The term drayage refers to a logistics service that carries freight over a short distance. As a part of intermodal shopping, drayage is especially important to the container shipping industry. How else would freight or containers get from, say, a ship to a rail car or from rail to a truck? Drayage is an essential… Read more »
More and more people (and businesses) order items online and then have them shipped to their residence or place of business. How can eCommerce order fulfillment in warehouses be optimized? Order fulfillment involves the whole process from the sale of an item to the post-delivery experience of the customer. Typically, there are several steps involved,… Read more »
Have you ever been to a store in January? It’s not too crowded. But if you’ve ever been to a store in December, right before Christmas, you know that it’s one of the busiest times of the year. The holiday shopping season is typically the time of year when most businesses see seasonal year-end increases… Read more »
There’s a warehousing “trend” that’s going around in logistics’ circles that says more warehouses are being built with an emphasis on smaller warehouses being built in urban areas. Is there any truth to that rumor or is it actually a myth? Thanks to the growth of online sales there are more and more products being… Read more »
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Running a business in the modern world, especially in the world we find ourselves in today, is complex. There are myriad things business owners and managers must worry about, often on a daily basis. As such, it’s vital to have professional partnerships you can rely on to help your company reach new heights and find… Read more »
Public warehousing is a great thing for commerce and businesses in a wide range of industries. Nevertheless, there are some myths regarding public warehousing that you can just go right ahead and look past. Here are three examples of said myths. You Will Get Nickeled and Dimed Using Public Warehouses We all have a story… Read more »
Lately, our blog has turned into posts about a bunch of serious topics…like how to keep your warehouse safe while working through a global pandemic. Alas, it’s time to have a blog that’s a bit (a lot) more fun. In order to get where you want to go within the warehousing industry, it’s vital you… Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses in all trades to rethink their operations, including those of us in the warehousing industry. Perhaps now more than ever before, warehouses are seeing the benefits of being lean. Lean warehousing means prioritizing the things that provide the most value to you operations, and eliminating things that do not… Read more »
In order for your warehouse to work efficiently, it’s essential you routinely inspect your racking systems, even if everything seems to be working seamlessly. Of course, you should inspect right away should some sort of forklift collision or other accident occur, which increases the likelihood of the racking being adversely affected. How Often Should You… Read more »
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