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The Financial Impact of Amazon’s Warehouse Pricing You may have already felt the pinch in your pocketbook: Amazon has changed its FBA (fulfillment by Amazon) fees. This refers to the price charged to vendors to fulfill and deliver their products. It’s a big deal because…

The Latest in the Healthcare Supply Chain News Growth is on the horizon for the healthcare supply chain management market. According to recent projections, the industry is set for 8% year-over-year growth, reaching an estimated $2.31 billion in revenue by the year 2022. This is…

It Is Important that Your Logistics Warehouse Can Keep Up with the Ecommerce Boom You can’t ignore it: the way we shop is changing. Gone are the days of driving to departments stores, hardware shops, or grocers to get every last item we need. With…

Route Optimization for Your Transportation Services Having a route guide is essential for the shipping and transportation business. Routing guides streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance partner relationships. The incredible growth of online shopping has companies of all sizes turning to routing guides. As a…

The Importance of Supply Chain Security All companies are at risk of a data breach. If your company has a long supply chain, you are at an even higher risk to be hacked and any data breach can have a devastating impact on your business….

Understanding Domestic Sourcing over International Sourcing For a variety of reasons, companies are looking to build a locally sourced supply chain. In the past, companies looked for international partnerships, as production costs were lower, but now they are looking locally. The uncertainty around the future…

Businesses in the manufacturing industry need to stay ahead of their competition in the global marketplace. Manufacturers of every size and shape are changing rapidly because of new digital technologies, new competitors, new ecosystems, and new ways of doing business. The following tips will help…

Due to increased digitalization, the logistics industry is getting a complete makeover in 2018 and beyond. As logistics becomes the backbone of every industry, the business world is aligning its strategies concerning the ongoing and upcoming logistics trends. We’ve put together some of the most…

If you want things to run smoothly at your company, you need to hire a competent and experienced Logistics manager. Logistics Managers oversee warehouse, inventory control, material handling, customer service, transportation, and planning workers. Finding an excellent Logistics Manager is not an easy task, and…

When it comes to storing product waiting to be shipped, it is important to use whatever amount of storage space you have as efficiently as possible. Before resorting to costly measures like expansions, purchasing new warehouses, hiring new workers, investing in software, or other similar…

Capacity crunch is a term in the shipping industry that simply refers to a shortage of trucks available for delivery. While the term became popular in 2014, the industry continues to experience unprecedented capacity issues, with the upcoming ELD (electronic logging device) implementation deadline only…

Less-than-truckload shipping, commonly known as LTL shipping, provides an alternative method to full-truckload shipping that can significantly save on delivery costs once it is fully implemented. The initial costs and processes involved in setting up LTL shipping can seem daunting; you may have to learn…