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January 11th, 2023 | eCommerce

How to integrate your e-commerce site with your WMS

The fundamental requirements of a robust integration between your eCommerce and WMS environments aren't platform specific. It’s worth thinking in general terms about what you’re trying to achieve and what integration options are available between the two platforms before diving too far into the detail.

August 14th, 2022 | eCommerce, Logistics, Order processing

Your WMS – how to increase efficiency

The right WMS can play a key role in controlling costs in all sorts of ways that are not immediately obvious.

June 24th, 2022 | 3PL, eCommerce, Logistics

Expiry Dates, Batches, Serial Numbers and Product Lot Tracking

All Warehouse Management Systems keep track of stock, fundamentally the building blocks of all WMS systems are very similar. However, there is one important area that divides WMS systems into two groups; WMS solutions that support lot tracking properly and those that don't.

May 9th, 2022 | 3PL, eCommerce, Logistics, Order processing

Warehouse Dashboards and Reports

The basic requirement for all fulfilment operations is accuracy and efficiency, nowhere is this more important than in order picking. We consider how to define your picking strategies and look at some of the options.

March 18th, 2022 | 3PL, eCommerce, Order processing

Effective Picking

February 27th, 2022 | 3PL, eCommerce, Order processing

Pick Face Slotting

Product slotting is the process that determines how stock is distributed within your warehouse, and most importantly, how it's distributed within your pickface. It's the starting point for efficient picking and it needs to be tailored to the particular requirements of your operation.

January 31st, 2022 | 3PL, eCommerce, Logistics

Perhaps your WMS support is letting you down?

If your warehouse is a key part of your business the Warehouse Management System (WMS) that drives it must be reliable, responsive and allow you to work the way you want to. Most important of all, it has to be well supported.

January 11th, 2022 | eCommerce, Logistics, Order processing

How come Santa never deals with returns?

In recent years there has been a general industry trend to make it as easy as possible for customers to return items when they choose to. The additional cost of a higher returns rate is usually felt to be outweighed by the positive impact of an easy ‘no quibble’ returns process.

November 19th, 2021 | eCommerce

OrderFlow helps Urban Industry keep down Black Friday packaging costs

OrderFlow developed a simple reporting feature that helped Urban Industry save costs on packaging. In response to a customer enquiry, OrderFlow produced a technically simple but high value report that helped streetwear company Urban Industry save on packaging costs on the run up to the busy Black Friday weekend. The busiest weekend of the year In […]