4 proven ways to increase your delivery success rate

Have tried all the efforts to reduce high RTO (Return to origin) but failed? It could be due to missed or late deliveries. In this cutting-throat competition, if a business fails to meet its customers’ demands, offer operational transparency, or deliver products within the committed time, the customers would definitely switch to some other shopping store.   The prime goal of every online business is to delight its customers by offering them top quality products at the most competitive prices within the committed time. Not meeting any of these criterias can lead to customer dissatisfaction. And now when the customers’ expectations…

Why choose a 3PL provider to look after your business logistics?

3PL or third-party logistics companies offer services like packaging, warehousing, inventory management, transportation, order delivery, and reverse logistics. Startups with limited teams & tight budgets and companies that expand their customer base or venture into new markets choose to outsource their logistics services to a third-party company. 3PL providers, with their expertise and reliance on tech-enabled platforms, help businesses to get rid of complex logistics management challenges. Besides these two, there are plenty of other reasons why you should select a 3PL provider to run your logistics operations. Check them out all below-  Why 3PL providers?  Here are a few…

How to find the best transport management software in Oman?

Be it manufacturing, retail, e-commerce, or any other business vertical, every business involves transportation of goods from one place to another. Operational inefficiencies in the transportation can lead to problems like late deliveries, high fuel cost, high vehicle maintenance cost, and poor customer service. You can overcome all these challenges merely by upgrading your transportation management system. Such an upgraded system will automate most of the transport operations, which will further improve operational efficiency while ensuring complete perfection in the processes. But the question is how to choose the best transport software for your particular business. Before we explain the…

Improving Customer Experience with On-demand Logistics

Technological advances and their adoption in varied industries have changed the way businesses used to work and customers used to shop. Visiting physical stores for shopping day-to-day products is becoming a thing of the past as customers, nowadays, can get groceries, electronics, medicines, food items, clothing, and almost everything delivered at their doorsteps.  But have you ever thought about how companies manage doorstep deliveries on the same or next day? It is because of the logistics and transportation. Be it retail, e-commerce, manufacturing, or any other business, each one of them has a logistics and transportation segment to facilitate the…

5 benefits of Hub and Spoke model for an e-commerce company

5 benefits of Hub and Spoke model for an e-commerce company

The success of an e-commerce business depends majorly on the satisfaction of its customers. Several factors that help in achieving 100% customer satisfaction, include offering the convenience of placing an order, quick order fulfillment, and speedy delivery. Having an efficient logistics management system can contribute to attaining this goal while ensuring an edge over your competitors. Talking mainly about quick order fulfillment, it is the hub and spoke model of logistics that is proven to be highly effective. And before explaining the benefits of it, let’s understand- What is the Hub and Spoke Model in Supply Chain and logistics? Hub…

How is hyperlocal delivery different from last-mile delivery?

The E-commerce industry has evolved in profound ways over the past few years. The main reason behind it is the growing use of technology-enabled platforms. Apart from this, rising consumer expectations and COVID-19 pandemic has also proven to be a fuel to this growth. Those running physical stores are moving to digital platforms to run their business during COVID-led restrictions and lock down. Considering e-commerce growth from 2020 till date, it would be no wrong to say that the e-commerce industry has witnessed a huge upsurge.  And if you, too, have recently moved your business to the digital world or…

Last Mile Delivery Trends to Look For in 2021

The year 2020 has brought the whole world to a halt causing several unprecedented changes within the businesses across different verticals. The covid-19 pandemic hit even harder to the businesses that were already struggling to cope with the changing customer demands such as faster and same-day delivery. The problem doesn’t end here; the coronavirus outbreak has also brought new challenges like offering contactless delivery, enabling zero cash payments, and keeping health updates of the personnel. To survive and thrive in the covid-hit world, businesses started to revisit their last-mile strategies and felt the necessity of shifting their traditional last-mile system…

Supply Chain Challenges Faced by Manufacturing Companies

Manufacturers across globe have faced multiple challenges in Supply Chain from time and again that changed (increased / decreased) with  Variation in user demand, SKU ProliferationExport-Import Cross-border lawsEnvironmental CompliancesCompetition (local/global)Globalization Supply chain is a multi-stage process with different stakeholders & series of operations. Hence, use of technology to organize, automate & make the system more efficient is a need to grow & compete in today's world. Predictive planning based on data analysis & with the right combination of technology can provide companies with visibility & control.   It is only logical to say that for any manufacturing company it is very important…

What features to look for in the best logistics management software in the USA?

The United States of America economy is the largest in the whole world; more than 500 unicorn companies have their headquarters in the country. It would be no wrong to say that the USA provides ample opportunities to businesses to grow and thrive. Just like any other place, e-commerce businesses in the USA are also booming at an unprecedented rate. This has created the need for the SMEs and MSMEs to upgrade their business processes, mainly logistics and transportation, to meet the growing delivery-related demands of the customers.  However, there are many businesses in America that are still struggling to…

Supply Chain Management- Definition, Components, and more

Long gone are the days when businesses were restricted by geographical boundaries and operating within a particular zone. In today’s highly interconnected world’s economy, businesses have the freedom to operate across different countries. All thanks to the technological innovations as well as modernization in the supply chain industry. Let’s dig deeper about supply chain management: What is supply chain management? SCM is the management of the flow of goods or services from source to destination by following activities like demand planning, raw material procurement, production, inventory management, order management, movement and storage, and transportation and logistics. To manage these processes,…