E-Commerce Order Fulfillment and the Container Ship Crisis

How the Container Ship Crisis is Affecting E-Commerce Order Fulfillment The Port of Singapore, shown in this post's image, is the second largest in the world according to Ship Technology.  Ahead is the Port of Shanghai with only the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest, cracking the top-ten non-asian shipping operations in the world. As a [...]

By | 2021-11-02T13:55:53-04:00 November 3rd, 2021|Categories: ecommerce, Fulfillment, Inventory, Shipping|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on E-Commerce Order Fulfillment and the Container Ship Crisis

Ecommerce Fulfillment Problems

Are You Having Ecommerce Fulfillment Problems? Perhaps you are like most online business owners and rely on external vendors for many stages of your supply chain. Ecommerce fulfillment problems arise because of several factors and in this blog we look at identifying the most frequent challenges. Perhaps you are spending time reading about changes in policy [...]

By | 2021-10-29T07:47:22-04:00 October 27th, 2021|Categories: ecommerce, Fulfillment, Inventory, Shipping|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Ecommerce Fulfillment Problems

Shipping Disruption and Global Supply Chains

Global supply chains disrupted as record-breaking queues of container ships are stalled outside major ports A myriad of container ships, like the one pictured above, remain stranded outside American ports. Accordingly, the shipping disruption continues to shake global supply chains and attracts international news. Moreover, cargo vessels contain goods that millions of consumers rely on from their [...]

By | 2021-10-19T17:14:59-04:00 October 20th, 2021|Categories: ecommerce, Fulfillment, Inventory, Shipping|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Shipping Disruption and Global Supply Chains

Container Ships and Supply Chain

Crisis at Sea: Container Ships disrupt Supply Chains Across America Retailers around the world may no longer ignore the global container ship and supply chain disruption. In a recent article, Esquire magazine cites an "ongoing traffic jam of huge ships off the California coast."  The article estimates hundreds of miles of ships are stranded at [...]

By | 2021-11-24T08:57:21-05:00 October 13th, 2021|Categories: Fulfillment, Inventory, Shipping|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Container Ships and Supply Chain