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ZD420 Desktop Printer
Every successful business needs a ZD420 Desktop printer to ensure that they are as efficient as they can be. Is it time to upgrade your printer, but you don’t have time to set it up? Zebra’s ZD420 Desktop...
ZD410 Desktop Thermal Printer
Time and efficiency give you a head start in the business world. The ZD410 Desktop printer is ideal for retail, healthcare, logistics, security and manufacturing. Small enough that it does not...
Supply Chain Management Basics: Labor Management & Slotting
Labor management has proven to be a successful supply chain tool for managing costs related to labor. This is especially critical as labor is reportedly the largest cost...
Quick Access Guide: Top 25 Questions Answered by the New FDA Q&A Draft
Supply chain businesses nationwide are rushing to implement operational changes in order to meet upcoming FDA Drug Supply Chain Security Act deadlines. This process...
Opportunities for the Supply Chain During an Economic Downturn
The supply chain, while not directly impacted by the daily shifts in the DOW, must adapt to pressures created by fluctuations driven by this data. In a blog post...
The Top 7 Benefits of Implementing a Transportation Management System
In 2008 only 20-30% of businesses were utilizing a transportation management system. Since then, TMS adoption rates have remained in double digits. These systems...
Supply Chain Management Basics: Preventing Supply Chain Fraud
Thirty percent of surveyed businesses reported that they have experienced some sort of supply chain fraud. So why do only 13% monitor supply chain fraud on an annual...
Top Techniques for Inventory Optimization
Inventory optimization is a critical function of any supply chain as it ensures that the correct inventory, in appropriate quantities reach the right locations to effectively meet...
Supply Chain & Logistics Basics: Best Practices for Labeling the Warehouse
When opening a new facility or redesigning one that has proven to be inefficient, it is critical to focus on the basics such as layout, followed by storage system selection and lastly...
Supply Chain & Logistics Basics: Maintaining End-to-End Cold Chain Integrity
Maintaining end-to-end cold chain integrity is a critical focus for all cold storage operations as much of their inventory is consumed directly by end...
Supply Chain & Logistics Basics: The Automotive Supply Chain
Despite the economic downturn, the U.S. automotive supply chain has seen significant growth. Sales volume increased from 10 million to 15.6 million units between 2009 and...
Supply Chain Management Basics: Reverse Logistics
Reverse logistics, a key function of the supply chain, is a complex and often difficult to navigate process. This is because as the supply chain evolves and increases in...
HAZMAT Inventory Handling Challenges & Solutions
HAZMAT inventory can create a variety of challenges for supply chain businesses handling and storing them. First, these businesses must understand what classifies as a hazardous...
Supply Chain Management Basics: 3PLs – One Size Does Not Fit All
3PLs are more difficult to clearly define than ever before. There is no one size fits all definition as every third-party logistics operation offers a varying...
Supply Chain Collaboration: Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers & Retailers
Supply chain collaboration is a critical area of focus for many retailers. Before collaboration efforts can be made, key players must first understand...
Supply Chain Management Basics: Inventory Picking Strategies
For the typical warehouse operation picking processes account for nearly 40-50% of total warehousing and distribution costs. Due to the significant financial impact...
What You Need to Know: Handling Specialty & High Value Inventory
Handling specialty and high value inventory is both complex and high risk. With each unit value at over $100 per pound your supply chain could be storing and protecting...
Small Parcels, Big Challenges : The Supply Chain & Small Parcel Shipping
Small parcel shipping plays an important role in D2C delivery due to the increasing popularity of e-commerce. When shopping online consumers are most often buying more compact, lightweight items...
Top 5 Benefits of Procurement & Supply Chain Collaboration
While procurement and supply chain management are closely related, they are not one in the same. While these two functional groups are intended to work in conjunction, many...
Food Supply Chain: Transporting Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
Transportation providers now play a more vital role in the fresh food supply chain than ever before. They are expected to provide fast, efficient and sanitary last mile...
How Datex Can Solve Your Supply Chain Traceability Problems
Many supply chain operations do not have the technical capabilities to meet everyday supply chain traceability needs. Members at every stage of the supply chain need to be...
Cold Storage Warehouse Best Practices: Warehouse Layout Optimization
Cold storage warehouse facilities, just like other warehouses and distribution centers, struggle to make the most of their labor resources. One way warehouse...
Supply Chain & Logistics Basics: The Evolution of Latin American SCM
The Latin American supply chain and logistics industry has posed a problem for many businesses looking to grow internationally in the past. This severely limited the...
Supply Chain Traceability Technology Tools
The increasing number of product recalls, concerns about bioterrorism, product counterfeit, contamination and foodborne illness outbreaks have forced the need to greater product...
Improve Inventory Visibility with Yard Management Software (YMS)
Yard management software was designed to track inventory as it reaches your facility gate rather than the dock door. This provides an added layer of inventory visibility that...
Food Supply Chain Safety from Farm to Fork
The concept of "farm to fork" relates to the traceability of edible products as they move throughout the food supply chain. Key SCM players including food manufacturers, 3PLs, farmers, distribution...
Is Your 3PL Caught in the "IT Gap"?
According to the 2016 Third-Party Logistics Study, 98% of customers believe that the continued success of their global supply chains depends upon managing data and being able to make informed...
Cold Storage Warehouse Best Practices
As products evolve and consumer demands change cold storage warehouse space is a more critical branch of the supply chain than ever. Products being stored in these refrigerated warehouses...
How to Leverage the Power of Your 3PL Partner
Small to mid-size retail and manufacturing businesses worldwide are partnering with 3PL providers in an effort to navigate the complex government regulatory framework. Building lasting...
What is New in Track and Trace Technology?
In the distribution and logistics field track and trace is defined as the process of identifying past and current locations of inventory items. This inventory should be tracked at any level from...
Benefits of WLAN Implementation in the Warehouse
Wireless local area network (WLAN) is defined as a wireless computer network that links two or more devices using a wireless distribution method. Using a WLAN allows device users to...
Advantages of Mobile Computers in 3PL, Warehousing & Distribution
Third-party logistics centers, warehouses and distribution centers are all taking the initiative to add mobile computing technology to their day to day operations...
How Last Mile Delivery Affects the Supply Chain, E-tailing & Order Fulfillment
Perfecting last mile delivery has had a significant impact on the supply chain, how retailers develop their e-commerce sites and how order fulfillment...
What is Last Mile Delivery? Part 2: Adapting to Retail and e-Commerce Order Fulfillment
The increasing popularity of omni-channel retailing has created many challenges for transportation and logistics providers servicing retailers. This has forced transportation operations to...
What is Last Mile Delivery? Part 1: How Omnichannel Retail is Affecting Transportation & Logistics
Last mile delivery is defined as the movement of goods from a transportation hub to the final delivery destination. The final delivery destination is typically a personal residence. The...
Last Mile Delivery: Using Excellence in Delivery & Courier Service to Satisfy Demanding Consumers
The omni-channel supply chain is a complex, ever-evolving business unit. Retailers of all sizes struggle to maintain their base of loyal customers. This is...
Advantages of Wearable Devices in 3PL, Warehousing and Distribution
Third party logistics, warehousing and distribution businesses continue to evolve and advance with the addition of exceptional new technologies. In recent years,...
Attract New Business & Save Money with Cross-docking
Each year supply chain managers are surveyed regarding a variety of topics and concerns. Each year surveys report that attracting new business and saving money are key...
Supply Chain Management Basics: Transloading
Managing your supply chain can be a complex job. Utilizing any available tools or processes to simplify operations, reduce costs and better serve your customers is worth...
Planning Your Supply Chain EDI Project
Implementing EDI in a supply chain operation can be a complex process as most supply chain management businesses have many moving pieces. Implementing your electronic data...
How to Select Your Best EDI Vendor
Prior to selecting your EDI vendor, it is critical to define the scope of your project so that you fully understand your supply chain business’ needs, both now and in the future....
How the Panama Canal Expansion Impacts Public Refrigerated Warehouses
The decision to expand the Panama Canal happened only after dozens of agencies performed over one hundred studies over a six year period related to...
EDI: Cost of Implementation & Cost Saving Potential
Electronic data interchange (EDI) is an extremely successful supply chain tool that can help warehouse operators to reduce costs, improve accuracy of operations and...
The Importance of Supply Chain Data, Reporting & Analytics in Decision Making
Data and analytics derived from your daily supply chain operations can give your business insight into what areas are performing above expectations,...
Regulations Impacting Public Refrigerated Warehouses
The government and government regulatory agencies impose guidelines upon supply chain service providers such as public refrigerated warehouses because they have...
EDI Dictionary & Terminology
In this easy-to-follow EDI Dictionary, you can view the most commonly used EDI terms and concepts. Reference this guide when generating RFP questions or when viewing vendor websites....
RFID Utilization in the Omnichannel Supply Chain
RFID is a type of automatic identification technology that transmits data wirelessly in the form of a unique serial number. The RFID network consists of a RFID tag,...
What is EDI and How Does it Work?
EDI was a technology developed over 30 years ago, but the usefulness was not discovered by supply chain and logistics businesses until much later. Communicating with customers and...
Using RFID in Manufacturing Operations
Due to the increasing cost of operation, manufacturers and contract manufacturers are searching for new ways to reduce costs and optimize their operations. Across the supply...
WMS 3PL Billing for Precious Metals Storage
The number one goal of any business is to continuously increase profits year over year. To do this, you must capture a share of the market and keep those customers...
How to Increase the Accuracy of Your Operations Using WMS
If your supply chain business is suffering from poor data integrity it may be time to look into what technology options are available to mitigate this concern. Data...
Why Material Handling and ADC are Popular Solutions to Labor Pool Shortages in 2015
Supply chain businesses worldwide are struggling to mitigate industry-wide labor shortages caused by the mass exodus of Baby Boomer...
WMS Features for Precious Metals Inventory Traceability
Inventory traceability in the precious metals/high value inventory industry is critical because of the increasing stringency of quality and purity standards set by...
The ET50/55 Tablet- Enterprise Level Functionality & Durability for Your Mobile Workforce
On September 15, 2015 hardware solutions provider Zebra Technologies is releasing their latest enterprise-grade tablet the ET50/55....
How the Supply Chain Industry is Addressing Labor Shortages
As the supply chain industry grows in size and complexity the need for labor simultaneously grows. This paired with the shift to retirement age in the Baby...
Operate Effectively Outside Your Four Walls with the ZQ500 Mobile Printer
Many field service agents whether they are delivering packages, reading utility meters or writing parking tickets struggle daily with mobile...
Labor Shortages in the Supply Chain Workforce
Labor shortages can be attributed to five main components affecting the labor pool. First is the lack of emerging talent. As supply chain and manufacturing industries...
How to Avoid Order Fulfillment Disasters Part 2
For Big Box retailers and e-commerce businesses fulfilling orders quickly and cost effectively is a key differentiating factor that can capture new business and retain...
How to Avoid Order Fulfillment Disasters Part 1
Efficient order fulfillment is now and requirement rather than a desire for consumers as the increasing popularity of omni-channel retailing continues. Customer...
The Role of 3PLs in Warehousing & Distribution
Many retail and manufacturing operations that perform key supply chain functions in-house suffer from lack of resources to properly execute vital activities because of...
Selecting Crossdocking Technology for Your Warehouse
In both small and large warehouses and distribution centers crossdocking can be a complex operational process. To help simplify the complexity many supply chain...
The How and Why of Crossdocking
Crossdocking is increasing in popularity among warehouses, distribution centers and third party logistics providers because it is an excellent way to combat increasing transportation...
Top 8 Ways to Reduce Inventory Costs in Your Warehouse
Supply chain businesses worldwide are constantly competing to gain market share, optimize operations and reduce costs. For many supply chain solutions providers...
How to Improve Inventory Management in Your Operation
Inventory management capabilities have become a sore issue for many supply chain and manufacturing businesses. With the use of homegrown or legacy inventory...
Why Inventory Management is Critical for Your Operation
Supply chain businesses continue to increase in complexity. Manual processes can no longer support these changing operations. Warehouse management system...
Automated Data Collection & WMS: Empowering Your Operation with Accurate Real Time Information
Logistics businesses worldwide are increasing in complexity to continue to meet and exceed their customer’s needs. One way these businesses are adapting to these changes is by...
What to Look for in a WMS – 11 Factors to Consider When Selecting a New WMS
As your business grows and adapts to industry changes it is important that your supply chain technology can do the same. Many supply...
Top Five 3PL Billing Features Designed to Capture More Revenue
As a technology solutions provider focused on supporting the third-party logistics (3PL) industry, Datex has spent many years developing and perfecting its...
Increase Worker Productivity with the Zebra MC9200 Mobile Computer
Zebra Technologies has announced the end of support for the popular family of MC9190 mobile computers. As a replacement Zebra has developed the...
Prepare Your Facility for Cross Docking
Once your team has decided that cross docking may be beneficial for your facility it is crucial to evaluate whether or not your facility, as it currently stands, can...
Top 4 Distribution Fulfillment Trends for 2015
Due to increasing levels of competition many businesses are looking to their customers to determine how to properly adapt their supply chain strategies to better...
Top 2015 Retail Fulfillment Trends
In 2015 retailers are adapting their supply chains to more efficiently and effectively meet customer needs. Some of these changes occur in their distribution and order...
Effectively Handle the Top 5 Pharma Challenges of 2015 with WMS
In 2015, many new challenges will be faced by pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply chain partners. It is imperative that your business can...
Top 5 Benefits of Implementing Dock Scheduling Software
Many supply chain and logistics businesses around the world suffer from the same problem. Without proper scheduling and constant monitoring and updating,...
Why Serialize Your Pharma Supply Chain in 2015
There are many tips, tricks and tools to make supply chains more efficient, while ensuring only the highest quality products reach consumers. One tool that will be...
Prepare Your Supply Chain: Adapt to Pharmaceutical Handling Changes
On November 27, 2014 new FDA regulations went into effect. The Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) was designed to further regulate the handling and...
The TSC TTP-225 Your Premium Performance, Cross Functional Printer
As business competition increases, many organizations have chosen to expand their product and service portfolios. This can, in many cases, create additional expense and labor for your staff...
Increase Inventory Processing Speeds with the TSC TTP-2410M PRO
As the cost of doing business continues to increase, many businesses are looking for ways to cut costs and improve efficiency. As technology is a key player in your operational...
Drug Quality and Security Act DQSA Implementation Timeline
The FDA Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) was signed into law in November 2013 and takes effect January 2015. Title II of the Drug Quality and Security...
Optimize Your Vault Customers’ Product Portfolio With Global Cataloging
In the precious metals handling industry many vault owners are spending precious labor hours manually entering product types each day. One way...
The TDP 324W – Your Efficient Wristband Printing Solution
Businesses around the country and the world need solutions for identifying “human inventory” such as hospital patients, amusement park attendees and...
Top 5 Features to Increase Precious Metals Traceability
When working with precious metals and other high value inventory it is imperative that inventory can be traced throughout all handling...
Boost Productivity With the TSC MX240 Barcode Printer
Many facilities, regardless of business type, are always searching for new ways to increase productivity – boosting productivity means a better bottom line....
3 Benefits of Using Serialization for Precious Metals Storage
Facilities handling precious metals or high value inventory for owners such as financial institutions, brokers or individual owners...
Reduce Costs with EDI
EDI provides many benefits to businesses that choose to implement this technology. One of the foremost reasons businesses choose EDI is for the significant cost savings. Costs throughout the...
How to Manage the Perfect Return
With the world of retailing slowly evolving towards the omni channel strategy, there are more factors to consider when making the customer experience more enjoyable. Distribution and...
The Benefits of RFID in the Cold Storage Warehouse
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can provide measureable benefits in the cold storage and refrigerated warehousing industry. If RFID is integrated with a...
How to Use RFID to Increase Profitability
Learn how to use RFID technology to provide detailed real time information about products, processes and equipment and save time, money and labor. Using RFID will reduce errors,...
What You Need to Know About the Drug Quality Security Act (DQSA)
The new Drug Quality Security Act (DQSA) signed into law by President Obama in November 2013 takes effect January 2015. Designed to address threats to patient safety and...
How to Ensure Vendor Conformance to Meet Omni Channel Retail Needs
In an omni channel retail environment there are many moving parts working in unison. Each retail channel is a separate entity, but works in parallel and is...
25 Critical Features for Precious Metals Storage -Inventory Management for Bullion: Allocated Storage
Handling and storing bullion and precious metals can be a complicated matter. Compliance with LBMA Good Delivery Rules,...
3PL Trends and Evolution
3PL Trends 2014 With a growth rate exceeding 3 times the rate of growth of the U.S. economy, the third party logistics industry is booming in the United States and around the world. 3PL growth is...
Zebra Technologies TC55- Improve Workforce Field Efficiency
Zebra Technologies has recently released a state- of-the- art handheld device. The Zebra Technologies TC55 was designed with efficiency in mind. This...
Improve the Efficiency of Your Pharma Supply Chain in 7 Easy Steps Using WMS
The pharmaceutical industry is in a constant state of flux due to companies adopting supply chain advances that have already seen success in other industries. This is...
How Mobile Printing Can Help Improve Warehouse Operations
The supply chain and logistics industries continue to automate processes and implement new technologies because of the obvious benefits that they provide. The...
Reduce the Burden on Your IT Resources with Optimal WMS Productivity
As the supply chain and logistics industry becomes more and more saturated with potential suppliers, it is imperative for companies to set themselves apart. A way...
How To Improve Warehouse Labor Productivity
In the supply chain industry reducing costs while increasing customer satisfaction is an ability that can ultimately determine success. Because labor is 60% - 65% of...
Pharmaceutical Product Serialization and DQSA
Serialization, the process of assigning and marketing each individual pharmaceutical product or component with unique markers provides a comprehensive history of the product’s...
2014 Trends Reshaping the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
The pharmaceutical supply chain is undergoing tremendous changes. Numerous forces are re-shaping the new pharmaceutical ecosystem. Technology,...
Datex FootPrint® Flex Cloud WMS Software Enterprise
Datex, a leading supplier of supply chain and logistics software, has announced the release of their multi – tiered cloud software solution. The company has developed three...
Omni Channel vs. Multi Channel Retail Slideshare
Multi - channel retail provides consumers with a variety of platforms or channels to facilitate the sale of products including mobile, eCommerce and wholesale. These platforms operate...
Using Scale Ticket Software, Transload and Inventory Management Software
How to Save By Using Scale Ticket, Transload & Inventory Management Software For Mining, Aggregate, Recycling, Grain, Rock, Sand, Gravel, Bulk Products and More...
Eskimo Cold Storage RFID Inventory Management
Jamison RFID is an industry leading provider and installer of RFID portals and related technology. With the help of Datex and Jamison RFID, Eskimo Cold...
SaaS Solutions vs. Cloud- Warehouse Management Systems
Web - based software provides two main hosting options – Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud. While these solutions have many similarities, there are some very important differences to take into...
Lean Manufacturing Process
1. Approaching Lean Manufacturing with Warehouse Execution Systems Software, Hardware and Business Concepts 2. Presented by: Michael Armanious 3. Retrospective • Has your company implemented...
How to Select Rugged Mobility Solutions for Warehouse & Manufacturing Environments
Rugged devices withstand harsh environments that would decrease the performance of ordinary consumer devices. Rugged devices are built to be more resistant to dirt,...
Omni Channel Retailing in Warehousing and Distribution
Omni channel retailing is a distribution strategy where retail, wholesale and e-Commerce channels merge together to give consumers a seamless end-to-end experience...