Understanding EDI 214 Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message
The EDI 214 Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message provides accurate information about a shipment’s location and status at any time. This document has many benefits,...
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How Thorough Logistics Planning Strengthens Your Supply Chain
Logistics planning involves examining your products, equipment, facilities, and processes to create the best possible system. Moreover, you answer the all-important question: How do I...
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Popular Pick and Pack Techniques Used in Today’s Modern Warehouse
Third-party logistics (3PL) companies bring the goods to the customer through a process called pick-and-pack. In this part of the supply chain, people (and in...
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HOW CARTONIZATION REDUCES SUPPLY CHAIN COSTS AND WASTE
Cartonization is an area in supply chain management that is often overlooked. Say you have a few items to ship, and the box you have...
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HOW WALMART CAN SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS VIA PROMPT LOCAL DELIVERY
If you have a good thing going, why not share it with others? This is exactly what Walmart is doing with GoLocal, a relatively new...
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How a Warehouse Put Wall Strengthens Supply Chain Logistics
Are you ready for some football put wall? Since football season is here, I couldn’t resist using Hank Williams Jr.’s catchy pigskin anthem to introduce today’s topic:...
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Vendor-managed inventory: Benefits, Challenges Seen In VMI Supply Chain Management
Has a vendor-managed inventory relationship presented itself within your supply chain? Are you curious about the benefits (there are many!) and potential challenges of a...
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Vendor-Managed Inventory Keeps Product Quantities In Balance
Vendor-managed inventory, aka VMI, is a b2b relationship where the vendor (supplier of goods) is in charge of replenishing items for the retailer (buyer). Both...
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BENEFITS OF EDI IN THE RETAIL INDUSTRY
Gain the upper hand in the retail sector with electronic data interchange. During this tough economic climate, it’s critical for retailers to be at the...
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EDI, THE GROCERY INDUSTRY, AND LESSONS FROM THE PANDEMIC
EDI is what keeps the essential grocery and supermarket industry moving. Even though the past year has been challenging, I’ve learned meaningful lessons about slowing...
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