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E-Commerce, Fulfillment, Logistics, Supply Chain Management

What is Pick-and-Pack?

Buying whatever you need online has never been easier. Likewise, ecommerce continues to grow in popularity for both producers and consumers. However, despite the net benefits of leveraging technology to conduct business from afar, it’s created a few unfortunate side effects, especially around fulfillment. With the sheer volume of fulfillment orders every day, hour, and […]
Distribution, E-Commerce, Industry, Logistics, Supply Chain Management

5 Benefits of Supply Chain Management

The world runs on logistics. Without the supply chain and the infrastructure that supports it, everything we know would collapse. Producers, manufacturers, and even utility companies wouldn’t be able to get what they need to create products or provide services such as electricity. Grocery store shelves would be empty as farms, ranches, and fisheries can’t […]
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Distribution, Logistics, Supply Chain Management

What is Transloading?

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  • February 6, 2023
Especially with ecommerce, we take for granted is how easy it is to buy things. Whether in-person at the grocery store or ordering from your favorite website, it’s expected that the goods we want just sort of… appear out of nowhere.  It was only until the pandemic and its supply chain issues thereafter that many […]
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Supply Chain Management, US Sales, Webinar

How To Sell and Deliver In The USA

U.S. Fulfillment Strategy for Canadian Exporters “Fulfillment has become very accessible and with that there’s a whole bunch of different offerings. There’s providers who can offer end-to-end services, there’s providers that are very specialized, and what we find is that it’s typically not a one-size-fits-all solution.” Bryce McDermott, UCanTrade, Inc. It’s a good idea for […]
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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 […]