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State of Retail Returns 2018: Insights on the Returns Industry a Returns Report by Optoro - 2018

Returns Optimization Platforms: The Solution Retailers need to Improve Returns Processing White Paper 2018 Optoro

WHITE PAPER: State of Reverse Logistics Software- by IFS -2018

The Top 5 Characteristics of Successful Repair Depot Operations for Product-Based Service Businesses - by Tom Devroy, Senior Product Evangelist, Service Management, IFS

4 Reverse Logistics Software Challenges your Software must deal with- by Tom Devroy, Senior Product Evangelist, IFS

Presentation by Jim Rallo of Liquidity Services at the PostalVision 8.0, April 5,2018: Anatomy of a Return

Riding the Returns Wave: Reverse Logistics and the U.S. Postal Service - by the USPS Office of Inspector General-2018

The Retailer’s Atlas for Omnichannel Returns: A strategic roadmap for navigating reverse logistics in the new retail reality.

Companies make money selling things, not taking them back. But companies automating the reverse logistics process have discovered a nontraditional but relatively easy way to move dollars to the bottom line. (4 pages)

Authors: Lee Norman and Warren Sumner, ClearOrbit

There are some unmistakable truths about top corporate execs. CEOs and EVPs love to walk the aisles of their stores, which are shiny and freshly waxed in anticipation of their "surprise" visit. Yet, on such field trips, they rarely see the stock rooms, and they are often hustled past the return counter. Likewise, they ride around the distribution center, seeing "neatness" on parade - rack after rack of new merchandise. But they are not afforded the same "royal treatment" when they tour their firm's return processing area. (3 pages)

Author: David C. Wyld, Southeastern Louisiana University

How do you monitor the pulse of your Reverse Logistics operations? How do you monitor your Returns processing activity? What measurements do you use to benchmark and improve your performance?

Successful Reverse Logistics performance requires more than a few month end reports. In this article we look at ways to maximize your Reverse Logistics performance. (3 pages)

Author: Paul Rupnow, ReverseLogisticsProfessional.com

THE TOP 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL REPAIR DEPOT OPERATIONS FOR PRODUCT-BASED SERVICE BUSINESSES BY TOM DEVROY, SENIOR PRODUCT EVANGELIST, SERVICE MANAGEMENT, IFS

2018: 4 REVERSE LOGISTICS SOFTWARE CHALLENGES YOUR SOFTWARE MUST DEAL WITH, BY TOM DEVROY, SENIOR PRODUCT EVANGELIST, IFS