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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. Enter Big Tech. But what does this mean for shippers?

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. Amazon Fulfillment.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Shippo raises $20 million to be the Stripe for shipping (Venture Beat). Ryder Announces Breakthrough Solution to Help Commercial Rental Customers Comply with New Electronic Logging Device Regulations. Best Buy launches free shipping during holidays (StarTribune). Convargo grabs $19 million to improve road freight (TechCrunch).

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8 Manufacturing ERP Use Cases That Can Help Your ERP Decision

OptiProERP

They also would like to automate the purchase order process and vendor management. Its powerful reporting tools make it simple for them to provide the required reports to the FDA. As goods are received, inventory levels automatically update, and purchasing is notified immediately. They want all their departments linked together.

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An Ecommerce Guide to Dark Store: What It Is and How Does It Work?

ShipBob

That’s why many people love shopping at a local physical store; they can find what they’re looking for, make a purchase, and have it same day. Once the order is placed, items can be picked and packed in the dark store and either shipped or picked up by the customer locally. Fast delivery solutions.

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The 5 step guide to a winning cross border commerce strategy

Vinculum

The logistics of expanding your shipping are of course very important and shipping will be an important part of your strategy. Amazon, for example, has successful, reputable marketplaces in 11 different countries, and customers purchasing from 180. Your products need to be visible in order for customers to purchase them.

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Fulfillment Planning in an Omnichannel World

o9 Solutions

There are three key factors driving this change including: dramatically changing customer preferences, a major shift towards omnichannel purchases, and an increasing need for retailers to respond quicker to shifting preferences and buying behaviors with more efficient sourcing, transportation and fulfillment. .