Reverse Logistics

How Automation Can Curb the Cost of E-Commerce Returns

February 3, 2021

Lior Elazary, SCB Contributor

Along with the rise of e-commerce comes more returns and greater logistics challenges.

ANALYSIS

How to Handle Reverse Logistics for Lithium-Ion Electronics

February 1, 2021

Brian Beetz, SCB Contributor

Increasing e-commerce returns and reverse logistics are vexing for electronics shippers, especially when lithium-ion batteries are involved.

ANALYSIS

Five Smart Ways to Ride the Surge of E-Commerce Returns

February 1, 2021

Craig Leifeld, SCB Contributor

Forward-thinking companies go beyond treating returns as a necessary evil and embrace them as a critical element of competitive advantage and brand promise.

Three Must-Haves for Managing These Common Hazardous-Materials Returns

January 21, 2021

Ken Bays, SCB Contributor

What must a returns-management system provide to retailers to help ensure they’re effectively equipped to be compliant?

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Why We Need to Ramp Up Recycling of Old Tech

January 15, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The failure of consumers to recycle their personal devices could lead to shortages of the precious metals needed to build new products.

Mapping the Reverse-Logistics Supply Chain

Five Ways to Prepare for the Deluge of Holiday Returns

December 21, 2020

Jake Rheude, SCB Contributor

This year's surge in e-commerce will likely come with a flood of returns in January that could strain operations.

A Retailer's Guide to Turning Shipping Into a Competitive Advantage

December 3, 2020

Pierbridge

Here's how a multi-carrier parcel shipping management solution can help keep costs in line.

Puma’s Newest DC Improves Service Levels

November 24, 2020

TGW Logistics Group

In the fast-moving sportswear market, one must be nimble to stay ahead of the competition. The increasing popularity of online shopping, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has brought entirely new challenges to retailers such as athletic and casual wear seller Puma. And the company has recently done some fancy footwork to make sure it stays in an omnichannel marketplace, now and far into the future.

Five Ways That Retailers Can Take Charge of Product Returns

Five Ways Retailers Can Take Charge of Product Returns

November 5, 2020

Purolator International

Retailers have a growing number of options to make the best of reverse logistics.

Five Ways Retailers Can Take Charge of Product Returns

November 2, 2020

Reverse Logistics

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding reverse logistics and its impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are refurbishing and recycling more goods and managing more product returns than ever before thanks, in part, to the boom in e-commerce. New technologies for reverse fulfillment are transforming the way companies provide customer support - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using reverse logistics solutions to power their supply chains.