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3 Insider Tips For Selecting Your Logistics Partner

6 minute read | December 6, 2021

As your company scales, logistics and fulfillment can quickly become overwhelming. Luckily, the right third-party logistics (3PL) provider can help to make this complex...

7 minute read

| June 14, 2017

Should Your Vendors Be Specialists, or Comprehensive Providers? Why You Might Be Promised Too Much

There is a lot of blurring of traditional lines of business these days. Web designers are advertising content, SEO, and more; tech companies are selling themselves as... Read More

7 minute read

| May 23, 2017

Doing Business with FDA-Regulated Products

Do you sell, or plan on selling, products that are regulated by the FDA? If you sell anything meant to be consumed internally by a person or a pet, then the answer is... Read More

4 minute read

| April 21, 2017

How to Creatively Avoid Backorders if You Sell Online

Let me just say it: Backorders really are the bane of eCommerce. Read More

5 minute read

| March 3, 2017

How Do You Manage Inventory When Multiple Channels Are Involved?

If you are selling across multiple channels, managing inventory and shipping can be a real challenge—unless your 3PL partner has invested in the right kind of technology. Read More

4 minute read

| February 10, 2017

DIM Weight: Updates, Surprises, and Tips

Because shipping and logistics are a core competency at Materialogic, we keep abreast of industry changes that might affect how and when people ship items, including how much... Read More

4 minute read

| January 30, 2017

4 Ways to Drive Freight Savings

Increased competition makes little things count. If you have competitors from all over the world, you need to find ways to keep prices low even as you efficiently deliver... Read More

6 minute read

| January 17, 2017

Getting the Most Out of Your Holiday Post-Mortem

The holiday shopping season has come and gone, and now is the time of year when merchants of every stripe take a hard look at their reports and processes, vowing to make... Read More

4 minute read

| October 6, 2016

Wasting Time? You Might Be, If You Are Doing Your Own Fulfillment

When you are not “in” logistics and fulfillment, it’s hard to appreciate how much time it consumes. Read More

3 minute read

| September 1, 2016

Growing Pains? Multiple Carton Small Parcel Shipment Weight Might be Your Solution

Whether you use a 3PL for shipping and logistics or do things in house, there is a long list of issues to take care of: Order accuracy, DIM weight changes, address... Read More

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