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Differentiating Your Crowdfunding Campaign Through Fulfillment

Ship Monk

Of course, in a competitive market , it can be easy to get drowned out. In a recent survey , 79% of shoppers indicated that free shipping would make them more likely to click “Buy.” We don’t mean to sound like a broken record, but if international shipping is your jam, then outsourcing fulfillment is your peanut butter.

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What are Reverse Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

Hidden Opportunities for Supply Chain Cost Reductions Of course hidden costs, if you can find them, mean hidden opportunities. Much depends upon the nature of your supply chain operation of course. Another possibility, if your organisation handles a high volume of returns, is to outsource reverse logistics to a 3PL partner.

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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

Logistics Bureau

By contrast, the third-party logistics model is where a manufacturer retains oversight of its supply chain but outsources such processes as warehousing, shipping, packing, and distribution to a 3PL provider. This outsourcing allows the company to focus on its core manufacturing business and higher-value projects. What is 3PL?

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The Rise of the 3PL for Managed Transportation Services

Blue Grace Logistics

As reported by Steve Baker of Forbes , the outsourcing of managed transportation services to other entities has different terminology depending on location. Meanwhile, Europe will refer to the effective outsourcing of transportation management as “fourth-party logistics services (4PL).”. Ways 3PLs Excel in Managed Service and Value.

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The Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

Supply Chain 2014 Infographic: The State of the Supply Chain: I recently came across an interesting infographic from SAPinsider and insiderPROFILES that showcased a survey around the State of Supply Chain 2014. The survey, conducted in late 2013, asked supply chain management (SCM) professionals about their priorities for the coming year.

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

In today’s fast-moving, on-demand marketplace, the warehousing capacity commitment can be made on a monthly basis, via short-term outsourcing. Capacity can be easily ramped up or down due to product seasonality, holidays and of course global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. making a fast return on investment (ROI) fairly likely

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Prevent Returns from Hurting Your Brand

Ship Monk

Of course, the opposite is also true — when handled poorly, returns can hurt your brand. According to a Coveo Holiday Report, 55% of surveyed online shoppers in the U.S. If all this sounds like too much to handle, there is one solution to all your return management problems–outsource it! Let’s take apparel, for example.