You’re looking for warehouse space for your product, but can only find long-term contracts and landlords with rising rates. It’s difficult to find a logistics partnership that benefits your business and contributes to growth. With the advent of a rapidly expanding eCommerce market, warehouses are stocked to the brim with rapidly expanding inventories, and warehouse […]
In the days following Hurricane Harvey, an overflow of support from many individuals and companies has come to Texas’ aid, after what has been named the worst disaster in Texas history. One of the organizations currently assisting victims of Hurricane Harvey is the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), which was formed to provide humanitarian relief […]
In an economy where consumer shopping habits are shifting more towards e-commerce, the state of warehousing is changing. Distribution companies have to adapt to the trends, and it is having an interesting effect on several components of the industry. How is the warehouse industry changing to accommodate e-commerce? 1. Geographical changes Interestingly, the surge in […]
The time of elaborate, multi-story shopping centers is rapidly coming to a close with the rise of eCommerce. Over the last decade, technology has inspired an online retail boom that has benefitted some retailers, while leaving others helpless. With the younger generations embracing smart phones and tablets, eCommerce’s role has shifted from an untested frontier […]
There are an abundance of terms used when talking about a warehouse management system (WMS). Each of those terms could also have varied definitions based on who you ask. In order to sort this debacle out, we have listed some key terms that you should know when it comes to Warehouse, Inventory, and Distribution Management. […]
An integral aspect of a product based business is its inventory control. If mishandled, a business will not be able to move any products, and may lose capital. One key question surrounding this topic is if the warehousing should be centralized or decentralized? With centralization, a company elects to keep its entire inventory in one, or it opts […]