(Pittsburgh, PA) SRI Quality System Registrar is pleased to announce that it has
recently awarded an ISO 9001:2015 Management System certificate to Hollingsworth,
located in Fort Worth, Texas, for the provision of logistics services including
warehousing, packaging, fulfillment and distribution.
New subscription box retailers are joining the market all of the time, drawn by the attractive margins and more reliable revenue stream from subscribed customers. The subscription model has also been adopted by some new as well as existing brands in the healthcare industry, providing a more convenient, exciting way for consumers to access medications and wellness products. The following are some of the top healthcare subscription services…
We are pleased to announce that Hollingsworth recently hosted the 2018 Ford Parts and Service Managers Advisory Council (PSMAC) meeting in Dearborn. We welcomed 26 members of the council to our headquarters in Dearborn for their meeting with Ford.
Subscription box retail is a growing craze in the industry that shows no signs of slowing down. From apparel and even meals, subscription boxes make life more convenient for the everyday consumer, exchanging shopping time for a recurring delivery of exciting and sometimes exclusive products. It’s so prevalent that now sites like CrateJoy have aggregated all kinds of subscription e-tailers on one marketplace so that consumers can search or browse for ones that appeal to them.
Subscription box fulfillment makes every month feel a little bit like Christmas. In 2010, Birchbox showed us all how it’s done. Unlike traditional ecommerce, which requires you to order the product you want online, subscription boxes send you assorted products on a regular basis — often month by month. Aside from the main difference between the business models, there are five significant ways in which ecommerce and subscription boxes differ.
Technological advancements in recent years have paved the way for brand new processes and opportunities, in addition to enhancing and developing existing ones to be more efficient and productive. No where have these advancements been more instrumental and transformative than in the supply chain, where vast quantities of products and parts are transported from manufacture, through processing and production, to the end consumer.
The distribution and logistics industry is never static — new ideas and technologies are regularly pushing boundaries in every aspect of product delivery. While the purpose of the industry and how it operates at a macro level does not change, the details of how products get from point A to point B evolve with each industry advancement, working towards the goal of improving delivery speed, decreasing the margin of error, and protecting inventory from theft and loss. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is currently one of the most powerful tools turning the industry on its collective head with new ways to improve operations.
Logistics is in a constant, drastic, and largely unpredictable state of flux. Predictions for the future of logistics span from the apocalyptic hit robotics are believed to make on employment numbers, to optimistic predictions that advanced robotics will be a soothing force in both business and job growth. More than likely, the truth lies somewhere between the two extremes, but we can only observe and report events as they occur.
Reverse logistics, which is also sometimes referred to as one of its sub-categories known as return management, involve all of the actions necessary to facilitate the flow of materials back from the point of consumption to the point of origin. This flow is a necessary part of order fulfillment, since returns due to damage, inaccuracies, and buyer’s remorse require the disposal or reintegration of returned products. Reverse logistics may involve varying levels of planning, implementation, and control of goods as they are shipped back to the fulfillment center and navigate the supply chain to the appropriate application.
3PL, or third party logistics, is a term to classify a company that provides complex outsourced logistics services and supply chain management. A 3PL provider engages in a variety of services that receives product or material from the manufacturer or supplier, guides it through the distribution or assembly channel, and ships it to the consumer or retailer.