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Survey: 53% of e-com orders are late, damaged, or misplaced
More than half of home deliveries to U.S. online shoppers arrive either late, damaged, or at the wrong address, totaling 53% of orders with one of those issues, according to a study from e-commerce software vendor HubBox.Specifically,…
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How to handle a pallet
The regulation includes some exemptions, deadline extensions, and limitations aimed at mitigating its short-term impact on fleet costs and productivity. But while support for the ultimate goal—reducing greenhouse gas emissions and…
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InPerson interview: Jeremy Van Puffelen of Prism Logistics
Jeremy Van Puffelen grew up in a family-owned contract warehousing business and is now president of that firm, Prism Logistics. As a third-party logistics service provider (3PL), Prism operates a network of more than 2 million square…
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NRF: Retail sales increased again in September
Retail sales increased again in September as employment grew and inflation and interest rates fell, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF)’s analysisof U.S. Census Bureau data released today.“While there have been some signs…
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JD Logistics to double its overseas warehouse space by 2025
Chinese supply chain service provider JD Logistics today announced plans to double its overseas warehouse space by the end of 2025 as part of the company’s broader global supply chain strategy to meet the growing demand for cross-border…
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Logistics services continue to “go green”
The market for environmentally friendly logistics services is expected to grow by nearly 8% between now and 2033, reaching a value of $2.8 billion, according to research from Custom Market Insights (CMI), released earlier this year.The…
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Deloitte: clean energy transition offers opportunities
The clean energy transition continuing to sweep the globe will give companies in every sector the choice to either be disrupted or to capitalize on new opportunities, a sustainability expert from Deloitte said in a session today at a…
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Businesses thrive with real-time data flows
Companies that integrate real-time data flows into their operations consistently outperform their competitors, an MIT professor said in a session today at a conference held by IFS, the Swedish enterprise resource planning (ERP) and…
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IFS: “Industrial AI” works best for asset-heavy tasks
While many companies are launching artificial intelligence (AI) products for use as generic “co-pilots” or consumer-focused gadgets, the Swedish enterprise resource planning (ERP) software vendor IFS says its “Industrial AI” version…
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PwC: data is the core ingredient for new business initiatives
The top three corporate development priorities in consulting firm PwC’s current strategy are climate, artificial intelligence (AI), and business model reinvention (BMR), the company said in remarks today at an Orlando user conference for…
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