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Ecommerce Delivery Providers with Nate Skiver

The Logistics of Logistics

He is passionate about increasing small parcel knowledge throughout the industry, authoring several articles for PARCEL Magazine, and being quoted frequently by media including The Wall Street Journal and Business Insider. Postal carriers: USPS + postal workshare carriers (Pitney Bowes, DHL eCommerce, etc.).

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A Guide to Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Logistics Bureau

A KPI is a practical and objective measurement of progress, either: Towards a predetermined goal, or Against a required standard of performance It might help to think of a KPI as something like an instrument on a car dashboarda speedometer, for example. Why Are KPIs Important? Remember what the K stands for!

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What are Reverse Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill. Persuade the customer otherwise.

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Will 2025 be the year we finally Remove Logistics Blind Spots?

Logistics Business Magazine

Without appointment management capabilities in place, for example, facilities can easily become overwhelmed by a flood of phone calls and emails from carriers trying to schedule inbound or outbound pickups, as well as managing labour planning within the facility.

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Making It to the Top: Profile of Shelley Simpson of J.B. Hunt

Women in Trucking

Hunt, for example. Some of the best and most powerful and influential leaders are women. Take Shelley Simpson, President of J.B.

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Supplier Turns Waste into Plastic Beverage Crates

Logistics Business Magazine

One current example is the crate developed with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, which is made from 97 per cent recycled plastic. Costs can be reduced and production processes organized more efficiently, in addition to the benefits for people and the environment.

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4 Steps to a Sustainable Transport Packaging Solution

Logistics Business Magazine

What legal requirements must be observed with regard to transport and storage (for example in terms of fire protection concept)? Then they have to decide: Is a test phase with prototypes required and, if so, for how long? Should the solution be rolled out completely or in stages?