Cutting-edge industry trends and practical tips to make fulfillment excellence a competitive advantage.
If you’re in ecommerce, then you know that shipping is often the greatest inhibitor to fulfillment success. From assembling accurate orders to determining the most cost-efficient carriers, the shipping process includes countless steps- all of which require special attention and care. To improve shipping operations in your warehouse, all you need to do is follow […]
The third party logistics (3PL) industry may be entering its most challenging era yet. In addition to heightened competition among 3PL providers and surging ecommerce sales, 3PLs are facing industry-wide labor shortages and high rates of employee turnover. According to TotalRetail, warehouse working conditions, low wages, and record-low unemployment rates (3.4%) are all contributing to […]
With each passing year, ecommerce and supply chain operations become increasingly difficult to manage. For warehouse operators and third-party logistics (3PL) providers, intense fluctuations in consumer demand have become a permanent part of reality. Regardless of the size of your organization, top-tier fulfillment means being able to find ways to not only keep up with […]
When it comes to ecommerce fulfillment, shipping rates can eat into revenue faster than nearly any other expense. That is why shipping rate shopping is necessary for your B2B, DTC, or 3PL enterprise. If you aren’t constantly seeking out the best shipping rates available, you are wasting money and diminishing your overall profits. Thankfully, you […]
If you oversee supply chain logistics, chances are you have already been exposed to the latest warehouse automation supertool: autonomous mobile robotics (AMRs). This generation of robotics is helping take fulfillment operations and material handling to the next level, with the ability to integrate with warehouse control centers and carry out operational tasks without human […]
Just as technologies evolve to support the needs of modern fulfillment operations, the logistics industry is also changing with each technological advancement. Take shipping, for example. It was once considered a common practice to partner with one carrier for all outgoing orders. Now, thanks to the robust integration and automation capabilities of modern warehouse management […]
Perpetual inventory management has come to replace periodic inventory management methods due to its ability to streamline modern ecommerce operations and improve fulfillment accuracy. In fact, many industry experts agree that perpetual inventory systems are the only way to effectively keep up with the complex logistics of today’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) world. Since ecommerce operations cannot […]
Shipping accuracy is one of the largest factors online shoppers consider when deciding whether or not to continue purchasing from a particular brand or online store. In fact, 81% of consumers will stop purchasing from a business altogether if they receive an inaccurate order more than once. To avoid losing customers and prevent inaccuracies, fulfillment […]
When it comes to direct-to-consumer (DTC) operations, package theft, also known as “porch piracy,” has become a major problem for today’s ecommerce consumers and fulfillment operations. According to safety and security data organizations like SafeWise, incident rates of package theft cost Americans $19.5 billion in 2022 alone. That’s 260 million instances of porch piracy last […]
When it comes to modern order fulfillment, risk management is a critical component to achieving successful warehouse operations and dependable supply chains. Unfortunately, many fulfillment providers underestimate the importance of conducting regular risk assessments and do not perform them as frequently as they should. Since warehouses and distribution centers are complex, living environments, they come […]
