Aaron Alpeter

#tech-talk - April 22, 2025 at 09:17 PM

What is your source of truth? ShipHero isn’t a bad answer but you probably want this tied back to your QBO. This could be automated fairly easily.

#logistics-operations - April 02, 2025 at 07:17 PM

Have also had good experience with cubeship on that lane

#everything-marketing - April 01, 2025 at 09:19 PM

Is that due to how the products show up before cart or the offer themselves? Have you tested Shopify collective?

#everything-marketing - April 01, 2025 at 09:09 PM

Performance as in actual sales or in terms of connectivity/product working?

#everything-marketing - April 01, 2025 at 08:44 PM

Has anyone here worked with Carro or Shopify Collective who'd be willing to share their experience?

#tech-talk - March 31, 2025 at 09:20 PM

In terms of a routing guide, yes. There is a new company called retail ready that is launching that tries to do this systematically. Seems really promising but haven’t used it yet personally

#tech-talk - March 31, 2025 at 08:45 PM

lol yeah it’s amazing how 3 simple letter can cause so much stress.

If you’re looking for some folks to manage the day to day I’m happy to connect you there as well.

#tech-talk - March 31, 2025 at 08:29 PM

There are several other really good EDI providers out there that are much cheaper than SPS. Depending on the relationship with your broker they may offer a managed service as well

#meetups-events - March 12, 2025 at 07:14 PM

Same!

#logistics-operations - March 12, 2025 at 01:15 PM

Very impressive! Happy to meet and share notes/see if this is something we can help with

#jobs-and-talent - March 06, 2025 at 09:47 PM

what is it you're trying to get help with? There are quite a few out there

#logistics-operations - March 03, 2025 at 11:14 PM

I haven’t seen anything from today but I believe that that has been the case as long as they are products of those countries. I’m assuming a ton is going to change in the next 18 hours so I’ll be sure to check that out in more detail

#logistics-operations - March 03, 2025 at 11:08 PM

Hey all- looks like Tariffs are likely hitting tomorrow for China, Mexico, & Canada. Putting on a webinar tomorrow to go through the latest news and to outline how to develop a new sourcing strategy.

2pm ET/11 PST on LinkedIn.

https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urnugcPost:7300920538959364096

#general-chat - March 03, 2025 at 03:08 PM

I’d say that it is not common but not unheard of. Not sure of your business but Usually this is done to weed out really small shippers or shippers without any history to speak of. It’s a little more common if this is being used to fund parcel charges and will be a rolling amount.

#logistics-operations - February 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM

The key thing right now is country of origin. If you're sourcing from China you'll need to pay this no matter what- regardless if your 3PL is in the US or not. If there are other reasons why you would want to be in the US you should take a look at it.

#general-chat - February 06, 2025 at 03:02 PM

Stephen@sourcify.com|Stephen@sourcify.com has a team who may be able to help

#general-chat - February 06, 2025 at 09:57 AM

One time thing or boots on the ground on an ongoing basis?

#logistics-operations - February 03, 2025 at 04:35 PM

Looks like Mexico has received a stay of execution for a month. Trump is talking with Trudeau at 3PM today and I'd be surprised if something doesn't change there as well.

For those who are interested, I'm co-hosting a linkedin live tomorrow at noon est: https://www.linkedin.com/events/decodingtheexecutiveorders-what7292171688308277248/theater/

#logistics-operations - February 03, 2025 at 03:56 PM

Co-hosting a linkedin Live tomorrow at noon est for anyone who wants to dig into the tariffs:

https://www.linkedin.com/events/decodingtheexecutiveorders-what7292171688308277248/theater/

#general-chat - February 02, 2025 at 03:11 AM

Assuming a typical distribution of consumers the traditional spot for a single us warehouse is somewhere between Columbus, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati.

#general-chat - February 01, 2025 at 12:11 AM

Yes. Fairly was established strategy. DHL has the most well known express service but there are lots of regionals doing this as well.

#logistics-operations - January 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM

We just launched www.slotted.com to help with this exact thing- launching a feature specifically for consultants in about a month

#tech-talk - January 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM

Corso is also a good option if you're looking for somehthing free to start with

#logistics-operations - January 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM

Ugh that’s so tough. Sorry to hear that!

So if you stick with the actual language of the contract they are probably right, but this is where you might try to negotiate that they cover something although realistically there’s probably very little that you can based on your contract. At the very least they shouldn’t get paid for those shipments (shipping + fulfillment)

A few questions/thoughts for you
• what is the implied error rate now? If they messed up 54/60 shipments then that’s different than 54/10,000 (although still sucks)
• Have they completed a root cause analysis of the issue? Do you have assurances that they have identified and corrected the root cause so that it doesn’t happen again?
• since your product is on the expensive side have you looked at having those customers return things and seeing if they will cover the return fees?
• you could look at adding in tighter performance language into the contract to cover yourself next time
• You could move 3PLs but I’d say this is a last resort. You picked these guys for a reason and it will be cheaper to get things fixed than starting over.
TLDR would focus on how they learn from this and prevent it from happening again. I know it’s tough but try to stay future focused vs reactive if you can.

#logistics-operations - January 18, 2025 at 08:20 PM

Can second Matt. I’d say general sentiment is fine but I hear more people talking about moving off than moving on extensiv

#general-chat - January 18, 2025 at 08:18 PM

Otherwise you’ll need to stand up a fulfillment center overseas.

#general-chat - January 18, 2025 at 08:18 PM

If you’re looking for crossborder shipping you can check out a solution like passport

#logistics-operations - January 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM

So usually you’ll have a cutoff time and a software that allows for this feature.

IE- orders are sent to your FC 3 hours after creation, therefore the customer has 3 hours to change it.

You can use a software like prettydamnquick or fulfil to allow them to self service

#logistics-operations - January 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM

This is a super broad question. Can you give some more details into what you’re trying to solve for? IE bandwidth, labor, mistakes, cost, etc. are you fulfilling orders yourself?

#logistics-operations - January 06, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Really depends on what you’re looking for, volumes, commodities. Check out third person to generate a list or www.slotted.com to search a database and build an RFP yourself.

#logistics-operations - January 03, 2025 at 07:41 PM

Agree with Matt. You can do 321 from any other country as well. Canada, Hong Kong, or the DR are good options right now

#jobs-and-talent - December 31, 2024 at 01:55 PM

EF is great!

Are you looking for someone fractional or full time? Happy to recommend some folks

#logistics-operations - December 30, 2024 at 01:26 PM

DM me with your email if you'd like an intro

#logistics-operations - December 30, 2024 at 01:25 PM

ok- check out sourcify.com. I know that they do a lot out of turkey & north africa. Not sure how developed the supply chain for these things is outside of asia though.

#logistics-operations - December 30, 2024 at 01:21 PM

Makes sense. Is there a reason you want to source in the EU? IE are you intentionally diversifying out of Asia?

#logistics-operations - December 30, 2024 at 12:24 PM

Yes I know a few. What are you trying to source specifically?

#everything-marketing - December 18, 2024 at 10:03 PM

Hey I may know some folks

#logistics-operations - December 17, 2024 at 06:52 PM

Hey Angela- I'd recommend taking a look at www.slotted.com. It's a database of 3PLs + helps you build your RFP and evaluate who you should work with. Jarrett- also free to claim your 3PL profile as well

#logistics-operations - December 09, 2024 at 11:06 PM

I would start with passport

#logistics-operations - December 09, 2024 at 07:56 PM

Lmk if you need intros

#logistics-operations - December 08, 2024 at 04:23 AM

Passport shipping or GlobalE

#jobs-and-talent - December 08, 2024 at 02:33 AM

I know a few- DM me with more details

#logistics-operations - December 07, 2024 at 01:27 AM

DM me if you’d like a few recos

#logistics-operations - December 05, 2024 at 11:12 PM

Seems like you may just need a forwarder who can send run a LCL service for you.

In terms of actual fulfillment providers, I don't have anyone on my mind but you can check out www.slotted.com for a free database of potential providers/build your RFP.

#logistics-operations - November 28, 2024 at 11:34 AM

I have a few who could be helpful. Feel free to DM me

#the-welcome-mat - November 18, 2024 at 11:34 PM

Congrats and best of luck!

#jobs-and-talent - November 18, 2024 at 11:33 PM

I know a few folks

#everything-marketing - July 17, 2024 at 09:07 PM

Would love an intro

#everything-marketing - July 16, 2024 at 08:43 PM

Does anyone have experience taking a western brand into China? Specifically looking to understand how someone forecasts demand for KOL sales

#tech-talk - July 15, 2024 at 02:21 PM

There are some shipping insurance companies like extend or corso that might fit. Happy to send an intro if you need one.