logistics

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet requirements of customers or corporations.

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Freight Spot Rates, Volumes On Upswing Amid Retail Demand – But Will It Last?
Freight Spot Rates, Volumes On Upswing Amid Retail Demand – But Will It Last?
September 15, 2020  |  Delivery

Retail spending may be helping to spur freight volumes, and to push already lofty pricing higher. That’s because consumer demand is picking up, but retail inventories...

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Dressbarn Teams With Happy Returns For Reverse Logistics
Dressbarn Teams With Happy Returns For Reverse Logistics
September 15, 2020  |  Retail

To help provide label-free and box-free returns at hundreds of locations, Dressbarn has teamed with Happy Returns. The software and reverse logistics provider fuels the...

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Walmart Launches Pilot Program For Drone Delivery
Walmart Launches Pilot Program For Drone Delivery
September 09, 2020  |  Delivery

High-flying Walmart is set to launch a pilot project that will have the retailer’s goods delivered by drones. Walmart said in a press release that...

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Why B2B Payment Pain Points Go Far Beyond The AP Department
Why B2B Payment Pain Points Go Far Beyond The AP Department
September 08, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The global pandemic has, no doubt, changed the B2B payments landscape forever. The name of the game today is digitization, with paper checks and cash...

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What Comes First — The Supply Chain Or The Sales Channel?
What Comes First — The Supply Chain Or The Sales Channel?
September 04, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With supply chains backlogged, cut short and all-around disrupted in the midst of the global pandemic, businesses had to act fast. For many, that meant...

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eBay Expands UPS Integration
eBay Expands UPS Integration
September 03, 2020  |  Retail

After publicly expressing frustration with the United States Postal Service (USPS), eBay has announced the expansion of its partnership with additional shipping options for the...

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Gig Economy Drone Operators Could Soon Pilot Last-Mile Delivery
Gig Economy Drone Operators Could Soon Pilot Last-Mile Delivery
September 02, 2020  |  Delivery

Is the gig economy about to take off – literally? Gig work has a new potential subsector: drone piloting. Human pilots furloughed or laid off...

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Positive Developments In Cinemas, Logistics And AP Automation
Positive Developments In Cinemas, Logistics And AP Automation
August 26, 2020  |  Today In Data

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) could pave the way to better accounts payable (AP). In logistics, robots could make digital commerce much more efficient, while in...

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The Robots Are Coming … To Fix Retail’s Supply Chain
The Robots Are Coming … To Fix Retail’s Supply Chain
August 25, 2020  |  eCommerce

Consumer behavior is changing — and the warehouse and supply chains that get goods into consumers’ hands (or on their doorsteps) must change, too. To...

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