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Reduce Customer Service Costs and Provide Visibility to 3PL Customers with a Customer Portal
Want to know how to reduce customer service costs and improve customer satisfaction levels all at the same time? If you are a 3PL and are not using a customer web portal, you are missing a terrific opportunity! Third party logistics’ customers are entrepreneurs who...
Datex Recognized as Notable Vendor in 2024 Gartner® Midmarket Context: Magic Quadrant™ for Warehouse Management Systems
We are honored to note that Datex was recently recognized as a Notable Vendor in the 2024 Gartner® Midmarket Context: Magic Quadrant™ for Warehouse Management Systems Datex has been mentioned as a Notable Vendor in the 2024 Gartner® report titled, Midmarket Context:...
Footprint WMS Fast, Easy Dock Door Scheduling Can Help Transform Your Warehouse Operation
What happens when trucks show up at your dock with little or no notice? This type of unpredictability can cause a bottleneck of inbound and outbound orders. Outbound shipments get delayed, errors and mis-shipments result as processes are rushed. For executives, it...
Is Your 3PL Billing System Helping or Hurting Your Business?
Is Your 3PL Billing System Helping or Hurting Your Business?Is Your 3PL Billing System Helping or Hurting Your Business?If you’re like many third-party logistics (3PL) providers, you’re probably using a warehouse management system (WMS) that wasn’t specifically...
How Using Technology Gives 3PL Warehouses a Competitive Advantage
Did you know that 90% of Fortune 500 companies use 3PLs? Today shippers expect 3PLs to provide services related to data management, analytics, network optimization, and inventory visibility and even outsource IT department functions to 3PLs. Technology is the great...
2024 Industry Cold Storage Warehouse Update: Food and Beverage
2024 U.S. Cold Storage Supply The cold storage warehouse industry has continued its pace of significant growth and is projected to continue expanding in coming years. In 2024, the global cold storage market was valued at approximately USD 190.24 billion. It is...
The Critical Need for WMS Integrations in Today’s Busy Warehouse
The Rise of Integrations in Warehouse Operations Over the past decade, warehouse operators have increased their investment in integrations to connect their warehouse management systems to other technology solutions. What has caused this increase? 1. Increased demand:...
Why Use Low Code Application Platforms for WMS?
Traditional Software Development Versus Low Code Application Platforms What is the difference between the traditional software development methods used to develop warehouse management systems and Low Code Application Platforms? Let’s take a look. Traditional...
How to Prevent Damage to Perishables and Reduce Food Waste
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, approximately one-third of all the food that is produced globally is wasted or lost. This equates to nearly 1.3 billion tons every year. Of this, it is estimated that approximately...
How Effective is Your 3PL Billing System?
If you are like many third-party logistics providers, you are using a warehouse management system that may not be developed specifically for 3PL and the billing lacks some of the functionality needed to satisfy customer requirements. Because of this, you may...