ithinklogistics

Introduction

Every time a shipment moves (whether it’s a courier parcel or a full freight container), three numbers define the weight on paper: tare weight, net weight, and gross weight. Carriers charge you based on gross weight. Customs authorities verify net weight. But the target weight is the number that holds the entire calculation together.

Introduction

When a customer clicks buy, they see a confirmation and a delivery date. What they don’t know is the chain of sourcing, inventory, fulfillment, and logistics working together to get that order out the door.

That network is the supply chain, and managing it well is what separates ecommerce businesses that deliver consistently from tho...

Most sellers think that starting an ecommerce business is about having a product and a website. That’s the setup. But once orders start coming in, six operational systems need to work together behind every sale.

The functions of e-commerce are the core activities that enable online buying and selling. They cover everything from attracting customers to getting paid, ...

Introduction

Your first international shipment is packed, labeled, and ready. You head to customs. And then it stops. The shipping bill won’t generate. The reason? No registered AD Code.

An authorized dealer code is mandatory for every business that imports or exports goods from or to India. Without it, customs won’t clear your goods. No shipping...

You’ve sent 200 orders out today. Twelve customers have emailed to ask where their packages are. Three show RTO on the dashboard. And someone just left a one-star review saying they got the wrong product.

All of this lives inside one part of your business: outbound logistics. Get it right, and customers reorder. Get it wrong, and every operational mistake becomes a ...