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Meet ShipMonk’s New CEO Josh McCarter

Ship Monk

As an entrepreneur myself, I know what it’s like to go from assembling a desk, installing a computer network, then jumping on a customer call or being in the warehouse and packing an order. This experience helps me empathize and relate to our clients, which span small startups to high-growth businesses with hundreds of millions in revenue.

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What Does a 3PL Do?

Ship Monk

We’re talking about tasks like picking and packing orders, verifying delivery addresses, finding the most affordable way to ship packages, tracking deliveries, handling problems, and managing returns. Is tracking down lost inventory, packing, labeling, and shipping really how you want to spend your time? The bottom line?

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Sortation Solution for Japanese Fashion Retailer

Logistics Business Magazine

At each site replenishment stock is processed for next-day delivery to stores while online orders are also picked, packed and dispatched directly to those customers who prefer to shop via the company’s website. Of course, should volume fall, robots can be withdrawn and ‘mothballed’ until they are needed again.

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3 Strategies for Migrating Inventory to a New 3PL

Ship Monk

Today, we’re going where the rubber meets the road: the actual migration. During the time it takes your merchandise to get packed, shipped, and through receiving at your new 3PL, you will not be able to fill orders. You remove all of your inventory from your current 3PL and ship it to your new fulfillment center(s) in one fell swoop.

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Weigh in Motion technology at LogiMAT

Logistics Business Magazine

Intelligent carriage plate with Weigh in Motion technology Last year, RAVAS introduced the iCP, an intelligent weighing carriage plate that enables you to weigh ‘difficult to pack’ products in combination with pre-construction equipment, such as a clamp or rotator. Of course, this saves space.

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Automated, Accelerated Pharmaceutical Picking

Logistics Business Magazine

This highly efficient, fully automated picking system provides up to 40,000 drug packages per hour during peak times on an order-by-order basis while meeting the pharmaceutical industry’s high standards. Example contents include headache pills, nasal sprays, and adhesive bandages. But speed is also crucial.

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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

Logistics Viewpoints

As supply chains have grown in complexity and length, siloed thinking and processes are no longer able to meet this objective. A supply chain should be set up for the end-to-end orchestration of people, and physical, digital, and financial assets, to meet customer expectations and corporate goals.