Last year’s boom in e-commerce and the typical peak season demands exhausted supply chain infrastructure, technology, customer support, and its workforce like never before. Exponential eCommerce adoption brought on a tidal wave of products and packages that surged through logistics networks, exposing inefficiencies in its wake. Retailers are now emerging from the eCommerce-induced rubble to …
Optimise your business with a 3PL 3PL stands for third party logistics, a service that allows you to outsource some or all operational logistics from warehousing, all the way through to delivery, and ultimately enables you to focus on other parts of your business such as sales, marketing & product development. Third Party Logistics providers …
Running a business is hard work. You need to ensure everything is spot on, from managing your suppliers to pleasing your customers and everything in between. But did you know that high shipping costs are the number one reason behind cart abandonment? According to Statista, 63% of digital shoppers abandoned shopping carts due to this …
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Technology is key for 3PLs to stay ahead of their competitors Logistics has always been a very important part of any industry vertical or business. The worldwide trend of globalisation has led to many companies outsourcing their logistics functions to third-party logistics (3PLs) companies which allow them to concentrate more on their core competencies, resulting …
Hiring a 3PL company to take care of your logistics can really improve your supply chain and increase sales. Don’t wait until you’re overwhelmed by order growth. Breaking the fulfilment promises you make to customers can damage your brand. It also prevents you from being wholly focused on growing your business. 3PLs have become a …
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The problem with the elusive last mile can affect your whole business When delving into specifics surrounding the technology already in place, it is interesting to note the consequences that are flagged. Almost half of T&L companies (49%) agree their technology is outdated, rising to 56% large organisations (those with 5,000 to 10,000 employees worldwide). …
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Because the growth of e-commerce continues to outpace traditional retail, your ability to provide outstanding online order fulfilment is more important than ever. With major online retailers driving consumer expectations for fast and/or free delivery — and traditional brick-and-mortar retailers implementing click and collect fulfilment models — service level agreements (SLAs) are becoming increasingly difficult …
3PL Warehousing can be a challenge whilst managing multiple customers’ goods effectively and profitably, but a WMS solution can easily manage these difficulties. As with any warehouse operation, the fundamental functions of a third-party logistics (3PL) operation are the receipt, storage, and shipment of goods. In 3PL warehousing, this can be more challenging as conventional …
Firstly, what is Third Party Logistics (3PL)? 3PL (third party logistics) providers are companies that offer comprehensive and even one-stop solutions for enterprise supply chains in packaging, warehousing, transportation and order fulfilment. 3PLs can identify and fill the gaps in your supply chain. Their expertise, best practices and technologies can integrate into your business processes …
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How to eliminate delivery delays is an important question. Ever since the advent of e-commerce, the ease of doing business has increased tremendously as well as the challenge of last mile delivery. Last mile delivery is defined as the movement of goods from a transportation hub to the final delivery destination. The final delivery destination …
