August 1, 2022
From Tyler Overcash, Director of Software Development at Camelot 3PL Software who Attended the July 2022 IWLA Fulfillment Forum We started the morning with breakfast, introductions, and a few jokes about software developers. As Director of Software Development, my role is to work with the programmers, source code, servers, databases, and networks. I don’t normally attend a conference like the IWLA User Forum. Since this meeting was being hosted right here in Charlotte, NC, the home of the Camelot 3PL Software headquarters, I received a unique opportunity to sit in […]
March 4, 2020
Right now, Camelot is preparing for our sesquiennial Camelot User Conference, where our clients from all over will meet with us in Charlotte, NC to learn more about the current state and future of Excalibur. Before going any further, I have to admit that I did research the proper way to refer to an event that occurs every 18 months, and that term is sesquiennial. While planning for our own conference, I’ve tried to consider how to bring the most value to our diverse crowd of users. The Camelot User […]
January 7, 2019
If Excel is not part of your daily workflow as a third party logistics warehouse, read on. You are already using a best-in-class WMS software to manage your warehouse, store your data, and communicate with your clients. That WMS system should be capable of extracting and reporting data to you in various ways. So where does Excel fit in to the picture? Excel is your tool for ad hoc reporting and data manipulation. In the last 11 years of working only in the 3PL logistics industry, I have found the […]
June 6, 2018
I’ve got updates on the brain. Not only have I been working to push out the largest update to our product in the past two years, but I’ve been bombarded with updates from all angles. Windows, my phone, televisions, wrist watches, the FBI wants me to update my router, video games I play, websites I browse, my thermostat. My thermostat needed an update. I’m just waiting for my electric toothbrush to ask for my wifi password so that it can update as well. I wonder what these updates are really […]
March 21, 2018
It’s a common request during most software implementation: “I don’t want to hit that button… that’s what I bought the software for. Do it for me. Automate!” Automation is a blanket term that can be thrown at any number of cumbersome manual processes. And why not? The Miriam-Webster definition is just as generic: “the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate by a self-acting mechanism.” When talking about performing a software process without human intervention, there needs to be a starting point or a trigger. In automation, […]
January 3, 2018
What is Commercial off-the-shelf-software? When searching for a software solution, whether it is to run an entire business, or just fill a single functional need, one must decide whether to search for a commercial off-the-shelf-software (COTS) solution, or use programming services for custom, one-off development. COTS, also referred to as package software, is the more traditional and popular mindset. If you need a word processor, would you build one from scratch, or go find an existing software that meets your needs? Package software will beat out one-off development in nearly […]