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Companies that utilize warehouses are always looking for new ways to become more efficient. One way many of them do it is by incorporating cutting-edge forms of technology into their warehouses. Technology can be used to make everything from receiving shipments to finding items in the warehouse much easier. Check out a few forms of… Read more »

If your company is looking to use warehouse space, there’s a good chance that Affiliated Warehouse Companies can help you find exactly what you’re looking for. We work closely with a large number of warehouse partners throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico and are more than capable of tracking down the ideal warehouse for you… Read more »

If your company is committed to getting the products you produce to your customers as quickly as possible, you might want to consider cross docking. Cross docking is a term that refers to the practice of taking products from a manufacturing plant and shipping them directly to customers. It eliminates the need for storing products… Read more »

As recently as just a decade ago, most companies weren’t all that concerned with where they rented warehouse space. In fact, renting warehouse space on the outskirts of a city was ideal because it allowed companies to send and receive shipments without disturbing anyone or causing any trouble. But that has changed dramatically in a… Read more »

At some point in the not-too-distant future, there’s a good chance that the majority of people in the U.S. are going to begin buying their groceries online. People are already buying just about everything else they need online, so it’s only a matter of time before they start food shopping online as well. They will… Read more »

In January, more than 900 KFC restaurants in the United Kingdom were forced to shut down temporarily due to a serious lack of supplies. Many KFC locations were left without important menu items like fries, coleslaw, and chicken. The mishap occurred after DHL, the company that recently partnered up with KFC to handle shipments in… Read more »

If your company needs to send out a large shipment, you can obviously use trucking services to do it. But what happens if you have a shipment that’s large but not large enough to fill up a full 48- or 53-foot trailer? Well, in that case, it would be more beneficial for you to take… Read more »

Renting or purchasing a warehouse for your company can provide you with many different benefits. It can give you a place to store everything you use to provide services to your clients. It can also allow you to access storage for the products you sell. But before you decide to obtain a warehouse for your… Read more »

If your company needs a warehouse to store items in, you might decide to go with a private warehouse. In that situation, you would assume responsibility of the warehouse and everything in it. It would give your company all of the space you need for storage, but it would also force you to manage the… Read more »