Anyone in the shipping, manufacturing, or retail business knows that shipping costs fluctuate over a year. Even though inconsistent shipping rates are expected, that doesn’t make them any easier to understand. For example, why does it cost $25 to ship an item today when it cost $19 to ship the same thing three months ago? …
Taylored Services has been named amongst Multichannel Merchant’s Top 3PLs of 2019! Multichannel Merchant provides an in-depth analysis of industry trends and best practices for e-commerce management, marketing, and operations. As a company, its goal is to provide resources to help businesses successfully sell and deliver products. Their annual list of top third-party logistics services highlights expert …
Did you know that building material accounts for about one-third of all waste in the United States? That’s thousands of tons of garbage that end up in landfills or incinerators. Most of this waste is recyclable. Construction companies are now learning that recycling their waste and using recycled building material can positively impact the health …
The holiday season is in full swing and if you’re a business owner, then you’re trying to get online orders out the door as quickly as possible. But are you offering overnight shipping? If not, then you may be missing out on a lot of potential customers. So how can you as a small business implement overnight shipping in the busy holiday season without blowing your profit margin?
It’s no secret that the internet has revolutionized retail. The e-commerce industry will only grow and become more sophisticated as technology advances by leaps and bounds each year. What hasn’t changed as much? Shipping. Sure, maybe self-driving trucks will be a reality in our lifetime, but shipping still requires physically taking an item from one location, putting it on …
As any manufacturer or distributor knows, their supply chain is not any single business function. Instead, the supply chain is a network of suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, distributors, and retailers working together to get products into the hands of customers. It sounds straightforward, but supply chains across industries continue to become more complex and face more risks. So, …
Call it “the Amazon wage hike heard around the world.” In October 2018, Amazon announced its plans to increase wages for nearly 350,000 Amazon and Whole Foods workers to $15 per hour— more than doubling the current legal Federal minimum wage. Other companies have increased wages to similar levels, but those companies were centered around a …
The holiday shopping season is right around the corner, and warehouses and distribution centers will soon be bustling to get online orders out the door. Order fulfillment during the holiday season is especially challenging for those warehouses that rely exclusively on manual processes. Having staff run up and down aisles to fulfill orders is labor-intensive …
Suppose you’re in the warehousing or supply chain management industry. In that case, you can most likely list the more apparent benefits of using a warehouse management system (WMS), such as increased order accuracy, faster picking and receiving times, improved inventory control, and better customer service, to name a few. However, there are other less obvious but …
Warehouse layout planning is essential to any retail business. Just like any other part of your business, you need a strategy in place to ensure that your warehouse runs efficiently. An inefficient warehouse wastes time, manpower, and money. At Taylored Services, we are warehouse experts and wanted to offer six tips to help you create a strategic warehouse layout …