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The Complexity of the Lego Supply Chain!

Supply Chain’s Moment of Truth Has Arrived!

My son recently showed me the assembled Lego set of “The Office” TV show. With 1164 pieces, the number of features and details in that set was extremely impressive and highly meaningful to anyone who was a fan of the show.

This attention to detail, and the complexity involved in creating such a set with so many unique pieces, got me thinking about the incredibly flawless precision required in the entire Lego manufacturing, packaging and distribution process.

Let’s review the complexity of the Lego Supply Chain process.

6 Ways To Improve Your ECommerce Order Fulfilment!

Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles!

The need to improve your ECommerce order fulfilment is the entire process your company goes through when you receive an order from a customer until it’s delivered. On the other hand, you’ll also have to deal with returns when customers want to send something back because they changed their minds, had a problem, or it needs to be fixed.

Order fulfilment is vital in organizations. This activity includes collecting and storing inventory, fulfilling orders, and managing the post-sales process. A company with an efficient order fulfilment strategy can eliminate costly mistakes, reduce shipping expenses, and save resources.

Virtual Reality (VR) is Enhancing E-Commerce Shopping! (Infographic)

Augmented Reality (AR) is Set to Transform Retail and the Supply Chain!

Virtual reality (VR) is something we’ve been hearing a lot about recently, but did you know your shopping experience could be influenced by this in the not too distant future? Or perhaps it already has?

Keys to Success in Warehouse Management/Order Fulfillment! (Video)

From Click to Ship in 4 Minutes! … Principles for World Class E-Commerce Fulfillment!

E-Commerce continues to be the fastest growing sales channel anywhere in the world. E-Commerce globally has been growing at over 20% per year and will continue to grow at that rate for the next several years. (Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/288487/forecast-of-global-b2c-e-commerce-growt/ )

With these ever-increasing order volumes and changes in online shopper expectations there is enormous pressure on E-Commerce company Supply Chain distribution and fulfillment operations.

What are the keys for E-Commerce companies to be successful in fulfilling all of these orders and demands from online consumers?

Ensure Your Supply Chain Doesn’t Break on Black Friday!

The 5 Point Last Minute Black Friday Supply Chain Checklist!

The Black Friday/Cyber Monday period is the busiest time of the year in E-Commerce and Retail.

For most companies selling in these channels they will see a spike in demand unlike anything they’ve experienced the entire year. And if successful they will be seeing growth much higher than the prior year.

But its one thing to sell and take orders for all of these products. It’s quite another matter altogether to fulfill that demand and do it successfully.

The exponential demand increase, in such a short timeframe, will stress any Supply Chain system to the maximum.

How do you ensure that your Supply Chain bends, but doesn’t break?

Anatomy of the Perfect Unboxing Experience! (Infographic)

Last Mile Delivery: Stop Shipping Air and Empty Boxes!

In today’s eCommerce landscape, the majority of customers interact with you only two times, once when they make a purchase on your website and then again when the product is delivered. Improving your website’s conversion rate is very important and gains a lot of attention in the eCommerce industry, while the anatomy of the unboxing experience is too often overlooked.

As the marketplace for physical products continues to transition online, the customer experiences far less interaction with the actual company. These lost opportunities for a business to impress through exemplary service will need to be compensated for in other ways.

Best Cybersecurity Tips to Secure Your ECommerce Store!

Understanding and Preventing Retail Cyber Attacks!

The world of ecommerce is a minefield, and cybersecurity should be at the forefront of your mind when you’re designing or setting up an online store. But, here’s the snag; with so many cybersecurity tips and tricks to learn, it’s hard to know where to start for your Commerce store.

So, this blog post will go over some best practices for securing that all-important data to prevent any devastating security breaches down the line through less than savory methods such as hacking, leading to considerable revenue losses.

7 Tips for Choosing the Right Fulfillment Company!

Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles!

Order fulfillment is an important part of the selling process. Even if you have the best product in the world, your customers will not be happy if you can’t deliver it quickly and safely. Therefore, choosing the right fulfillment company for your business is essential.

Is AliExpress Safe? A Basic Guide for Importers!

Drop Shipping Teddy Bears!

You may have heard of the e-commerce platform AliExpress. If you haven’t, Alibaba, which is owned by Jack Ma, is the parent company of AliExpress.

The platform has risen enormously in recent years, and so has people’s skepticism, questioning the possible risks of buying from AliExpress.

How The Evolution of E-Commerce Has Changed Customer Shipping Expectations !

Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles!

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The evolution of e-commerce has paved the way for a new standard of shopping and customer shipping expectations. Especially with COVID-19 restrictions still being enforced around the world, shopping online has truly become both the safest and most convenient option for many around the world.

This is in part due to the amount of information that prospective customers can research about the products they’re interested in prior to purchasing them. One Google search of a particular product allows customers the ability to review its unique features and capabilities, price check amongst similar competing products, read customer reviews, and even find a way to bargain through the use of online coupons before deciding which product to ultimately purchase.

Online retail has become an enormous industry in the past few years. In 2019 alone, e-tail commerce totaled more than $3.5 trillion globally, with more than 1.92 billion people shopping online for products and services.

An Amazon Seller’s Guide to Amazon Self-Fulfillment!

How to Sell on Amazon! The Complete Guide!

Venturing into Amazon selling and self-fulfillment? This guide is here to help! From establishing your warehouse to handling returns effectively, uncover crucial insights and effective strategies.

This is your one-stop resource for mastering Amazon self-fulfillment and transforming challenges into opportunities, all while enhancing the shopping experience for your customers. Let’s dive in!

E-Commerce Needs These Supply Chain Systems !

Why don’t you have a TMS (Transportation Management System) Solution yet?

E-commerce will continue to grow significantly through 2020 and beyond. As evidenced by the most recent peak shipping season, the need for effective, high-quality logistics and warehouse management Supply Chain systems has never been higher.

The demands for faster, more affordable processes are growing in stride. As reported by Jeff Berman of Supply Chain 24/7, “[up to] 70% of B2C companies and 60% of B2C companies are focused on the full implementation of their respective ecommerce supply chain strategies, with 70% of total respondents viewing ecommerce at ‘very important’ or ‘extremely important,’ as it relates to volume and revenue.”

Breaking your Supply Chain Traffic Jam!

Do you have a Freight Management Strategy or are you Spinning your Wheels?

Does anyone like being stuck in a Traffic Jam?

Prior to one Holiday season several years ago the volume that was coming into the Distribution Centre receiving area was unprecedented and unpredicted. We were out of room on the docks and we were out of storage space but trucks kept on coming. And we were still weeks away from being able to ship product to stores to relieve the pressure.

We were gridlocked. We kept inching our way along but we were very, very close to having this traffic jam of activity shut us down.

Increase Your ECommerce ROI with Effective Sales Website Templates!

How to Scale Your ECommerce Business!

Having a professional and functional website offers a competitive advantage to any business. Small-scale businesses that lack adequate budgets or capital fail to hire website developers and coders to create professional websites.

Ready-made sales website templates are ideal for companies creating an online presence without investing in website developers. Businesses are realizing the importance of the sale website template elevates business growth and revenue and ECommerce ROI.

Despite the popularity of unique and modern website designs, the use of ready-made attractive, and intuitive sales website templates is extensive for website development.

Best Practices to Dominate Local Search Results!

Factors to Consider Before Redesigning Your Website!

The internet can help open up your reach to billions of people around the globe. But if you are a startup running a brick and mortar business, a global reach may not be your most immediate goal, or at least not for now. What could get your business a constant flow of customers is local seach domination.

According to statistics, approximately 75% of all searches are for local businesses. Better still, dominating local searches produces the most qualified leads, as people that do these searches are almost always ready to make a purchase.

Below are tips to help you dominate local search results.