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Freight Forwarder: Key Workflows and Technology

Altexsoft

inland transportation from origin and/or to destination, goods storage, preparation of customs and other documentation, freight consolidation and deconsolidation, container tracking, insurance services, import customs clearance, and so on. storage, documentation, packing, inland haulage), and typically act on behalf of shippers.

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Reverse Logistics: The Role of Software in Returns Management

Altexsoft

Typically, companies create a return policy to define how exactly they handle returns (B2C) or include a relevant section in a contract (B2B). While B2B scenarios might differ, in the B2C model, transportation is usually arranged by the retailer with customers having a choice of drop-off options. Inventory management systems (e.g.,

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

The most exciting trends locally are everything AI with focus on B2B apps. I recently invested in three seed-stage companies that are in stealth mode: an open-source cloud infrastructure company, a people analytics (HR) SaaS company and a next-generation business-intelligence platform. Sharin Fisher, Fort Ross Ventures.

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Turnover Ratio, Return Rate, Shrinkage, and Other Inventory KPIs to Manage Your Stock

Altexsoft

Analyzing inventory KPIs and their dynamics helps decision-makers optimize stock-related processes, reduce costs, and ultimately improve the business’s bottom line. We’ll also suggest a few tips on how to approach inventory-related business intelligence. So let’s dive in. What does it show? What does it show? How to approach it?

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IBM InfoSphere vs Oracle Data Integrator vs Xplenty and Others: Data Integration Tools Compared

Altexsoft

data migration — the process of moving data from one storage system to another; data virtualization — the process of creating virtual (logical) views of data without moving it physically; data replication — the process of creating a copy (replica) of data from one system in another, and. Data integration process. Pre-built connectors.

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