Shipping Barcodes: What They Are & How 3PLs Use Various Barcodes
In this guide to using barcodes in fulfillment operations, we walk through how barcodes are used by a 3PL in receiving, shipping, and more.
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Supply Chain Optimization: How to Maximize Supply Chain Efficiency
It’s almost impossible to grow your ecommerce business without any form of supply chain optimization. Learn the best ways to make logistics more efficient.
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How to Ship Fragile Items & Minimize Breakage During Fulfillment
In this guide to shipping fragile items, learn how ecommerce businesses can take extra care when shipping breakable products.
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Landed Cost: What It Is and Why You Need to Calculate It
Learn what a landed cost is, why it’s important for ecommerce businesses, how to calculate it, and how to improve your margins.
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What is Batch Picking? Benefits, Methods, and Why Fulfillment Batching is an Efficient Warehouse Picking Process
Batch picking is an effective way to improve picking speed and make warehouse operations more efficient. Learn how it works in the fulfillment process.
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6 Tips to Help You Pack and Ship Makeup and Cosmetics
Shipping makeup doesn’t have to be hard. Learn industry best practices of shipping makeup, and how a 3PL can help make the entire process easier.
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What is Distributed Inventory? 3 Benefits of Using Multiple Fulfillment Centers (& How to Do It)
Learn some of the top advantages of splitting your inventory across a 3PL provider’s network of warehouses when you outsource fulfillment and how to do it.
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What Is a Flash Sale & When Is The Best Time to Do One?
Follow these best practices for a well-run flash sale to increase brand loyalty, aid in customer acquisition, and help move excess inventory.
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How to Choose the Best Location of a Fulfillment Center When You Outsource to a 3PL
Learn the optimal location of a warehouse if you are outsourcing to a 3PL, how geography impacts order fulfillment, and whether you need multiple fulfillment centers.
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New Postage Rates in 2020: Planning For Higher Shipping Costs
Here’s your guide to postage increases in 2020, plus how to best address USPS rate changes, while still keeping revenue high and customers happy.
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