Category: Warehouse Management

Scale Your Supply Chain with Effective ECommerce Fulfilment!

Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles!

While ‘supply chain’ refers to the journey from raw material, to happy repeat customer, a critical element that is often overlooked is the order processing. This operation involves ‘goods in’, picking, packing, distribution, ecommerce fulfilment and increasingly, value-added services such as outsourced contact centre support, customs clearance, and specialist storage solutions.

In this article, we will delve into the various elements of third-party logistics (3PL), and things to consider when finding the right one.

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Steps to Maintaining Pharmaceutical Integrity!

The Importance of Software Development for the Pharmaceutical Market!

Warehousing pharmaceuticals demands dedicated attention to safety. Implementing best practices not only preserves the integrity of these products but also ensures their efficacy.

Here, we look at essential strategies that help maintain pharmaceutical safety within warehouse settings.

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South Carolina’s Push: Drawing Talent to its Growing Fulfillment Centers!

Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles!

The fulfillment center industry has become essential in modern supply chain management, especially due to the rapid growth of online shopping. In places like South Carolina, fulfillment centers are expanding, providing important job opportunities and boosting the local economy.

With the state’s strategic location, South Carolina has become a hub for these large-scale logistics operations. This has led to a growing need for skilled workers to keep these operations running smoothly and sustainably.

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Network Optimization Success Criteria!

To DC Or Not To DC? That is the Warehouse Design Question!

Network optimization is a critical issue across all Supply Chains.  In Manufacturing, Distribution, Logistics and Retail the effectiveness of your network will make the difference between success and failure.

There are many environmental factors that must be taken in to account in order to define and optimize your network.  Your business may be growing or declining. You may be expanding into new channels, such as E-Commerce, or you may be pulling back.  And you may have just received a cash infusion allowing you to invest more, or you may have enormous cash and profit pressures forcing you to ratify your network.

Whatever your situation your network must continually be optimized.  Your facilities, whether owned, rented or outsourced, are the living organism which make up your network and define how your company goes to market.

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Critical Forklift Safety Tips! (Infographic)

Worst Forklift Accident Ever and Forklift Safety! (Video)

A forklift is an essential piece of equipment in any warehouse, distribution center or factory. Without it, it would be nearly impossible to efficiently move heavy objects in these environments. The strength and versatility of lift trucks certainly make life easier for the people who work in most industrial settings as long as there exists forklift safety.

However, the power that forklifts provide must be used with a great deal of responsibility. Operators need to be capable and well-trained in order to do their jobs effectively and efficiently. Most importantly, they also must know how to handle the equipment safely in order to prevent accidents.

More than 20,000 people are injured each year as a result of incidents involving forklifts. This underscores the importance of knowing how to use this essential equipment responsibly.

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7 Strategies to Optimize Your Distribution Center!

The Anatomy of a Highly Optimized eCommerce Distribution Centre!

Distribution channels are vital for companies because they enable smooth item delivery to their customers. These centers include areas to receive the items, ensure package efficiency, and store, ship, and audit supplies which is why you want to optimize your Distribution Center.

According to PrecisionWarehouseDesign.com, effective warehousing enables products to arrive to the consumers in the best possible state. On the other hand, inefficient distribution centers are prone to inventory inaccuracy and poor warehouse layout.

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How Cold Chain Differs Between the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries!

Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken!

The cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain that includes continuous refrigeration of the product from production to transportation, handling, storage, and delivery.

Cold chains are essential to preserve and maintain the suitability of foods such as fresh foods (fruits, vegetables, frozen foods, seafood), chemical products, and pharmaceuticals (vaccines, prescribed drugs, over-the-counter medicines).  

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Disruptive Warehouse Technologies for Any Company!

Inside 4 Cutting Edge Warehouses! (Video)

No matter how big or small your operation and your company is you likely have the same disruptive pressures on your Warehouses and Distribution Centres.

Everyone, including  those who are best in class,  has the need to reduce costs, improve the speed and accuracy of order fulfillment and warehouse activities, optimize inventory, and provide sufficient capacity to support growth at your busiest times of the year.

The ability to leverage technology to help address those pressures is no longer just possible for large companies.  The nature of the technology landscape brings those improvements within the reach of most everyone.

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The Supply Chain Workload Iceberg!

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Supply Chain responsibilities are vast in any organization. These jobs reach far and wide, touching virtually every business process, most metrics, and all functional areas.

But too often the expected deliverables from Supply Chain professionals are established without a real understanding of the totality and breadth of actual tasks that must be performed underneath those high level expectations.

With an iceberg it is said that only 10% of it is visible as the rest is under the water. This can be analogous to the work done in Supply Chain.

So let’s explore the Supply Chain Workload iceberg!

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Maximizing Efficiency: Implementing Solar Energy in Warehouses!

How Solar Improves Sustainability in Supply Chain!

Switching warehouses to solar energy improves efficiency and green credentials while saving money—a smart decision for eco-conscious companies. Since warehouses have a lot of roof space, they’re great for setting up solar panels to make their own electricity.

This move not only supports clean energy but also leads to significant energy bill savings, merging economic and environmental advantages. 

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5 Methods to Prevent Occupational Hazards in Warehousing!

A Comprehensive Warehouse Safety Guide!

If your business involves running and maintaining a warehouse, you should be highly concerned with the different occupational hazards that come with such tasks. Warehouse safety is something that entrepreneurs must prioritize at all costs.

Since it’s not the usual workplace setting that comprises office desks, cubicles, and ergonomic chairs, it’s only a wise decision to pay more attention and do careful planning to keep the space safe for all your workers.

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Full Case Fulfillment – The Retail Holy Grail!

The Supply Chain Detective™ and the $25M Robbery!

The retail company I had joined had just invested $25 million to automate their Distribution Centre. They automated the process of fulfilling orders in individual units, or eaches, instead of case fulfillment.

As I learned more and more about the system and the operation it became obvious to me that the entire paradigm that went into the $25 million investment was wrong. They wasted at least $20 million by perpetuating individual unit.

They could have save a lot of time and money by changing their fundamental operating model to one of case fulfillment – the Retail Holy Grail!

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Pallet Racking Selection!

Streamline your Entire Distribution Centre or Warehouse at One Time!

Organization is a key component to the success of any industry.  Keeping track of inventory and supplies can dramatically effect the bottom line, depending on the amount of time and resources allocated to these aspects of the business.  Pallet racking can be a tremendous asset when it comes to meeting these needs. 

These racks come in many different shapes and sizes, that can be specifically designed to meet your needs.   

The pallet racking infographic that follows will give you all of the detailed information you will need to make the proper decision when purchasing shelving for your business. 

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7 Reasons to Consider a Cloud Based WMS (Warehouse Management System)!

Pain Points – An Opportunity to Innovate and Expand!

The decision to invest in a cloud based WMS (warehouse management system) is often the result of sub-par systems in operation within the exclusive supply chain.

Many legacy systems have been in service for up to 20 years or more, reports Roberto Michel of Modern Materials Handling, and supply chains can no longer function on these legacy systems.

This is especially true in the age of e-commerce, so supply chain executives should consider these top seven reasons to implement a cloud-based WMS.

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Strategies to Survive the Peak Season Fulfillment Surge!

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Peak season fulfillment is a topic that strikes both fear and hope into the minds of supply chain leaders.

It can boost profitability and provide a jolt of efficiency. On the other hand, inadequate peak fulfillment can write the epithet on a company’s tombstone.

Instead of waking to a real Christmas horror, ensure your supply chain is capable of handling peak demands by understanding the problem with poor peak season planning, how the right strategies build optimization, and by applying these nine critical best practices.

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