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FedEx Trade Networks Opens Its First Office in Thailand

FedEx Trade Networks, the international freight-forwarding subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has opened its first office in Thailand.

U.K. Retailers Subsidize Same-Day Delivery

As retailers are still trying to work through their new-found infatuation with the idea of same-day deliveries, it's quickly becoming a love-hate relationship. Beyond Amazon's discovery that shoppers loved the concept of same-day but ended up not using it, it now seems that some U.K. retailers are willing to very heavily subsidize same-day delivery charges.

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Many Consumers Attracted by Same-Day Delivery Service Opt for Next-Day Service

With all the attention recently being paid to same-day deliveries by retailers including eBay, Walmart, Macy's, Nordstrom and tons of others, here's an interesting stat"”and a delicious contradiction"”from Amazon, the largest and earliest same-day retail deliverer: consumers consider the service, purchase an item, then don't opt to use same-day service.

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The Realities of Reverse Logistics

Irv Grossman, vice president of the Supply Chain Operations Practice of Chainalytics, offers guidance on how companies can stop thinking of reverse logistics as an inevitable burden, and begin approaching it strategically.

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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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