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Reverse Logistics Technology: What to Expect

GlobalTranz

Supply chains face an ongoing crisis with the threat of rising demands across consumers and business-to-business purchasers. Unfortunately, the rising demand is a true risk to the state of reverse logistics.

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Reverse Logistics: What is it, and Why is it So Important?

Unleashed

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. Today, reverse logistics can no longer be an afterthought for manufacturers, but is instead an integral part of supply chain planning. Why is reverse logistics important?

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Uphold Sustainability Goals with Supply Chain Digitization

QAD

In today’s world, sustainability has become a top priority for businesses across all industries. One way that companies can achieve their sustainability goals is by digitizing their supply chain operations. What is Supply Chain Digitization? The Importance of Supply Chain Digitization for Sustainability 1.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

Green supply chain history: The origin of Supply Chain Management can be dated back to the early 20th with Henry Ford who vertically integrates the automotive supply chain and organizational practices. The idea of being sustainable is done by closing the loop and including the reuse, recycle step.

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The Quietly Growing Conundrum of Online Returns

Logistics Viewpoints

Reverse logistics is difficult and costly. In order for retailers to appeal to this demand, they are having to bear the brunt of orchestrating difficult reverse logistics processes and eat the costs of doing so themselves. Moving Forward: Reverse Logistics Technology. In the U.S, Who pays the price?

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This Week in Logistics News (September 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

to increase stake in India’s Flipkart H-E-B opens its biggest e-commerce fulfillment center ever NRF Announces Acquisition of Reverse Logistics Association Rockwell Automation announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ontario, Canada-based Clearpath Robotics.

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What Do You Know About Your Reverse Logistics Operations?

Intelligent Audit

Most, if not all, companies have yet to unlock the mysteries around reverse logistics. Reverse logistics is everything that happens after a sale, according to the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA), including the following: Returns Repair/refurbishment Repackaging Resell Reuse Recycling. But why the fuss?