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The Explosive growth of Promotional and Daily-Deal e-Commerce Sites
One of the main drivers of complexity in the supply chain has been the explosion of sales channels. Lets say you wanted to buy a new sweatshirt. You could go to the mall to buy the sweatshirt. You may find it in a big box retailer such as Wal*Mart, Target or Kohls. Maybe you will see it in a catalog. What about a direct-response...
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From Cyber Monday to Black Friday... and Every Day In-between
The third party distribution and fulfillment provider This year, I have heard just as many news stories about 'Cyber Monday' as I have about 'Black Friday.' Behind the scenes of these two very distinct sales channel events, has been the continued growth in size and importance of a relatively new industry - Third Party Logistics (3PL). More...
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Routing Guides
Fulfillment and Distribution in a Routing Guide Environment
What is a Routing Guide?
Routing guides are published by retailers for manufactures and wholesaler/distributors to establish a set of rules and requirements when fulfilling orders and shipping product to the retailer’s location or distribution system. If this guide is not followed exactly, the retailer can deduct a percentage...
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Fulfillment Center Pricing
"It's Apples to Oranges to Bananas…" How to Compare Fulfillment Center Pricing
So you have decided to outsource your fulfillment and distribution-maybe you didn’t want to buy a warehouse, purchase forklifts, manage additional personnel and invest in costly IT. You have done your homework and decided on the best location-maybe you sell nationwide and the Midwest offered...
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Push Your Packaging Down the Supply Chain
Responding to Different Promotional Packaging Needs - Without Breaking the Bank!
One of the challenges of the supply chain in today’s retail environment is packaging customization. The wide variety of retail outlets has led to a need for a wide variety of product packaging and promotional displays. Those who have product that can be sold through club...
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Reducing Pick Error Rates - Start with the Fundamentals
Pick Error Reduction in Small Volume Fulfillment
Accurate order fulfillment is a crucial part of customer service.Order fulfillment is a crucial part of many businesses. Because it is the last link in the supply chain, and in many cases, the only direct contact with the end customers, the order fulfillment process can make or break your reputation...
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A Midwest Logistics Center Will Save You Money
Dawn Norman , TAGG Logistics
All third party logistics (3PL) companies are not the same. While most offer a similar range of logistics services, location plays a major part in whether outsourcing logistics is a cost effective strategy. Without a doubt, logistics companies based centrally in the Midwest have a leg up on the competition: LOCATION. LOCATION....
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Outsourced eCommerce Fulfillment Can Improve Order Accuracy and Customer Service
Tod Yazdi, TAGG Logistics
Outsourcing order fulfillment continues to be a significant industry trend. In today’s competitive marketplace, more and more companies are choosing to focus on their core business of selling products. To do this, as well as increase customer service levels and drive down costs, these companies...
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Why You Should Outsource Your Distribution and Fulfillment
Tod Yazdi, TAGG Logistics
I recently stumbled upon a study that defined third party logistics (3PL) as:
"That part of the supply chain process that plans, implements and controls the efficient flow and storage of goods, services and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption, in order to meet the customers'...
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What is Order Fulfillment? An Industry Expert Explains
Gary Patterson, TAGG Logistics
Order fulfillment can be defined as...
"the process of receiving an order, then shipping the order to the buyer to complete a transaction."
Seems simple enough, right? Except, every company is different. And everyone's selling process is different, resulting in countless variations of fulfillment services all based...
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