Logistical processes facilitate the relationships between production and the movement of products. Specifically, logistical processes should address many of the aspects of production, including time, ...

Marketing logistics involve planning, delivering and controlling the flow of physical goods, marketing materials and information from the producer to the market. The aim is to meet customer demands ...

Reverse logistics is nothing new to manufacturers and retailers. For decades, businesses have managed the flow of returned goods and materials, but this process has often been overlooked in favor of ...

For many organizations, reverse logistics is a daunting task. After all, most supply chains are created to get products out the door, not welcome them back in. Online ordering has been made a simple, ...

Reverse logistics is one of the trickiest operations a retailer will undertake. Getting returns from a customer’s home back to the warehouse without losing product along the way or allowing ...

This is the second in a three-part series discussing ways multichannel merchants can improve profitability and supply chain efficiency. Last week the authors wrote about operating more seamlessly ...

Although key to retailers’ success, reverse logistics is an expensive endeavor that potentially costs trillions of dollars each year. As e-commerce continues increasing in popularity, so do return ...

Reverse logistics is a poorly-understood concept in business, and what is even more poorly understood is the role that technology has in facilitating this important process. Reverse logistics gets its ...

An analysis of the global transport and distribution industry, particularly with respect to the advent of "just-in-time" delivery and the implications for the working class. We edited a long article ...