38: Understanding dimensional pricing

Square One Supply Chain Podcast

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In this episode, we discuss what supply chains need to know about dimensional pricing. We look at Elon Musk and Tesla's announcement on autonomous trucks and cargo vehicles and how it will impact the movement of goods. We get excited with NFL training camps right around the corner.

Featured topic:

Dimensional pricing and supply chain

http://www.investcalgaryregion.ca/blog/dimensional-pricing-in-canada-what-supply-chains-need-to-know

We discuss the following questions:

What is dimensional pricing?
How do you calculate it?
Why does Amazon put our small orders in huge boxes?
Why it could be cheaper to ship smaller items in bigger packages
How do you calculate it?
Cost of dimensional weight price?
How to prepare your supply chain/shipping?

Featured resource:

How to calculate dimensional weight (DIM) for ground shipping

http://www.stamps.com/whitepapers/how-to-calculate-dim-weight-guide.pdf

Excellent guide to calculate DIM with common box shape and weight.

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