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Top 5 Practical Freight & Logistics Applications of Blockchain-Based Systems

Shipchain

For example, initiating a recall is streamlined through blockchain by showing all movements of affected shipments. For example, an e-commerce warehouse using a blockchain-based system like a smart contract could automate payments processing. It also affects reverse logistics. Trucks in the U.S.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Reverse Logistics Warehouses. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. No need to handle the logistics of selling: You send them all your stock and they inventory, pick, assemble, package, and ship to your customers when they buy.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Demystifying The Top 10 Buzzwords in Cloud Computing & Automation: IoT, Big Data & More…What does it All Mean?

GlobalTranz

″, “disruptive technology” and the “Internet of Things (IoT)” are just a few examples that continue to appear time and again. In fact, the main reason for this post was spurred on by a Linkedin discussion we started around Reverse Logistics. Without reverse logistics, my company would not exist.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

The ecommerce logistics practitioner must instead integrate reverse logistics into his or her company’s inventory management strategies and processes. 2) A need for variants of products that are more suitable for online ordering and shipping than those suited for in-store sales (leak-proof packaging, for example).

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Resolving Ecommerce Shipping Claims

Ship Monk

For example, ShipMonk offers MonkProtect —a fully-integrated post-purchase suite with an automated claims portal where customers can easily self-report issues and they can quickly get automatically approved in most cases. And no, that wasn’t an exaggerated example to make a point. Move Like the Wind! accuracy rate.

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What is a 3PL? How Third-Party Logistics Providers Benefit eCommerce Brands

Ship Monk

This neutral third party acts as the admin and point person for managing the ins and outs of your 3PL order fulfillment situation, as well as all other supply chain partners you may work with (for example manufacturers, freight forwarders, outsourced customer service teams, etc.). Another example is the crucial factor of 3PL software.

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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.