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January 26, 2015
5 Criteria for Selecting Warehouse Devices and Gaining Efficiency
Implementing new handheld devices in your warehouse is a daunting and costly endeavor. Equipping each vehicle with the necessary devices can put a dent in your budget, and managing thousands of pallets and accessing their locations on demand requires optimum …
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November 24, 2014
In Year-End Warehouse Software Discounts, All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
As the year end approaches, software vendors often offer significant discounts in order to secure your business and book it in the current year. This is also true with some vendors at the end of each quarter. But don’t …
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October 21, 2014
JD.com Launches Warehouse and Logistics Initiative in Time for Singles’ Day
JD.com, a Chinese-based ecommerce company, announced the launch of its warehouse and logistics initiative ahead of China’s Singles Day, 11/11, which produced sales of $5.75 billion last year.
This is part of a $1 billion push to expand storage and processing …
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October 4, 2014
Your 2014 Guide to Warehouse Management Systems
Here’s the most comprehensive guide to warehouse management systems that serve direct-to-customer fulfillment locations.
You’ll find not only a comprehensive list, but comprehensive data about theses systems and the companies that manufacture and support them.
Download this warehouse …
September 29, 2014
Tip Sheet: Managing Your Warehouse
Managing a multichannel warehouse is a fairly easy thing. All you have to do is manage the labor, the freight and the inventory. And from there, a thousand other factors assault you.
In this Tip Sheet from Multichannel Merchant, you …
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August 19, 2014
IRS Tax Change Will Impact Warehouse Owners
Starting this tax year, a major change to the Internal Revenue Service code will impact how owners of business property assets, including warehouses and distribution centers, can deduct expenses for work done on their facilities.
In some cases it will …
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July 29, 2014
10 Ways to Improve Warehouse Efficiency and Reduce Costs
A client quipped the other day, “You know, managing a multichannel warehouse is a pretty easy thing. All you have to do is manage the labor, the freight and the inventory!” And from there a thousand other factors assault you.
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June 3, 2014
Warehouse Management Systems, Warehouse Control Systems: Partners in Distribution Efficiency
Experts in operations and fulfillment agree there is a place for both cloud-based warehouse management systems (WMS) and locally installed warehouse control systems (WCS). This is because the high volume of distribution center traffic, driven by the explosive growth in …
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March 20, 2014
Winning Hiring Strategies for the Contact Center and Warehouse
We are just a few short weeks away from Multichannel Merchant’s 2014 Operations Summit conference, which is held on April 22 to 24, in Indianapolis. We have a tremendous line up of speakers and probably the best series of sessions in the show’s …
More...January 2, 2014
Monsoon Commerce Acquires CompassIM Warehouse Management System
Monsoon Commerce Acquires CompassIM Warehouse Management System (via PR Newswire)
The leading provider of eCommerce solutions for small and mid-sized merchants will offer multi-channel retailers an end-to-end platform for managing, optimizing, and automating essential warehouse practices with acquisition. Monsoon Commerce …
