February 2, 2021

SolarWinds malware attack on SMBs

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 […]
November 13, 2020

Case Study: InterChange Group

InterChange Group in Harrisonburg, VA performs cold-storage warehousing and distribution for major U.S. food producers and other suppliers around the world.  To service a local customer at a more strategic-level, InterChange Group needed to increase the efficiency of its cold storage facility and prove to their customer they were able to handle the growing volume well into the future.
August 17, 2020

Camelot Podcast: eCommerce Acceleration – Reg Adams from Techdinamics with host Geoff Greenhill

To start, can you introduce yourself and explain a little about the solutions your company offers? Reg Adams, co-founder and a manager partner of Techdinamics Integrations. I have been in the logistics and supply chain industry for the last 28 years. Reg and co-founder Edward Aguiar have developed systems that eliminate touchpoints from order integration through the final mile carrier selection. Its about  “Smarter Fulfillment: finding the right system, technology, and partners.”             How has your business been able to adapt and remain safe during this COVID pandemic? We have […]
June 13, 2020

eCommerce Fulfillment Charges

This is Chapter 13 of 13 in our eBook on eCommerce Fulfillment for 3PL Warehouses. See the link below to download the full ebook There are many types of eCommerce fulfillment charges that a warehouse may offer. Many of them are tied to simple order processing fees, including per order charges, per line item charges, qty break charges over a certain # of line items, % of the sales price of each order, or various accessorial charges. An increase to the volume of orders can drive an increase to the […]
June 9, 2020

eCommerce Inbound Receiving

This is Chapter 12 of 13 in our eBook on eCommerce Fulfillment for 3PL Warehouses. See the link below to download the full ebook. Receiving product that will be used in eCommerce Fulfillment is often no different than traditional pallet in and pallet out warehousing. However, depending on the operation, there can be a few differences in process flow and opportunities for Value-Added Services to expedite fulfillment. Receiving stock typically follows a normal receiving, sorting and putaway process. Various suppliers may establish EDI integrations for Advanced Receipt notices of inbound […]
June 3, 2020

eCommerce Returns Management

This is Chapter 11 of 13 in our eBook on eCommerce Fulfillment for 3PL Warehouses. See the link below to download the full ebook. Returns Management, also known as Reverse Logistics, is another value-added service that the warehouse may handle for an eCommerce client. There are various Returns Management programs that a warehouse can establish. Some warehouses process all returns for all sales channels for a retailer or manufacturer. Others may only manage returns for the orders that they originally shipped. The retailer or manufacturer may issue an RMA (Return […]