Cutting-edge industry trends and practical tips to make fulfillment excellence a competitive advantage.
Third-party logistics (3PL) providers experience many unique challenges when it comes to order fulfillment. While they must manage busy warehouses, they must also manage multi-channel ecommerce across many clients. For these reasons, many 3PL providers are switching to warehouse management systems (WMS). These tools optimize warehouse efficiency and productivity. However, you must choose the right […]
3PL (third-party logistics) companies face unique challenges when it comes to billing. The biggest of these challenges include how time-consuming and inaccurate manual billing can be, leading to delays, discrepancies, and revenue losses. Fortunately, 3PL billing automation is a viable solution for eliminating such invoicing issues from your warehouse. In this guide, we’ll explain how […]
If you’re a brand, wholesaler, or online seller, chances are you’ve asked yourself one or more of these questions: What is 3PL management? What is 4PL management? And how do they differ from one another? In today’s increasingly competitive ecommerce landscape, many operations have turned to the assistance of third-party logistics (3PL) or fourth-party logistics […]
Multi-channel fulfillment involves offering the same product via multiple sales channels. The sales channels may include online and offline platforms, such as your website, mobile app, social media, brick-and-mortar outlets, and third-party stores. Multi-channel fulfillment offers many benefits, such as boosted sales, improved order fulfillment, and an enhanced customer experience. However, you can’t be successful […]
Inaccurate billing is one of the fastest ways to lose clients and damage the reputation of your business. Unfortunately, many third-party logistics (3PL) operations still depend on manual processes as part of their 3PL billing and invoicing process. Manual billing practices tend to have a 10-15% error rate. In the age of competitive warehousing, that […]
The third party logistics (3PL) industry may be entering its most challenging era yet. In addition to heightened competition among 3PL providers and surging ecommerce sales, 3PLs are facing industry-wide labor shortages and high rates of employee turnover. According to TotalRetail, warehouse working conditions, low wages, and record-low unemployment rates (3.4%) are all contributing to […]
