Executive Corner Category: CEO Articles

Brace yourselves Is there anything more daunting in the Operations and Supply Chain community than the relentless warehouse traffic of the holiday season? Yes, indeed: the holiday surcharges from FedEx and UPS! 😱 These higher charges have historically been a key revenue driver for the carrier giants during the costly operating period. They allow them …

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Prime Day 2024 is here! If you work in Operations for a retail company, you know what that means: A flood of promotions (Prime Exclusive Discount, Lightning Deals, etc.) set up by Marketing and Sales, and a big wave of orders and shipments for you and your team to handle. All eyes are now on …

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Now that we are well into the year, I thought it would be a good idea to review some of the latest emerging retail trends that surely will intensify in the coming months. As is usually the case, these trends are not necessarily new, but we are observing an increase in the rate of adoption …

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Amazon Shipping, Amazon’s third-party logistics service, was previously offered in select U.S. cities before it went on hiatus in 2020. But around August last year, the Seattle company relaunched it , allowing the fulfillment of orders from outside the Amazon marketplace. This marks a new chapter in the company’s foray into parcel shipping, which could …

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