Four Ways to Diversify Your Shipping Carrier Mix
Article Written by Easypost One-size-fits-all doesn’t work well when it comes to shipping; the same goes for your business’s carrier mix. The best way to determine which carriers are...
What is Inbound Logistics?
If your company produces products, you know you need to procure the raw materials to make the goods. Or maybe you acquire the finished goods wholesale and repackage or...
What is Outbound Logistics and Why is it Important?
Logistics is a huge industry with many moving parts. Inbound logistics. Outbound logistics. It can be confusing to determine the difference and understand how each impacts your company. But...
What Is an Inventory Management System?
In today’s mercurial business environment, demand, consumer behavior, and market forces can shift with the wind. In response to these dynamic markets, eCommerce businesses require control, visibility, and flexibility...
What Is BOPIS?
In a day and age when customers expect fast and free shipping, an omni channel fulfillment strategy is essential. Instead of leveraging a single fulfillment channel like a centralized...
3 Different Types of 3PL Services
The enlistment of third-party logistics (3PL) providers is on the rise. Today, more than 90% of Fortune 500s and countless small-to-mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the U.S. regularly leverage the...
Multimodal Shipping: What is it?
Those in the shipping industry already know that successfully transporting goods from point A to point B is laborious, complicated, and involves the coordination of dozens of companies, individuals,...
How to Optimize and Improve Shipping Processes
According to estimates, the global shipping industry transports more than 11 billion tons of goods all over the world each year. And that number is only expected to grow...
A Guide to Warehouse Control Systems
Warehouse control systems (WCS) comprise one aspect of the management solution ecosystem that warehouses and material handling businesses rely on. With the logistical complexities and sophisticated equipment leveraged by...
Should You Outsource Third-Party Logistics?
If your company handles or is adjacent to physical logistics, order fulfillment, and customer delivery, you’ve almost certainly encountered the term 3PL. Given the complexities, cost, and resources involved...