A Compendium of the Year’s Top Tips in Cataloging and E-commerce

By The Catalog Success Staff

Consolidate shipments.
To achieve cost savings in consolidated shipments, monitor and review all freight shipments to the same customer base to see if they efficiently can be combined. Merchants often see more than 10 percent savings from having fewer shipments. Use exception reports, which are management reports created to track missed pickups and consolidation opportunities, to help drive good practices and discipline across your vendor base.
—Nicholas C. Isasi, DM Transportation Management Services, “How to Save Money on Your Inbound-Freight Program,” April, Catalog Success