What is an invoice? In today’s dynamic ecommerce world, it’s more than just a contractual agreement between service provider and customer. It’s the source of truth between parties, one which can make or break the reputation and sustainability of a business. Efficient invoicing is crucial for maintaining smooth transactions and positive industry relationships – whether […]
Why Lot Numbers are Important to Fulfillment Operations The growth of ecommerce and global supply chains has made managing diverse inventory and modern fulfillment logistics more complex than ever for businesses. When it comes to good inventory management, warehouse operations are expected to be able to handle it all – including lot control. But what […]
Managing warehouse inventory is one of the most critical tasks for B2C, DTC, and 3PL providers. Unfortunately, without effective inventory tracking and management, you stand to experience inventory loss, wasted warehouse space, overstocking, and understocking. The good news is that you can avoid such costly issues with warehouse inventory management software. In this guide, we […]
Batch picking vs. wave picking arguments are not new, but the conversation is necessary if you want to optimize order picking and fulfillment within your warehouse. Research shows that the average warehouse worker spends 80% of their shift walking in a warehouse. Most of that walking time goes to finding and picking items to fulfill […]
A well-executed warehouse setup project plan can go a long way towards ensuring a new warehouse gets up and running smoothly. Fulfillment excellence is not achieved with random setups or by organizing inventory organically as it arrives; it takes a deliberate strategy around where certain processes should happen, how specific items should be stored, and […]
Order picking is a crucial warehouse process that accounts for a large amount of a warehouse’s labor costs. Also, manually picking heavy items causes many injuries on warehouse floors. Even worse, warehouses are currently dealing with a labor shortage, which means finding qualified staff for order-picking roles is a serious challenge. Fortunately, whether you’re a […]
