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Canadian Exports, Cross-Border Business, Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Tips

Understand your process During the current e-commerce driven climate, more than ever a company’s bottom line is impacted by its logistics; all those crucial steps between the inception of a great product/service and physically delivering it to the customer. Close consideration to process will optimize supply chain management and lower a business’ overall costs. This […]
E-Commerce, Freight, Fulfillment, Holidays, Reverse Logistics, Supply Chain Management

Crushing It! Package Optimization

With online holiday shopping in full swing the issue of ‘package optimization’ becomes a hot topic. It’s of particular concern for those companies who are unfortunately facing order returns, damaged goods and worse, dissatisfied customers. “Packaging strategies”, according to UPS vice president of Customer Solutions, Scott Mc Carley, “can have a pretty dramatic impact on […]
Canadian Exports, Cross-Border Business, E-Commerce, Fulfillment, Shipping, Supply Chain Management, US Sales, USA Marketing, Warehousing

Who Are Specialized 3PL Providers?

Who Are Specialized 3PL (Third Party Logistics) Partners? First, what does 3PL mean? 3PL stands for third party logistics and is a company that provides B2C (business to consumer) and/or B2B (business to business) inbound/outbound product handling, storage and freight forwarding services. For example a 3PL partner can receive overseas bulk orders, empty the shipping […]
Canadian Exports, Cross-Border Business, E-Commerce, Fulfillment, Reverse Logistics, Supply Chain Management, US Sales, USA Marketing

3PL Third Party Logistics – A Strategic Expansion Partner

Doing Business in the U.S.A. Successful international business expansion to the United States hinges on thoughtful, well informed pre-planning and reliable cross-border partnerships. Domestic and foreign accountants, immigration and business lawyers, customs brokers and logistics (marketing, warehousing, order fulfillment and distribution) specialists all play key roles in a Canadian company’s export success into the U.S.A. […]
Canadian Exports, Cross-Border Business, Supply Chain Management, USA Marketing

Logistics and Marketing To U.S.A.

Logistics and Marketing More and more a company’s bottom line is impacted by its logistics; all those crucial steps between the inception of a great product/service and actually delivering it to the customer. Close consideration to process will optimize supply chain management and subsequently lower a business’ overall costs. “A well-researched and thoughtful logistics and […]
E-Commerce, Fulfillment, Supply Chain Management

The impact of e-commerce on truck manufacturing.

There’s little doubt digital online buying – a.k.a. the ‘Amazon Effect’, is impacting traditional retailers, especially since Walmart has stepped up to the plate to compete with Amazon in this competitive e-commerce space.  While consumers enjoy the benefits of their e-commerce ‘warfare’, another dynamic to the ‘Amazon Effect’ being brought into the forefront is truck […]
E-Commerce, Fulfillment, Reverse Logistics, Supply Chain Management

Omnichannel Consumer

Evolving beyond ‘multi-channel retailing’, omnichannel is all about creating ‘a seamless consumer experience’ and is being called ‘the future of retail’. A recent survey from the Harvard Business Review states omnichannel consumers are “shoppers who engage with retailers across multiple touchpoints” adding “[they] are driving boosts in conversion rates both online and offline” making them one […]
E-Commerce, Reverse Logistics, Supply Chain Management

A Logistics Revolution?

U.S. Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday mark the official beginning of America’s holiday shopping season and with it comes what we in supply chain management refer to as reverse logistics – better known as returns! Based on data from the U.S. Commerce Department, online sales represent 11% of 2016 retail sales and are expected […]