

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Additionally, the emphasis on sustainability will drive the adoption of sustainable logistics practices, such as reducing fuel consumption in the ‘last mile’ by eliminating mis-shipments, using electric vehicles and optimising packaging to reduce waste. “Businesses that scenario plan effectively will stay the course.

Inventory Reduction 49

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Kentucky Fulfillment Center Shipping At ShipMonk, we offer an array of shipping services for ecommerce brands to make choices that best meet their budgets and customer needs, including expedited 2-day shipping, Standard shipping, and Economy shipping. In short, if you have a growing ecommerce brand, OF COURSE!

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

RAJA Group , a European leader in the distribution of packaging , office supplies and industrial equipment, brought together its 300 most important suppliers on October 14th in Frankfurt as part of the RAJA Group Suppliers’ Day 2022. The post RAJA shares growth strategy with suppliers appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

Material Savings 61

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Stord

MAY 15, 2024

For those unfamiliar, dwell time refers to the gap between a 3PL or fulfillment provider’s marking an order as “shipped, ” and the moment a shipping carrier actually scans the package into its system and truly begins to move the package. But it’s not that simple.

Sourcing Strategies 78

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Of course, we wouldn’t be able to make this next-level event a reality without the help of our incredible sponsors, who include some of the leading names across field service. The post Meet the 2022 WorkWave Beyond Service User Conference Sponsors! Time To Read: 6 minutes. Presenting Sponsors. Select Insurance Agency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The rise of e-commerce and consumer expectations for faster, more reliable deliveries has further heightened the importance of optimized transportation to meet these needs. As challenges increase, technology continues to evolve to meet demand.

Supply Chain Software 160

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Atlanta, GA, November 16, 2022 – Stord , the Cloud Supply Chain leader, today announced Stord Parcel , a carrier-agnostic last-mile delivery solution with advanced modeling to automatically choose the most efficient and cost-effective carrier and service level that meets the expected delivery date for all packages.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

The post Mini Yellow’ sortation robots help ZTO meet the demands of ‘singles day’ appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. Just a single worker is required to operate the system. Both types have CE certification.

Modeling Software 49

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The number of package flights operated by FedEx Express and UPS significantly declined month over month in July, underscoring how far the overall air cargo market has sunk since the spring of 2022 and the effect of efficiency initiatives the companies have undertaken in response to lower express volumes. Downing St.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This highly efficient, fully automated picking system provides up to 40,000 drug packages per hour during peak times on an order-by-order basis while meeting the pharmaceutical industry’s high standards. The latest highlight is the installed A-Frame with integrated product verification. But speed is also crucial.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

With 1,350 employees across eight locations on three continents, Utz says it is the global market leader for returnable packaging. With our clients seeking packaging solutions customised to their unique needs, the expertise and experience of our staff are highly valued.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 11, 2024

Of course, the opposite is also true — when handled poorly, returns can hurt your brand. Sunken costs: This includes the labor and packaging to fulfill the original order, plus shipping, insurance, duties, and any other fees. Other systems issue a refund as soon as the package is scanned at the drop-off location.

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3PL Links

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Let’s examine how the market ended the year, the anticipated course for 2024, and the ever-more-important role that technology plays in this dynamic environment. Businesses that adopt these trends will be well-positioned to meet upcoming difficulties and provide dependable and effective logistics solutions.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at some of those challenges and explore potential solutions to help you and your IM team meet the burgeoning demand for fast and accurate order fulfilment. So what can you do to ensure your inventory management meets the challenge of multichannel sales?

Inventory Reduction 91

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

We’re talking about tasks like picking and packing orders, verifying delivery addresses, finding the most affordable way to ship packages, tracking deliveries, handling problems, and managing returns. You do have other options, of course. What’s Wrong with In-House Fulfillment? The bottom line? Ask about their fee structure.

3PL 105

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Whereas online courses and programmes were previously managed as a separate entity, they are now an integral part of most academic systems. The study showed that upwards of 30 percent of American students enrolled in at least one online course in 2018. Online courses are the quickest path for a student to obtain a degree.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 8, 2022

In particular, the space constraints generated by the need to hold more SKUs and the shorter pick times and quicker throughput rates needed to meet the delivery expectations of internet shoppers meant that storage solutions had to be rethought to make the most of the people and (in the majority of cases) limited space available.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 20, 2021

It’s a great choice if you’ve got a geographically diverse customer base, and it actually allows you to save on shipping as your packages will travel a shorter distance to reach their end destination — remember that the longer an order has to travel, the more expensive shipping will (usually) be. Ah, the wonders of technology. No worries.

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The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 25, 2024

He was an hourly associate whose nominal job was to pull the paperwork, match it up with raw material, and stage the work package into the production queue. ” Of course the answer was “No.” Over the course of the next year or so past due hours slowly crept back up for unknown reasons.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 27, 2022

Toyota offers a range of after-sales care and support packages to suit the business needs of companies of all sizes operating in all industry sectors. For example, the ‘full service’ package involves a comprehensive parts and labour plan that covers preventative maintenance, breakdowns and parts used in service and breakdown repairs.

Materials Handling 61

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As supply chains have grown in complexity and length, siloed thinking and processes are no longer able to meet this objective. A supply chain should be set up for the end-to-end orchestration of people, and physical, digital, and financial assets, to meet customer expectations and corporate goals.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 6, 2018

I was offered an early retirement package which I accepted and then used to pay for a deposit on a house in Sydney. There’s the physical challenge aspect, of course. I had worked in the British Army for about twenty years in several senior supply chain and logistics related roles. But above all, it’s the perfect enforced relaxation.

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Morai Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Not meeting this expectation leads to dissatisfied customers. Make Sure Return Labels Come with the Packaging. In line with making returning easy, is the incredible value in ensuring return labels come with packaging. As a result, they expect the process of returning to be equally quick and simple. Little things go a long way.

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Freight Center

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Of course, some of the more common billing adjustments come from weight and freight class reclassifications. Bad Packaging. Freight packaging is in a world of its own and for good reason. Improper or careless freight packaging is one of the easiest ways to waste money when shipping. Not Using a 3PL.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Of course it would, and that’s why ShipMonk exists. Our tech-forward 3PL services help take the weight off your entrepreneurial shoulders in every respect from inventory management to packaging. We can change course at the drop of a hat. Package Size and Weight. Running an eCommerce brand can be all kinds of stressful.

Networks 52

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Stord

JANUARY 11, 2022

Stord’s team works with hundreds of companies every day to drive efficiencies and optimize their operations across a range of freight, warehousing, fulfillment and packaging requirements. For example, the price of 42# linerboard has gone up 35% in the last 12 months, over the course of 4-5 price increases.

Supply Chain Planning Software 78

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Ship Monk

JUNE 1, 2022

Selecting a carrier and overnight option that’s right for you comes down to weight of package, cost, and how quickly you want it to reach its destination. Overnight Shipping and Next-Day Delivery mean the same thing; in both cases this is a delivery option where packages reach their final destination the following day.

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Expense Reduction 52

Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Dutch plastic packaging manufacturer Flestic installed SmartMONITOR from WERMA to optimise its production. Just a few years later, the company moved to a larger hall and today the medium-sized company in Dronten, the Netherlands, produces intelligent packaging solutions made of plastic on a production area of more than 7,000 sq m.

Production 54

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2021

BEUMER Group thinks ahead and, for the first time, commissions a complete packaging line including palletiser – from a distance of over 4,000 kilometres. BEUMER Group was flexible and set the course for “remote commissioning” – commissioning from a distance. Know how meets technology. Test run required.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 56

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Shipchain

APRIL 17, 2019

The most high-tech things it could do were make phone calls and send text messages, all hand-crafted in T9 of course. Fast forward fifteen years and now my cellphone also doubles as my HD camera, portable music device, library, fitness tracker, and of course, my means to call and text.

Supply Chain Software 134

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Without an efficient supply chain, a company can’t meet the demand that exists, and competitors swoop in and grab market share. Many Franklin Sports products carry official sports logos – Major League Baseball, NHL, NFL, Major League Soccer logos, and of course USAPA. Over that span the sport has grown by almost 160% per year.

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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The logistics industry constantly evolves to meet the ever-changing demands of today’s global economy. Of course, this price increase will result in costlier logistics services, which could lead to a spike in operational expenses. Meeting the customer’s expectations for delivery time is vital to retaining loyalty.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Yet with warehouse operatives still hard to recruit, how can existing staff achieve the levels of pick and pack accuracy, and speed, required to meet deadlines without compromising the overarching precision needed, that underpins a great customer experience? Plus, with each label cut to the size required, there is no waste.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 30, 2023

In this article, we’ll examine a common QMS certification, AS9100, and explain why it’s important that your chosen warehouse provider meets these standards. Such QMS standards are important in every industry, of course. What are AS9100 Standards in Aerospace Logistics?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 24, 2018

Per-order warehouse and supplies expenses , like labels, labor, boxes, and protective packaging, increasing the handling and overall shipping costs for parcels. Assuming it takes 15 minutes to package and process a shipment, use this formula: (Minutes It Takes to Package a Shipment / 60) * Hourly Rate (15/60) * $30 = $7.50.

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