Start Your Pickup and Delivery Business: Here’s How
The days of large eCommerce giants dominating their markets are long gone. The on-demand economy is getting larger by the minute, and with it, the popularity of small, independent online retailers that offer on-demand products and services. In 2024, 2.71 billion people shopped online worldwide. Forecasts project that this number will jump to 2.77 billion […]
Lowering Carbon Emissions for Sustainable Logistics
The old adage, ‘The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now,’ has never been truer than it is today. Climate change is a growing concern all over the world. Governments, businesses, and environmental organizations have all joined forces in their race to reach “net zero” by 2050. […]
Achieve Green Logistics With These Five Sustainable Route Optimization Strategies
In logistics, greenhouse gas emissions don’t come from just one source. They are released at every step of a product’s journey from the manufacturing factory all the way to a customer’s porch. Add the rapid growth of e-commerce to it, and the environmental impact of logistics multiplies exponentially. The reason is simple: when online shopping […]
Warehouse Quality Control: Challenges, Solutions, and Best Practices
Warehouse quality control refers to the set of processes a warehouse undertakes to ensure that the stored inventory meets industry standards. It focuses on inspecting products for damage, assessing product quality consistency, and ensuring that shipments leave the warehouse in pristine condition. Without a warehouse quality control workflow in place, your order fulfillment operations can […]
Warehouse Receiving Done Right: A Complete Guide to Key Processes And Best Practices
Warehouse receiving is the first step in the eCommerce order fulfillment process. When structured and streamlined well, a warehouse receiving workflow not only streamlines inventory management, it even makes fulfillment more cost-effective and efficient overall. It’s also quite instrumental in preventing stock inconsistencies, ensuring accurate inventory counts, and avoiding delays in fulfilling orders. Any mistakes […]
Demand Forecasting in Logistics: What, Why, and How
This article discusses the best practices for demand forecasting in logistics. Contact us today to learn how we can help you forecast demand accurately! Did you listen to Dubai’s weather forecast today? What did it sound like? “You can expect warm weather with plenty of sunshine all morning.” “Convective clouds may appear from the east […]
What Is Line Haul Transportation and Why Should You Track It?
Ground line haul tracking provides real-time visibility into your shipments, enables faster delivery, lowers costs, and improves customer satisfaction. Ground line haul refers to the long-distance transportation of goods using trucks or trains. It handles a range of freight, from small packages to heavy pallets, and is commonly used by courier, express, and parcel (CEP) […]
10 Key Features Every Logistics Application Should Have
Your 3PL business needs a logistics application to streamline delivery workflows. Find out the key features that will make your app a global success. Are you up for a quick challenge? Can you list down all the major problems third-party logistics (3PL) providers face when they don’t have a logistics application? Let’s go! Do you […]
Top 5 Best Practices for E-Commerce Order Fulfillment
Learn how Mile’s delivery management system helps you streamline your e-commerce order fulfillment for improved efficiency and customer satisfaction. In simplest terms, e-commerce order fulfillment refers to the act of receiving an order on an e-commerce sales channel, picking the ordered items in a warehouse or fulfillment center, packing them in branded packaging, dispatching the […]
How Does Electronic Proof of Delivery Work?
Electronic proof of delivery is a digital document that proves the successful completion of a delivery. Read on to find out how it works. Well, in a perfect world, you’d want your deliveries to operate on autopilot without having to keep track of their status minute by minute. Sadly, that’s not the case, and you […]