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Calculate How Much a 3PL Costs Compared to Alternatives

Comparing 3PL Costs Are you looking for a 3PL partner and feeling overwhelmed while trying to compare the pricing of each? Do you have four different 3PL cost proposals that are charging you four entirely different fee structures for the same exact work being completed? Comparing warehousing and fulfillment costs between 3PLs, Amazon, and other …

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21 Critical Warehouse Audit Points | External Warehouse Audits for eCommerce

The Impact of Warehouse Audits on Your Operation Warehouse audits are performed across all functions and areas of busy, growing warehouse operations as a quick and simple way to assess the current state of operations while identifying specific existing opportunities. Since warehouse leadership is spread thin in most operations, there is little time to spend …

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Facility Planning Fundamentals – Flow Systems, Activity Relationships, and Space Requirements

Facility Planning Fundamentals – Flow Systems, Activity Relationships, and Space Requirements Key Takeaways: Follow the 3 Principles of Materials Flow Systems to realize the ideal flow in your operation. Activity Relationships must be evaluated during facility planning to ensure optimal placement of departments and workstations. Space Requirements are challenging to calculate, often overcalculated by planners, …

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Small Parcel Auditing to Identify Cost Savings Opportunity

Key Takeaways: Audit your parcel carrier invoices to recognize cost savings opportunities. There are 3 main options to tackle small parcel auditing: manual, software, or 3rd party. The main items to look for during parcel auditing are: incorrect audited dimensions, unjustified address corrections, incorrect accessorial charges, and frequently audited parcel dimensions. The Details: Many businesses, …

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Methodology for Successful Facility Planning and Operations Layout Design

Key Takeaways: 6 Components to Successful Facility Planning and Layout Design Goal of Layout design must be to allow optimal flow within and between areas, because flow has a direct impact to daily operation costs Determine Geographic and Facility requirements of your operation before committing to a facility The Final Detailed Layout must be created …

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Major Benefits Realized via Just in Time Production through a Kanban System – Summary

Key Takeaways: The analyzed company experienced a 35% decreased in lead time, a 52% decrease of in-process inventory, and a 55% drop of finished goods inventory. Implement a Kanban System to your existing Continuous Flow System for noticeable metric improvements, as a logic next step for process development. The Details Introduction Achieving Just in Time …

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The 6 Key Warehouse Logistics Functions

Warehouse Logistics Summary The 6 functions of warehouse logistics are: Receiving, Putaway, Picking, Packing and Shipping, Inventory Control, and Storage To achieve ideal warehouse logistics operations, Inventory Control must be considered while developing all processes and functionalities. Cycle Counts or Full Inventory Counts should be used to ensure Inventory Accuracy Warehouse Logistics Details We will …

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4 Key Tactics to Shipping Rate Savings

Shipping Rate Savings Must Knows With carriers continually raising shipping rates it is imperative to capitalize on all possible discounts, credits, refunds, rewards, and other benefits during contract negotiations. Identify your company’s Shipment Profile. Know what shipping rate reductions will have the greatest impact on your bottom line. At times for the greatest savings it …

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