Many businesses looking to grow often do not have a solid idea of what to look for in a third party logistics provider (3PL), or even which 3PL is the right fit for them. Aside from being great cost-reducers for supply chain management, partnering with a 3PL can be an amazing benefit to any business looking for […]
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It’s a struggle for some companies to toy with the idea of outsourcing their kitting program. Smaller companies may worry about diluting their brand or losing flexibility. While larger companies only see outsourcing as a cause of inefficiencies within the supply chain. These are just a couple of the myths surrounding outsourcing kitting programs. Ready to debunk these
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Customers get more value in the long run when the companies adopt a process that successfully groups products together. Product kitting and bundling are essentially the assembling and packaging of several complementary product units sold together for ease of customer ordering and at a lower price than they would pay for buying the same items
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Managing inventory efficiently and cost-effectively is critical to any e-commerce business. And while “warehouse” and “fulfillment center” are sometimes used interchangeably, there are differences in the two types of facilities’ ability to store large volumes of inventory over long periods of time. These differences stem from the fact that warehousing services can help you store inventory while fulfillment
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Once a business has outgrown its storage space or lacks the time necessary to oversee important processes involved in distributing products, it’s time to take the next step. In order to grow and expand, there are many logistics and warehouse operations to consider when distributing physical inventory including inventory management, pick and packaging, trucks and
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In product distribution, intermediaries are entities who help minimize the cost of interaction by specializing in handling a large number of activities on behalf of buyers and sellers. In order for a finished product to get to an end consumer, a business generally uses several channels of distribution. In the production process, raw materials are
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How quickly and efficiently your business can fulfill customer orders directly affects your profitability. If your order fulfillment process is too slow, you’re “leaving money on the table,” so to speak. You may also be adversely affecting future business. Customers who aren’t happy with your order processing and fulfillment may feel you don’t provide good
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Given all the details that a company has to attend to in order to design, develop, test, brand and market a product, it’s not surprising that many businesses don’t put a lot of thought into their product distribution network. That is, until they’re actually ready to start selling units. Creating an effective distribution channel strategy
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Assembly, light assembly, subassembly… These terms can refer to labor processes that create a product by putting a set of pieces together in the form of a device or mechanism. Commonly, several different manufacturers supply the various components needed to build a product. Then, an experienced team and proper facilities are required for the assembling
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Is your business making strides but now you’re starting to see bottlenecks and need to quickly scale your shipping and fulfillment processes to keep up with demand? In the United States, distribution is a design driver because of the increasingly wide range of products offered by companies and due to changes in the efficiency of
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