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Understanding Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Electronic data interchange (EDI) can improve your efficiency and provide numerous other benefits. However, you may encounter a few hurdles along the way. Understanding EDI and its various capabilities can help a company grow its business through its compatibility with large retailers. What is electronic data interchange (EDI)? EDI is a system through which two

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What is a 3PL?

The ability to deliver goods efficiently and quickly to your customers is a major factor in the growth of your e-commerce operations. Refining your warehouse management allows you to optimize the way you store, handle, and ship products. While many companies keep order fulfillment and logistics in-house, some choose to work with third-party logistics (3PL)

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Split Case Picking: 4 Models and 9 Technologies

Manual labor accounts for more than half (55%) of total warehouse costs. Part of that is because of how tedious picking and packing can be, with three-fifths (60%) of the time it takes consumed by moving products and walking. Pick and pack becomes especially labor-intensive when grabbing individual items from different places and putting them

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How to Prevent and Fight Retailer Chargebacks

Suppliers are all too familiar with chargebacks. There are many reasons they might occur, such as not submitting the appropriate EDI transactions, sending the shipment behind schedule, not meeting packing specifications, and not correctly labeling a carton. With a chargeback, the next payment made to the vendor is reduced. It could go down a flat

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