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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

Will your operation comprise intake, storage, picking, packing, and dispatch, or will you need areas set aside to perform value-added services? High availability of accurate throughput data will be of great aid to the outcome of the design or layout exercise. What activities will take place in your warehouse?

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Omnichannel Retail and the Cost to Serve Online Customers

Logistics Bureau

Ecommerce competition was already fierce before the pandemic curbed consumer enthusiasm for in-store shopping, and now, it is even more so. Naturally, overall cost-to-serve will be higher for online than in-store sales due to the added expense involved in picking, packing, and delivering customers’ purchases. Why Modeling Makes Sense.

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Exception Handling (Chapter 9)

Camelot 3PL Software

This is Chapter 9 of 13 in our eBook on eCommerce Fulfillment for 3PL Warehouses. An exception can occur at any stage of the process, from batching, picking, packing, or labeling. The exercise of handling exceptions at every level of severity and step of the procedure should be planned for in advance of going live.