Blogs
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The Benefits of Being a Truck Driver
Truck drivers serve an important purpose for the country’s economy. Logistics and order fulfillment is a function that all companies need to meet, and they do this by hiring truck drivers with the education, experience, and fortitude to handle a busy and rewarding career in trucking. What are some benefits to being a truck driver?…
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Waveless Picking: A Smoother Way to Handle Warehousing and Fulfillment
Warehouses are busy places and along with the volume of activity that goes on within its walls, they are also prime places to optimize processes and streamline day-to-day functions. Every time something is made more efficient, it makes people’s jobs easier, cuts costs, and it also helps you fulfill orders quicker and more accurately which…
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eCommerce Websites: Must-Have Features
eCommerce distribution can make for a cheaper, faster, easier, and more profitable exchange with new and existing customers. So your business is ready to have its own eCommerce site. This is a huge step into a much larger market. Before you launch your site here are a few essentials you will want to make sure…
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HighJump Supply Chain Management
Your supply chain is a critical part of your business. It’s how your business procures materials, transforms them into finished products, and distribute those products to consumers. Summed up in one sentence, it sounds simple but anyone remotely close to working your supply chain will tell you that managing the supply chain takes the faultless…
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The Issues With Drone Delivery
Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… a drone with a package attached to it? Yes, drone delivery does exist. Drone delivery systems have been in use in African countries like Tanzania and Rwanda to deliver medicines and blood supplies to remote areas. Drone technology is advancing at an incredible rate…
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Tariffs On Imported Food: How It Affects Your Grocery Chain
How do tariffs impact the prices of what we buy? Import tariffs are taxes imposed by the government on foods that are purchased in other countries. Often it is charged as a percentage of the value of what you are buying. Unless a grocer grows all its own food, it will likely be impacted in…
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3 Tips for Supply Chains; Prepare for the Holiday Rush
Every holiday season suppliers try and figure out where the highest demand will be. Will it be directly in-stores, on-line and pick up in-store or right from the warehouse online. Unfortunately, we’re not mind readers but, there are ways that we can make this process less painful and more profitable. According to Warehouse Capacity Economics…
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Choosing the Best Warehouse Management System
Benefits of an Optimized Inventory Management System Your business can benefit from upgrading to a warehouse management system (WMS) optimized for your warehouse operations in the following ways: Streamlined workflows Inventory tracking Efficient inventory counts Fewer picking and shipping errors Real-time inventory reporting Minimal paperwork Automated reordering Before deciding on the ideal WMS, it is…
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AI in Logistics
As technology continues to evolve, the term, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to take precedence. This is a growing computer simulation that performs tasks that normally require human intelligence. Simply put, it gives machines the ability to think and act on its own. Over the past several years, AI technology has become extremely important for the…
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