Category Archives: Warehousing

The warehouse has been an important part of a retail store’s supply chain for as long as retail stores have been around. However, the increasing popularity of technology has caused a shift in the way customers are shopping these days. Customers are using online shopping more than ever, and the prevalence of the smart phone […]

Managing a warehouse is a lot more difficult than most people realize. The job goes beyond receiving, storing, and shipping materials. An effective warehouse manager might make the job seem easy, but a lot goes into maintaining a smooth operation. Experience is usually the best teacher, but here are five things every modern warehouse manager […]

Your customers’ view of your company is ultimately based on the level of service your business provides. But this extends further than just the quality or color of a particular product they bought or whether you have friendly phone support. It’s also dependent on your warehouse management system (WMS). Think about it. The item ordered […]

When your operation suffers from layers of inefficiencies, it can be a recipe for trouble. It’s no secret that expectations on your warehouse management is rapidly increasing in correlation with customer demands for quick and accurate shipping. These underlying problems aren’t just numbers on a management report; The ripple effects are frustrated managers and unmotivated […]

Today, access to technology has led many warehouses to outgrow their old, manual procedures. To upgrade their data entry processes and improve efficiency, they are turning to two distinct technologies: barcode or RFID (radio frequency identification). Although the two technologies share similar functionalities, they are quite different in the way they work in today’s warehouses. […]

In modern warehouses, productivity is the key to success. The inability to properly manage inventory can result in a loss of time, money and customers for your organization. For companies that are currently struggling to manage their distribution operations manually, the time to move to a barcode data collection system may be right. This transition […]