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Selecting a Web Portal for Your 3PL Warehouse Management System
Supply chain businesses highly value information visibility. Whether using 3PL software that is web based or on premise, being able to provide an online portal to your third party logistics customers is essential for good customer service. Today, information and...
Tips & Tools to Boost Warehouse Labor Productivity
Improving profitability is top of mind for every company owner and C-level executive. Improving profitability is not just about cutting costs and creating efficiencies. It is also about maximizing the use of resources. One of the most costly resources in any...
What Makes Supply Chain Companies Start Looking for a New WMS?
Q&A with Datex Blog From time to time, we will post a blog that provides answers to some of the questions Datex team members are most frequently asked. Feel free to email us, call us or send us suggestions for our blog via web chat. We would love to hear from...
11 Ways 3PLs are Helping Retailers & Manufacturers Today
During 2016, logistics and freight operations professionals enabled U.S. businesses to reduce costs for the first time since 2009. This is an impressive result, especially given the explosive demand fueled by the e-commerce sector and the overcapacity, slack demand...
2017 3PL and Supply Chain Technology Update
What Do 3PL Customers Want from Their Logistics Providers? It is a complex, changing world that is often very confusing. Throw yesterday’s projections out the window! Now consumers are changing all the rules, causing fluctuations and disruptions in the supply...
Online Shopping, Omnichannel Retail & the Importance of CX
For years, 3PLs and the clients they serve have put products first. With the advent of omnichannel retail in the past few years, consumer behavior and expectations have changed dramatically, necessitating significant changes in the supply chain. Now consumers rather...
Online Shopping, the Power of Consumers & the Supply Chain
Consumer behavior is having a powerful transformative effect across America. You may have noticed that U.S. shopping malls are closing at an alarming rate. According to a report from Credit Suisse, between 20 and 25% of American malls will close within 5 years. ...
Amazon’s Fresh Approach to Online Grocery Shopping: Whole Foods
The news that Amazon is buying Whole Foods got me thinking. What do these two businesses have in common? What kind of synergy exists to fuel this new strategic alliance? Both Amazon and Whole Foods pride themselves on high rates of customer satisfaction. The two...
The Changing Food Supply Chain and the 3PL Cold Storage Warehouse
Big Changes are Coming in the Food Supply Chain Several trends are currently affecting the refrigerated warehousing industry and are driven by consumers. More than ever before, consumers are concerned about the safety and health of the food supply. Consumers want...
2017 Cold Storage Industry Update
What’s Going on in Today’s Cold Storage Warehouse? Today’s food supply chain is changing. Consumer tastes, needs and expectations are driving change in numerous directions. Cost concerns, food product safety and traceability are major issues. In recent years, more...