China’s Decision to Offer Free Shippin...

It should come as no surprise to the e-commerce industry, that Chinese e-commerce has decided to get in on the free-shipping band wagon. While many U.S. based online businesses have been using free-shipping as a competitive edge, Chinese e-commerce has decided to further drop product prices and shipping costs to its customers to gain more business. Today, online businesses are still struggling to better handle issues not found in the traditional brick-and-mortar stores such as reverse logistics and shipping costs. And while offering lower prices and free shipping will...

Reverse logistics 101: understanding a k...

You may have heard the term, Reverse Logistics pop up frequently these days.  Today, having a good Reverse Logistics program is a very important component to controlling  supply chain management costs and managing inventory. The Council of Supply Chain of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) defines reverse logistics as:  The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, cost effective flow of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption for the purpose of...