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Online Shoppers 'Not Likely' to Buy Again from Retailers Charging for Return Shipping
A survey by ShopRunner, which brings together a network of retailers to deliver shopping services, found that consumers are not concerned solely about free shipping on purchases, but free return shipping is increasingly at the forefront of their needs.
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Ensuring Safe Delivery of Refrigerated Pharmaceuticals
Reusable totes with innovative refrigerants inside have reduced returns of costly pharmaceuticals and helped to guarantee patient safety.
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It's in the Bag: Office Depot Slashes Cost and Waste With Plastic Totes
For smaller items delivered to most of its business customers, the company has replaced corrugated cardboard boxes with returnable plastic totes and paper bags. The experiment has yielded big benefits in less than a year.
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2012 Supply Chain Innovation Awards Innovation of the Year: Reduced Transportation Costs Through Railcar Co-Loading
As I waited to pay for my groceries the other day, a manager instructed a novice bagger on the art of separating lighter items, like the eggs, from heavier ones, such as a 12-pack of canned dog food. Like to like, the boss said; that way stuff doesn't get crushed on the ride home.
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UPS Takes to the Cloud
Tom Boike, vice president of supplier management with UPS, details UPS's journey toward the adoption of cloud technology, and what it means for users of international logistics services.
Percentage of Totally Hands-Free Shipping Operations in DCs Remains Quite Low, Study Finds
While automation of supply chain processes is considered an important factor in improving efficiency, a large proportion of respondents to a Kewill study still struggle with manual operations. Only 11 percent have 100-percent hands-free shipping in their distribution center operations, for example.
Less Is More: Office Depot Cuts Supply Chain Waste
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A Needed Shot in the Arm for Treating HIV/AIDS in Developing World
When many doubted needed HIV/AIDS commodities could be delivered timely and qualitatively to hard-to-reach areas of Africa, an innovative approach to healthcare logistics proved them wrong.
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Impact of Late or Inaccurate Deliveries Can Be Disastrous, Study Shows
Late or inaccurate deliveries can have a major negative impact on consumers' future decisions to shop with a retailer online, by phone, or in the store, according to a study released by Voxware.
Post Office to Try Out Same-Day Parcel Delivery in San Francisco
Emboldened by rapid growth in e-commerce shipping, the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service is moving aggressively this holiday season to start a premium service for the internet shopper seeking the instant gratification of a store purchase: same-day package delivery.
UPS Expands Healthcare Network in Asia-Pacific Region
UPS has expanded its distribution network for healthcare manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific region.
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