E-Commerce Archives - Inbound Logistics https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/category/e-commerce/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:55:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.inboundlogistics.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-favicon-32x32.png E-Commerce Archives - Inbound Logistics https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/category/e-commerce/ 32 32 Top Trends in Ecommerce Automation https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/top-trends-in-ecommerce-automation/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 02:42:02 +0000 https://www.inboundlogistics.com/?post_type=whitepaper&p=37040 High demand and low labor supply can mean trouble for your fulfillment—unless you’re leveraging automation. With several flavors of automation available to ecommerce companies, where should you look to gain the largest value and how should you implement? In this whitepaper you will access insights on the latest trends in automation and how to secure the right automation tools for your business.

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]]> High demand and low labor supply can mean trouble for your fulfillment—unless you’re leveraging automation. With several flavors of automation available to ecommerce companies, where should you look to gain the largest value and how should you implement? In this whitepaper you will access insights on the latest trends in automation and how to secure the right automation tools for your business.

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]]> How to Streamline Your E-Commerce Shipping Strategy https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/how-to-streamline-your-e-commerce-shipping-strategy/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 03:24:46 +0000 https://www.inboundlogistics.com/?post_type=whitepaper&p=35121 Modern retail runs on e-commerce. Trends show that e-commerce will continue to rise in prominence in the coming years – making now the best time to start streamlining your shipping strategy. You don’t have to do it alone! Our e-book, How to Streamline Your E-Commerce Shipping Strategy, explores how the e-commerce market has evolved in recent years, where it’s headed, and the best strategies to get ahead of the competition.

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]]> Modern retail runs on e-commerce. Trends show that e-commerce will continue to rise in prominence in the coming years – making now the best time to start streamlining your shipping strategy. You don’t have to do it alone! Our e-book, How to Streamline Your E-Commerce Shipping Strategy, explores how the e-commerce market has evolved in recent years, where it’s headed, and the best strategies to get ahead of the competition.

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]]> How to prepare for Black Friday: Tool Kit https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/how-to-prepare-for-black-friday-tool-kit/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 03:18:34 +0000 https://www.inboundlogistics.com/?post_type=whitepaper&p=35119 Last year, nearly 155 million Americans shopped during Black Friday and retail sales totaled $886.7 billion. Are you ready for Black Friday and Cyber Monday orders? To help ecommerce brands prepare, Extensiv has put together a Black Friday/Cyber Monday Tool Kit packed with handy checklists and tips. We even have some tips on how to optimize your warehouse, logistics, operations, and workflow. If you don’t feel ready for Black Friday, download our Tool Kit today!

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]]> Last year, nearly 155 million Americans shopped during Black Friday and retail sales totaled $886.7 billion. Are you ready for Black Friday and Cyber Monday orders? To help ecommerce brands prepare, Extensiv has put together a Black Friday/Cyber Monday Tool Kit packed with handy checklists and tips. We even have some tips on how to optimize your warehouse, logistics, operations, and workflow. If you don’t feel ready for Black Friday, download our Tool Kit today!

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]]> Fulfillment Automation Guide: How to Keep Pace with the Speed of Ecommerce and Customer Expectations https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/fulfillment-automation-guide-how-to-keep-pace-with-the-speed-of-ecommerce-and-customer-expectations/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 01:25:35 +0000 https://www.inboundlogistics.com/?post_type=whitepaper&p=34155 Download our whitepaper, Fulfillment Automation Guide: How to Keep Pace with the Speed of Ecommerce and Customer Expectations to learn: the drawbacks of manual processes for owners, CEOs/COOs, and operations managers; the advantages and benefits of automation for warehouse workers, front office/back office, management, and c-suite; tips on how to talk to your staff about implementing automation and generating time-saving ideas; and your lifecycle stage to help determine which automated order management functionality you need now and into the future.

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]]> Download our whitepaper, Fulfillment Automation Guide: How to Keep Pace with the Speed of Ecommerce and Customer Expectations to learn: the drawbacks of manual processes for owners, CEOs/COOs, and operations managers; the advantages and benefits of automation for warehouse workers, front office/back office, management, and c-suite; tips on how to talk to your staff about implementing automation and generating time-saving ideas; and your lifecycle stage to help determine which automated order management functionality you need now and into the future.

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]]> Why Connected Commerce Will End the Reign of ERP https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/why-connected-commerce-will-end-the-reign-of-erp/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:38:17 +0000 https://www.inboundlogistics.com/?post_type=whitepaper&p=34147 Read Why Connected Commerce Will End the Reign of ERP to learn: why enterprise resource planning systems of the past are failing to serve brands and 3PLs well; how to escape the manual system upgrade hamster wheel; and what to look for in software for connected solutions and success. Download to learn tips to improve collaboration with brands.

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]]> Read Why Connected Commerce Will End the Reign of ERP to learn: why enterprise resource planning systems of the past are failing to serve brands and 3PLs well; how to escape the manual system upgrade hamster wheel; and what to look for in software for connected solutions and success. Download to learn tips to improve collaboration with brands.

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]]> Advantages of a Flexible Sortation Solution in the Age of E-Commerce – The Key to Unlocking your R.O.I. Potential https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/advantages-of-a-flexible-sortation-solution-in-the-age-of-e-commerce-the-key-to-unlocking-your-r-o-i-potential/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:29:01 +0000 https://www.inboundlogistics.com/?post_type=whitepaper&p=33502 As e-commerce companies grow, many of them face the same challenge: how to increase capacity in the current facility, while reducing costs and maximizing customer service. Far too often, companies sacrifice one for another. They find themselves asking, “how do we reduce costs and improve capacity and the customer experience at the same time?” The secret to this problem lies within the four walls of the fulfillment center.

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]]> As e-commerce companies grow, many of them face the same challenge: how to increase capacity in the current facility, while reducing costs and maximizing customer service. Far too often, companies sacrifice one for another. They find themselves asking, “how do we reduce costs and improve capacity and the customer experience at the same time?” The secret to this problem lies within the four walls of the fulfillment center.

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]]> Wide World of eCommerce Fulfillment for 3PLs https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/wide-world-of-ecommerce-fulfillment-for-3pls/ https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/wide-world-of-ecommerce-fulfillment-for-3pls/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://inboundlogisti.wpengine.com/whitepapers/wide-world-of-ecommerce-fulfillment-for-3pls/ eCommerce fulfillment–everybody is doing it! If you’re a 3PL and not already doing high-volume fulfillment, you likely will be soon. The pandemic has accelerated an already fast-growing segment of the industry. Omni-channel fulfillment is here to stay. This FREE eBook provides an overview of the concepts, terminology, and operational guidelines that 3PL warehouse operators should be considering for a successful fulfillment operation.

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]]> eCommerce fulfillment–everybody is doing it! If you’re a 3PL and not already doing high-volume fulfillment, you likely will be soon. The pandemic has accelerated an already fast-growing segment of the industry. Omni-channel fulfillment is here to stay. This FREE eBook provides an overview of the concepts, terminology, and operational guidelines that 3PL warehouse operators should be considering for a successful fulfillment operation.

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]]> https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/wide-world-of-ecommerce-fulfillment-for-3pls/feed/ 0 E-Commerce Consumer Survey Results Are In https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/e-commerce-consumer-survey-results-are-in/ https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/e-commerce-consumer-survey-results-are-in/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://inboundlogisti.wpengine.com/whitepapers/e-commerce-consumer-survey-results-are-in/ Kenco’s recent survey includes insights into consumer behavior when it comes to purchasing products and services online. Will this surge in e-commerce buying subside along with the pandemic, or have our shopping preferences changed permanently? What percentage of the public regularly shops online, and does this cause any conflicting feelings between the desire for a quick turnaround while preferring sustainable practices? Click to see our results.

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]]> Kenco’s recent survey includes insights into consumer behavior when it comes to purchasing products and services online. Will this surge in e-commerce buying subside along with the pandemic, or have our shopping preferences changed permanently? What percentage of the public regularly shops online, and does this cause any conflicting feelings between the desire for a quick turnaround while preferring sustainable practices? Click to see our results.

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]]> https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/e-commerce-consumer-survey-results-are-in/feed/ 0 When It Comes to eComm Why Reinvent the Wheel? https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/when-it-comes-to-ecomm-why-reinvent-the-wheel/ https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/when-it-comes-to-ecomm-why-reinvent-the-wheel/#respond Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:36:14 +0000 https://inboundlogisti.wpengine.com/whitepapers/when-it-comes-to-ecomm-why-reinvent-the-wheel/ Flexibility is Key to eComm Fulfillment. As eCommerce fulfillment evolves two things are clear, 1) supply chain must revolve around a consumer who has many buying options, and 2) success comes from flexible and adaptable supply chains. We partnered with Adrian Gonzalez of Talking Logistics on this brief 2-part series.

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]]> Flexibility is Key to eComm Fulfillment. As eCommerce fulfillment evolves two things are clear, 1) supply chain must revolve around a consumer who has many buying options, and 2) success comes from flexible and adaptable supply chains. We partnered with Adrian Gonzalez of Talking Logistics on this brief 2-part series.

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]]> https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/when-it-comes-to-ecomm-why-reinvent-the-wheel/feed/ 0 Not Your Mama’s 3PL https://www.inboundlogistics.com/whitepapers/not-your-mamas-3pl/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:35:22 +0000 https://inboundlogisti.wpengine.com/whitepapers/not-your-mamas-3pl/ How do you define a 3PL? There are many definitions as to what a 3PL really is, especially as the capabilities of a 3PL have shifted dramatically throughout the years. But the legal definition of a 3PL was hammered down in 2008, defined as a person who solely receives, holds, or otherwise transports a consumer product.

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]]> How do you define a 3PL? There are many definitions as to what a 3PL really is, especially as the capabilities of a 3PL have shifted dramatically throughout the years. But the legal definition of a 3PL was hammered down in 2008, defined as a person who solely receives, holds, or otherwise transports a consumer product.

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