A perfect storm of weather events, regulatory restrictions, the pandemic's "great resignation," and inflation are wreaking havoc on the supply chain and delaying getting goods to market.
Adding fuel to the fire is a new law, AB5, set to go into effect in the state of California that challenges the role of truck drivers as owner-operators. The result? Drivers staged actions
Where's my order? Has it shipped yet? Your customer service likely hears or sees those questions dozens of times per day. They spend hours answering questions.
What if you could cut that time in half or more? It would make not only your customers, but your customer service team happy, too.
It's possible with IBMi AS/400 ERP shipping.
Shipping and fulfillment is a major cog in many industries. Warehouses, supply chains and logistics all run on powerful shipping software.
In this space, there are many competitors, and people often expect that the best software is going to be something new.
COVID-19 caused an incredible shift in consumer and business purchasing that nobody could have foreseen coming. From traditional in-store buying behavior, to on-line purchasing, nothing will ever be the same.
Supply Chain Dive reports that UPS will be adding weekend capacity, with up to 90% of US residential customers covered by October. This is intended to reduce "some of the lumpiness in the network in the middle of the week," according to Carol Tomé, UPS CEO, on the company's earnings call on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.
Our thoughts go out to all the busy warehouses and distribution centers. Most of these essential businesses are going strong, but they all need to keep their essential workers equally strong and healthy.
Physical distancing within the warehouse can be tricky, which is one reason companies like this automated way to get actual package weights for shipping without having to physically walk over to the scale. SpeedWeigh™
Shipping has become the new normal. Everything from soap to socks, from pedometers to pet food are being delivered to COVID-19-imposed, quarantined consumers around the world. Companies are breaking open cases to deliver smaller quantities or enlisting 3PLs to do the piece-picking for them. The result is a huge increase in the number of parcels moving through the supply chain to residential addresses.
Yet, the increase in parcel shipping to residences means there are more errors on more invoices. More errors on invoices means you may be paying more than you should for shipping. What you can you? In this blog post,
Rising transportation costs, capacity challenges, and ever-changing customer demands for faster and free deliveries make shipping one of the most critical and costly areas of the supply chain. It's no wonder companies are turning to software solutions to help reduce shipping costs.
According to the American Trucking Association (ATA), there are more females working as truck drivers than ever before.
