by Brad Mullins | Jul 30, 2020 | 3PL, Transportation Logistics, Warehousing
While inbound logistics is focused on moving and storing incoming semi-finished or raw goods in warehouses—while ensuring you’re happy with suppliers and vendors—outbound freight logistics transports products back out for delivery to customers. In the outbound...
by Dan Ramella | Oct 14, 2019 | Warehousing
In articles past, we’ve talked about the difference between supply chain and logistics services. In this article, we’re going to dive deeper into exactly what the warehousing portion of supply chain logistics looks like. Supply Chain Logistics If the...
by Dan Ramella | Aug 30, 2019 | Warehousing
The reality is that it’s expensive to perform vital supply chain initiatives in-house. In order to do so, you need to invest in servers to support technology and store data, warehouse management software systems (WMS), automated data collection tools like barcode...
by Brad Mullins | Jul 23, 2019 | Warehousing
The terms warehouse and fulfillment center often get used interchangeably. But, are they the same thing? While many people believe that a warehouse is the same as a fulfillment center, they are actually quite different. Below, we define both a warehouse and a...
by Brad Mullins | Jun 28, 2019 | 3PL, Warehousing
Traditional logistics works like this: You receive an item from a manufacturer or reseller, sell it to a customer directly, and the process ends when the customer uses the item. Reverse logistics works the opposite way. It involves moving goods beyond their typical...
by Brad Mullins | May 16, 2019 | Warehousing
At first glance, public warehousing might seem pretty straightforward. Manufacturers, distributors, or end user customers deliver pallets of inventory by truck or train to a warehouse. The warehouse personnel unload the freight, add it to inventory, and move it to a...
