May 24, 2023
We love that you want to help following a disaster. We all want to help in our own ways. But please don’t overthink this… You do not have to be MacGyver and make things up along the way. We’ve all heard stories about food, bottled water and other donations (PPE / hand sanitizer) not making it to the people who needed it most during other crises. There’s no need for you to reinvent the wheel and start a food drive because food may not always end up making it through […]
May 18, 2023
During my career working with 3PLs, many clients I have worked with are genuinely good charitable people who truly want to be helpful and solve their customers’ problems. Also, the nature of being a 3PL means they must remain extremely flexible for the type of customers or goods that they handle. This benevolence and flexibility are built into their DNA. Flexibility is key to adapting to quick changes and also evolving to long-term market changes. For example, I have seen a general long-term shift with traditional 3PL Bulk storages evolving […]
May 11, 2023
Ever been on the beach on a nice sunny day and get a text alert that there’s an incoming storm, but the sun’s out and the weather is beautiful? It always seems to happen when you’re on vacation and a storm comes out of nowhere. How do you stay informed about inbound weather? As my former neighbor and local Charlotte Meteorologist Brad Panovich always says “Be Weather Aware”. These days there are a plethora of tools to keep you informed about immediate weather or long-range weather forecasting. Sometimes the difference […]
May 4, 2023
Hello 3PL Warehouse Friends, June 1 marks the official start of Hurricane Season. With this date on the horizon, Camelot has teamed up with ALAN to educate and inspire our 3PL partners to take action for the betterment of our local communities and those in need. Please stay tuned for our 4-part blog series offering different insights into the various ways you can protect yourself and help other members in the community who may need assistance. Kicking it off, Hurricane Preparedness Week is upon us. Our goal this week is […]
February 2, 2021
Written by Camelot technology partner WatServ – Tyler Doerner, VP of Sales By now, you’ve probably heard of the SolarWinds malware attack. Highly sophisticated, the attack began in March 2020 and its ramifications to the US government and private companies (including Microsoft) are still being felt today. Here’s what happened: SolarWinds is a Texas-based company that sells software that enables organizations to see what’s happening on their computer networks. Hackers based in Russia inserted malicious code into an update of SolarWind’s software, called Orion. Approximately 18,000 SolarWinds customers installed the […]
December 6, 2019
As long as people use things, others will continue to make them. It’s the basic economic concept of supply and demand. Making and using things requires storing them as well as all the components along the way. Sorting and tracking those components, from raw materials to finished items, spare parts to toolkits means that someone must quickly and efficiently find out where what is needed can be found. A variety of digital tools can help industrial entities maximize their storage of all components needed. Looking forward, some more exciting possibilities […]