January 7, 2019
If Excel is not part of your daily workflow as a third party logistics warehouse, read on. You are already using a best-in-class WMS software to manage your warehouse, store your data, and communicate with your clients. That WMS system should be capable of extracting and reporting data to you in various ways. So where does Excel fit in to the picture? Excel is your tool for ad hoc reporting and data manipulation. In the last 11 years of working only in the 3PL logistics industry, I have found the […]
October 9, 2018
Most Importantly: Make sure everyone is safe including your staff, families and those in our area of influence. Other Preparation: Bottle and contain good water from your home before the storm approaches and leave the store water for those who really need it. Be sure to have a Radio with new batteries. When TV and Internet are not available, you may need to rely on the radio for weather updates. Help your neighbors and those who might not be able to prepare themselves.
October 2, 2018
Do you remember the good ‘ol days of LBA? Yeah, you know, Life Before Amazon? Times were so much simpler back then. Before Amazon was disrupting markets, when a shipping order was received from a client, the 3PL had a few days to process it in the warehouse. Then carrier transit time took another 4 – 5 days… maybe a week. The customer was happy if the order arrived within 10 days. But now with Amazon and their ubiquitous Prime service, customers (B2B and B2C) expect 2-day turnaround or less… […]
March 30, 2018
In this episode, Tola Ogidan, Camelot 3PL Software Implementation Manager and Geoff Greenhill, Camelot 3PL Software Sales Manager discuss what it takes to have a successful software implementation. The dialog explains how some customers mistakenly compare the setup of consumer software with more sophisticated enterprise business software and how missed expectations can affect an implementation. Tola and Geoff also talk about the importance of learning a new system and Camelot’s online training and e-learning initiatives.
March 21, 2018
It’s a common request during most software implementation: “I don’t want to hit that button… that’s what I bought the software for. Do it for me. Automate!” Automation is a blanket term that can be thrown at any number of cumbersome manual processes. And why not? The Miriam-Webster definition is just as generic: “the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate by a self-acting mechanism.” When talking about performing a software process without human intervention, there needs to be a starting point or a trigger. In automation, […]
February 7, 2018
Are you in the process of evaluating a new warehouse management system? At a high-level, warehousing is the business of moving inventory AND data. To be successful, you have to be good at receiving, storing and shipping physical products as well as managing the information related to that inventory. Evaluating and selecting a new warehouse management system (WMS) can be an overwhelming process. Where do you find solution providers? What information do you need? How do you compare systems? What features are important? What other non-product factors are important when […]